Sometime around 3 a.m. on July 5 last summer, as I drove along Whitney Portal Road, I thought about a lyric from Phoebe Bridgers’ album "Punisher." “Why would somebody do this on purpose when they ...

Isn't Montana beautiful? In every corner of our state, you will find breathtaking natural wonders and scenery that will ...

A hiker sets out on Mt. Baldy despite trail closures the U.S. Forest Service has put in place across the mountain through December 2025. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) As 30-mph wind gusts howled ...

Rising 1,300 feet high—700-plus feet above sea level—this peak in the Keweenaw Peninsula hides an otherworldly landscape crafted by the severity of Lake Superior. Beaten down by wind, precipitation ...

The sun started to rise, bathing the Sierra Nevada in a red glow that I had seen only in postcards until then. I leaned in silence against Mt. Whitney’s granite rock face, taking in the view soon ...