Together they form a season that can be read from west to east or north to south without forcing ... Modern drivers combine the old road, new trails, and the interstate to link waterfalls and cliffs ...

Firefighter helicopter Steve Cohen said that in his 25-year career, he has seen firsthand fires steadily increasing in size. It wasn’t that long ago, he said, that “we’d never heard of a 100,000-acre ...

Experts warn the West is facing bigger, hotter and faster fires as climate change and extreme drought reshape ecosystems. Aspen Journalism investigates.