There’s something grounding about walking through places that remind you how old and complex the planet really is. These ...

The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – ...

Five minutes after squeezing into the Cessna 206 with three other giddy passengers, the blue-and-white six-seater zipped across the gravel runway and rose into an overcast sky, veering west for the ...

The "decision to return to the McKinley name" for Alaska's mountain is a "slap in the face of recent efforts to acknowledge ...

And so, in the kind of random act that so often accompanies the colonial naming of geographic “discoveries,” Dickey and his comrades decided to bestow the name McKinley upon the huge peak. It caught ...

An Alaska state legislator has reintroduced a bill that would require the state to sell the Alaska Railroad. House Bill 120 ...

Trump administration cutbacks at parks and the Forest Service affect all Americans.

The Watchman Campground at Zion National Park is another of my favorite campgrounds in the National Park system. I have ...

What you do is really important and I want you to know that we are very grateful for all the effort you put into the work that we need so much.” ...

The Trump administration is trying to cancel leases for 34 National Park Service buildings, which an advocate says will ...

Grand Canyon, Arizona The Grand Canyon in Arizona is a sight to behold. Its vastness is overwhelming, with layers of red rock stretching as far as the eye can see. This natural wonder was carved by ...

With eight national parks within its boundaries—including Denali National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, and Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve—this is a state where ...