Alpine sits in the vast emptiness of West Texas like an oasis of character. This isn’t a town rushing to reinvent itself. The Granada Theater marquee still stands proudly on the main street, a ...

There's one unique place in Europe that has served as a stand-in for the Wild West in movies and TV shows, and it makes for ...

S et a time machine to around 275 million years ago and the Guadalupe Mountains would look like another world. Instead of ...

A New Mexico national park is gaining national attention for its wildlife views—find out what makes Carlsbad Caverns a top 5 ...

A new plant species from the sunflower family, named the "woolly devil," has been discovered in Big Bend National Park, USA.

It’s funny how things happen. During a 10-day period, we have had three people ask us about the out-of-the-way places we have ...

Southwest Texas is the location of some pretty amazing parks, and I had the opportunity to visit two of them: Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico and Guadalupe Mountains National Park in ...

Though it was underwater just 12,000 years ago, White Sands National Park — now an arid desert landscape — abounds with ...

The agency made grants for professional development and supported nationwide history education programs. Now these offerings ...

Its expansive desert landscape is littered with camping spots and places to watch stars unobstructed. The park has a number of designated campsites where you can pitch tents or park RVs to enjoy ...

Andrea Zittel was born in 1965 in Escondido, California, and currently lives and works in Joshua Tree, CA. She received a BFA in painting and sculpture in 1988 from San Diego State University and an ...