Before we head into the dry season, find time to take this 1.3-mile round-trip hike to Buck Gulch Falls in Novato. It’s perfect for young children, and indeed, with the exception of one person walking ...

Like most people in Colorado, I like to hike. Walking, running and sometimes even climbing the local trails does good things for my head and my heart and so I try to get out as much as I can. This ...

Waterfall City Athletics Club will host the first Waterfall City Half-Marathon on August 7. Photo: Supplied Waterfall City is giving its community the chance to get their blood pumping at the first ...

August Broadbent squealed as he plunged his little hands into the tadpole pond at Riverbanks Zoo Thursday morning. “Tadpoles! Tadpoles! Mom, a tadpole!” the 4-year-old yelled as he tried to scoop out ...

Rivers Klopson, 5, turns cartwheels in the sunshine on the flat rocks next to Yosemite’s famous Vernal Fall, oblivious to the strangers smiling at her. Like the Klopsons, who live near Monterey, Calif ...

Amnicon Falls State Park near Superior has less than 2 miles of hiking trails — not many, by state park standards. But size isn’t everything, and this gem of a park is a must-visit for its picturesque ...

When you think of Mississippi's outdoors, the sights and sounds of water rushing through rapids or pouring over a waterfall probably aren't things that come to mind, but Mississippi has a number of ...