Claudia Steffensen and her husband were trekking along a trail in the Valtellina Orobie Mountains Park in Lombardy in 2023 when she spotted a light gray rock covered in 'strange designs.' ...

Claudia Steffensen and her husband were trekking along a trail in the Valtellina Orobie Mountains Park in Lombardy in 2023 when she spotted a light gray rock covered in 'strange designs.' ...

Steffensen, on a regular hike with her husband in the Valtellina Orobie Mountains Park in Lombardy in 2023 spotted something unusual. What appeared to be an ordinary rock nestled amongst the trail ...

However, multiple Great Smoky Mountains National Park roads remain closed due to snow and ice. Newfound Gap, a major road through the Smokies, reopened just before 9 a.m. Jan. 16, the park announced.

National Park Service photo If you are wondering how much snow piled up in the North Carolina mountains over the past few weeks, let’s just say the higher you go, the deeper you’ll sink.

After years of vacationing in the Smokies, Scott and Jayne Young had no trouble deciding where they wanted to retire. In 2016, they sold their lakeside home in Ohio and moved to Gatlinburg.

U.S. 441/Newfound Gap Road between Gatlinburg and Cherokee, North Carolina, is closed due to snow and ice, along with several other roads within Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Sugarlands ...

Hiking and camping in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park is strenuous and not for the faint of heart. Most hikers prefer to climb the mountain early to catch the sunrise. The most ...

The Park City Mountain Resort, which merged with the Canyons Resort in 2015, is the largest ski area in the United States, boasting more than 7,300 acres. The resort features 41 lifts, eight ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...