A local cactus once thought to occupy a much larger range and to exist in far fewer numbers is being removed from the federal ...

Escape Arizona's hot desert landscape in a cool high-elevation town with easy access to forest trails, lakeside attractions, ...

Snow albedo, also known as snow brightness, started near average in early May and then rapidly decreased until storms in the ...

In Kingman, Arizona, an 8-mile section of Route 66 at the western edge of this state may be one of the most scenic — and white-knuckled —drives this country has to offer.

From coastlines to heartland, new research suggests the very geography of the United States could be dramatically altered by ...

The outdoor boom that began during the pandemic has had staying power. Since 2020, the number of people visiting state and ...

For more ambitious adventures, Leadville sits at the foot of Colorado’s two highest peaks – Mt. Elbert (14,439 feet) and Mt. Massive (14,429 feet). Both mountains offer challenging but non-technical ...

Donkey Dash, a quirky burro race, pays homage to the animals that once carried miners and their equipment up and down the mountains. Days of ’92, held during Labor Day weekend, commemorates the town’s ...

A new area code (748) is set to be introduced across western and northern Colorado, including Pitkin County, as the ...

It is usually found around the Gunnison River basins and canyons in western Colorado. While these cacti are usually found in Colorado — they thrive in semi-arid, high-elevation desert ...

As the Western Slope experiences the early-summer green up, persistent drought conditions and precipitation deficits across ...