One of the more interesting hikes in the Santa Rosa Mountain area of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is a hike up Rockhouse Canyon to Jackass Flat where Mountain Cahuilla Indians continued to live in a ...

If you’re looking for a quick escape to a hike filled with green trees everywhere you turn, there’s a trail waiting for you in Mill Creek Canyon called Thayne Canyon Loop. As I walked along the path ...

Gonzales Canyon is named for the landowner, Levi Gonzales, who, after emigrating from Portugal, constructed an adobe and planted a variety of crops in the late 1800s. The Gonzales Canyon Open Space ...

The view of Independence Monument from Rimrock Drive. This hiking loop ascends lower Monument Canyon (behind the tower) and descends Wedding Canyon (on the left). Photo by Terri Cook The Local ...

This loop out of St. George, Utah, explores an out-of-the-way corner of the U.S. Southwest. Even in the shadows of Zion and Grand Canyon National Parks, it’s easy to lose the crowds and find your own ...

Betasso Preserve. Photo by Jay Bouchard. The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Why We Love it: These trails are really well built, and the route is ...

That long drive down the mountain from Flagstaff to Phoenix, roughly 145 miles and a 30-degree temperature change, can be a real slog. What’s needed is a respite from the road, an oasis along the way.

With 42 miles of sparkling coastline in Orange County, why leave your beach chair to take a hike? If the only mountains you know in O.C. are named Splash, Thunder and Space, you might not be convinced ...