In the tiny town of Merrill, Oregon, where the water tower stands taller than most dreams, there’s a blue-and-white ice cream shop with a name that promises arctic-level refreshment.

Mount Spurr, a volcano 78 miles from Anchorage, is being monitored for signs of a possible eruption. If it blows, Mount Spurr ...

Way out in eastern Oregon, Pendleton sits like a time capsule of the Wild West, but with modern comforts that make it perfect for a Memorial Day adventure. Most travelers just know it for the famous ...

Certain places on Earth seem far too extreme to support life, but that assumption is far from true. Rather, life apparently ...