Tucked away near Crested Butte, Colorado, this high alpine escape rests at 11,500 feet and feels like a secret guarded by the mountains for generations. The vivid turquoise water catches the light in ...

Have you ever longed for a summer escape where you glide across sapphire alpine waters at dawn and plunge into their invigorating depths by midday? Across the United States, these high-altitude gems ...

Why do some places make you stop breathing for a second, without warning? High in Colorado’s alpine backcountry, some lakes do exactly that, and you won’t believe they’re real. These lakes weren’t ...

KITTITAS County, Wash. (KOMO) — Two hikers were rescued after getting lost while in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness during an unexpected October snowfall, according to the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office ...

While many of the high alpine lakes in the Vail area remain covered in snow and ice, Nolan Lake near Fulford is ice-free and ready for a midsummer dip. Getting There The trailhead for Nolan Lake is in ...

The Trinity Alps Wilderness is a 540,000-acre wonderland three hours north of Sacramento. The second largest wilderness area in California, it features more than 550 miles of hiking trails. The region ...

We left downtown Sonora about 9 a.m. Sunday and drove northeast to Lake Alpine reservoir on Highway 4 in the rocky, rugged Alpine County section of the Stanislaus National Forest. We parked on the ...