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With several frozen waterfalls to choose from, this trail through the Wild Basin lets you select the length of your adventure.

You don’t have to go far to get gone on this choose-your-own-adventure just beyond the foothills in Lair o’ the Bear Park.

This less-trodden trail in Rocky Mountain National Park ends at frozen Sandbeach Lake, where you’re treated to views of Longs Peak.

Enjoy this mellow snowshoe or ski trail along the historic Old Monarch Pass road to crest the Continental Divide for big-time vistas.

How people get lost (and found) in the outdoors

Find new ways to connect with nature, from hunting for Bigfoot to spotting a piping plover.

Multnomah County Search and Rescue helped a stranded hiker down from a steep cliff in the Columbia River Gorge.

Multnomah County Search and Rescue helped a stranded hiker down from a steep cliff in the Columbia River Gorge.

Multnomah County Search and Rescue helped a stranded hiker down from a steep cliff in the Columbia River Gorge.

Multnomah County Search and Rescue helped a stranded hiker down from a steep cliff in the Columbia River Gorge.