Freezing winds, intense snow, and short growing seasons shape them. Ice and snow kill the growing tips (the apical buds), and fierce winds distort branches, killing windward limbs and resulting in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lake Louise Lakeshore is one of the most popular hikes in the park, offering a mostly flat, 4 km round-trip walk along the edge of ...

Pro skier Amie Engerbretson remembers the first alpine lake she swam in. She was around eight years old and on a camping trip in the Sierra Nevada with her dad, not far from her hometown of Truckee, ...

Colorado’s alpine lakes make for stunning destinations for hikers. While summer is the easiest time of year to reach the trails, winter has a special allure. Sunlight dances on ice, snow covers the ...

Last week found the hiking guides at Walking Mountains Science Center scrambling for a plan B. Our scheduled hike, the ever popular Missouri Lakes Loop, is currently covered in a half mile of ...

Even as temperatures start to drop with the approaching fall, there’s nothing like cooling off during a strenuous hike with a cold plunge in a high-altitude lake. Colorado offers many an adventure, ...

Nestled in tall redwoods along Panoramic Highway atop Throckmorton Ridge sits the California Alpine Club’s lodge, the heart of the hiking and social club that is celebrating its 100th birthday this ...