If the 10 million acres of peaks, rivers, and lakes spanning northern Montana and southwestern Canada is the Crown of the Continent, then Glacier National Park is that crown’s sparkliest jewel.

An appeal filed in the case of a home partially constructed on the banks of McDonald Creek in Glacier National Park claims that a lower federal court ruling was in error and the decision leaves a ...

If there’s one region in the U.S. that can steal my heart without even trying, it’s the Pacific Northwest—and Washington is a ...

Hikers exploring the hidden waterfall corridor along the North Umpqua River in Oregon’s southern Cascade Mountains should ...

From Alaska to California and Arizona to Colorado, these are the Most Treasured Views across the West. Explore this travel bucket list.

(Waterfalls can form in a surprising new way.) Visitors can see the fiery action for themselves at nearby Lassen Volcanic National Park, particularly in late spring and early summer. Reached by ...

Rising 14,410 feet above the ocean, Mount Rainier can be seen from Seattle on a clear day, only a couple of hours away. With ...

The landslide that buried most of a Swiss village this week is focusing renewed attention on the role of global warming in glacier collapses around the world and the increasing dangers.

The valley is unlike anything I've ever seen, with massive towering granite walls, stunning waterfalls, and the peaceful Merced River running through it all. Glacier National Park in Montana has ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A 64-year-old man is missing after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier crashed down a Swiss mountainside. The landslide sent plumes of ...

Swiss authorities said Thursday that rock and ice piles from a collapsed glacier that destroyed a village were preventing emergency services from working, but that they were cautiously optimistic ...

A massive glacier collapse in the Swiss Alps on Wednesday ... "We don't know exactly what's still up there, but most of it has fallen." Swiss national broadcaster RTS aired drone footage showing ...