Imagine standing in the canyon of Silver Falls State Park some 500 years ago. There are no trails, crowds or litter — no highways overhead or buildings nearby. It’s just thick rainforest, mossy cliffs ...

At Upper Falls, less than a mile's hike from the trailhead, water is thundering over the brink of a canyon and then sailing down in a series of freefalls, cascades and pool-and-drops. It's the kind of ...

Rylan Peters was having trouble keeping count. The 8-year-old Salem adventurer was attempting to tally up the number of waterfalls he came across on Sweet Creek Trail. Problem was, the creek dropped ...

Whenever I’m feeling stressed out, heartbroken or scared over the state of our nation, the one place where I can find solace, however fleeting, is in the outdoors. I’ve taken several mental vacations ...

Mountain Loop Highway is one of Washington’s most scenic byways and a popular jumping-off point for fishing, hiking, camping and sledding in the Cascades. The nearby falls and parks attract visitors ...

For an arid state, Arizona shelters some of the world’s most famous waterfalls. Sparkling cascades plunging into turquoise pools deep within Havasu Canyon are the stuff of daydreams. It's a ...

We know it as the Seven Tubs Natural Area, but did you know the original name was Whirlpool Canyon Falls? Whirlpool Canyon Falls was linked by hiking trails along Laurel Run Creek to Wilkes-Barre ...