I've been lucky enough to spend a large portion of my life exploring the many nature trails in South Dakota. I've spent hot ...

The Notch Trail is my favorite hike in Badlands National Park, South Dakota. This epic trail leads to incredible views of the Badlands Wall, a wooden cable latter up the side of a cliff, and epic ...

In a place like Badlands National Park, you don't find a lot of lengthy South Dakota hiking trails. There's a good reason for that. In a spot as desolate (yet still stunningly beautiful) as the ...

From the otherworldly Badlands to the towering Tetons, from ancient Ozark ranges to the time-worn Appalachians, the United States boasts an embarrassment of topographical riches. The best way to savor ...

A hike in North Dakota's Badlands led to a staggering discovery. A dad and some budding paleontologists unearthed very rare bones from the dinosaur age. It was an unlikely prehistoric discovery.