The American West is world-famous for its distinctive landscapes and unique geological formations. Much of the West consists ...

Outside of "The Wizard of Oz" and the Old West charms of Dodge City, non-residents tend not to associate Kansas with much of anything. And fewer still are likely to pencil in a scenic vacation in ...

Angela Nelson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning digital editor and storyteller who covered a variety of general interest stories on MNN (now part of Treehugger) from 2014-2019. Wave Rock is a well-known ...

To visit Mono Lake is to behold an other-worldly landscape. Located just 13 miles east of Yosemite National Park, this ancient lake receives salt and minerals from Sierra streams, creating calcium ...

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