Alamosa nestles in the San Luis Valley like a jewel in a mountain-ringed setting that takes your breath away daily. This town proves that spectacular scenery and sensible prices can coexist in perfect ...

While some other states are providing funds to keep their national parks open during the federal government shutdown, the ...

The Mesa Verde Association, in partnership with Mesa Verde National Park, invites artists to submit proposals for a mural at the Knife Edge Café in the Morefield Village/Campground area. The goal is ...

Many areas in the National Park System are open, with cuts to staffing and services. “Oh God, I had no clue,” a visitor says.

Public Lands Day came and went on Saturday, Sept. 27. It’s meant for celebration – of parks, forests, and monuments that belong to all of us; of the staff who safeguard them; and of communities, like ...

MONTEZUMA COUNTY • Why did the people leave? This was the question of tourists standing high on a platform overlooking round ...

According to the Utah Office of Tourism website, the state’s five national parks — Zion, Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef ...

The rush of visitors who lined up at Mesa Verde National Park on Wednesday morning thinned by Thursday, a day after the park’s partial closure and the federal government shutdown. By midmorning ...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis wants to keep national parks in the state open amid a federal government shutdown despite concerns from conservation groups about risks of damage. The federal government shut ...

UPDATE: Yosemite and other national parks will remain partially open with skeleton crews during the government shutdown, according to a National Park Service contingency plan released Tuesday evening.

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BREAKING NEWS OUT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, WHERE A MISSING MAN FROM TENNESSEE HAS BEEN FOUND DEAD. THEY SAY 21 YEAR OLD RYAN LAKES WAS LAST SEEN THURSDAY AT GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK NEAR ...