If you’re looking to sleep overnight on Mount Washington in the winter you have two choices. You can stay at the Hermit Lake Shelters near Tuckerman Ravine - or you can stay at the go-to-spot for ...

Noel Kirkpatrick is an editor and writer based in Tacoma, Washington. He covers many topics, including animals, science, and the environment. There are few things more romantic than the notion of ...

I love snow camping, but my wife prefers more upscale amenities, so we compromise with winter getaways in the Cascade Range at a cabin with the slight risk of becoming snowbound. Sitting by a ...

Winter is a good time to hole up indoors where its warm and cozy, but there’s also big fun to be had outside, and Pennsylvania state parks are a good place to find it.

The Sherman Peak Loop hike featured in this story is detailed in “100 Hikes in the Inland Northwest” (Mountaineers-Books, $18.95), and online by the Washington Trails Association, www.wta.org. The ...

As the days get colder and the nights get longer in Wisconsin, it’s tempting to hunker down and not leave the house for the seemingly endless winter ahead. But you don’t have to do all the hunkering ...

The mountains near Los Angeles are not far away in actual driving time, but they feel like they’re a million miles away from the hustle and bustle of city life, especially in the winter — since ...

If you’re prone to cabin fever during our long Midwestern winters, then an escape to a wintery cabin may be, in fact, just the right medicine. Many of Michigan’s state parks keep their campgrounds’ ...

Sleeping on the banks of an Arctic river doesn't sound particularly cosy, but all that's about to change thanks to new 'snow globes' which are opening up for stays. That's because the giant bubbles ...