Recreation researchers are studying how to minimize human impact on public lands while maximizing accessibility.

in the Sangre de Cristo mountains, Hermit Peak rises some 10,000 feet amid the pinyon-juniper woodland of the Pecos Wilderness. The hermit for which it was named was an Italian-born monk ...

But he’d fallen in love with the wilderness near Santa Fe during his teens and 20s. Later, he and his family bought a cabin in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. They called it Perro Caliente ...

Mueller State Park sits quietly near the tiny town of Divide, Colorado, about 30 miles west of Colorado Springs, yet somehow manages to fly under the radar of even lifelong Coloradans. How is this ...

Mueller State Park sits just west of Colorado Springs in the tiny town of Divide, perched at a breath-stealing 9,600 feet of ...

A stunning camping spot near Aspen, Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness is home to some of the most photographed ... The contrast between the towering dunes and the surrounding Sangre de Cristo Mountains ...

The vast wilderness and diverse habitats make Alaska a prime location ... Black bears roam the mountainous regions of New Mexico, including the Sangre de Cristo and Jemez Mountains. Bear and dog ...

The remote wilderness of Bisti Badlands is a unique place to go ... This restaurant is located just 15 minutes north of downtown Santa Fe and nestled at the bottom of the Sangre de Cristo mountains.

Thinning projects usually run anywhere from $1,500 an acre at a large scale to $3,000 an acre at a small scale. To thin the 70% of the Sangre de Cristos’ forests rated high to very high risk, the ...

It’s the start of National Park Week 2025. If you haven’t already worked up some plans to visit a national park, then this ...