Perched at 10,900 feet along Colorado's Independence Pass, the ruins of Independence Ghost Town sit quietly above the treeline, where the Roaring Fork Valley drops away, and the sky feels close enough ...

Want a Vegas-style getaway without Vegas prices? This laid-back Nevada river town offers casinos, desert adventures, and ...

Spring in California brings wildflower explosions across hills and valleys. These small towns offer the best views, scenic ...

In Manifest Destiny, Frayne’s lens focuses on the fringes of the west, deep south and Bible belt ...

Quite a few years ago, when I visited my brother in New Mexico, we explored a few old ghost towns near his home. It was fun. Most of them were remnants of the past gold and silver mining days. But you ...

Not a Skier? This Nevada Snow Tubing Spot Is Just as Much Fun Nevada reminds me of New York in many ways. For starters, it’s home to Las Vegas, the “other” city that never sleeps—literally. Moreover, ...

Isolation has been an undercurrent of the Netflix series Stranger Things since its 2016 debut. Although the action ostensibly took place in Indiana, California, and Russia, the series was filmed in ...

An added bonus to exploring the outdoors is stumbling across little pieces of history. Whether you’re reading historical markers along a scenic highway, hiking to a fire lookout or exploring ghost ...

Imagine cruising through the Nevada desert, the sun beating down on your windshield, when suddenly you spot what looks like a movie set from an old Western film – except this isn’t Hollywood magic, it ...