Stepping nimbly across the high alpine terrain of Peak 1 recently, I remembered a lesson I learned years ago on a family vacation out West: Step carefully, as what’s underfoot is alive – and fragile.

Summer is a great time to venture above treeline into the tundra and the Rocky Mountains are dotted with multitudes of alpine lakes that create ideal destination hikes. The trailhead access for ...

A week ago Sunday, Arctic sea ice cover reached its lowest extent ever recorded. For good reason, there has been significant media focus on how a warming sea gobbles up the ice that is polar bear ...