The trip made me develop a serious appreciation for the sheer diversity and beauty of U.S. national parks. I also realized that some national parks are conveniently clustered together or within a few ...

Marion offers small-town charm with a surprisingly low cost of living. This friendly community in southwest Virginia provides affordable options for retirees. Housing costs here run about 45% below ...

The park service relies on bands of volunteers, such as the Potomac Appalachian Trail ... Shenandoah National Park. Those jobs included people who collected fees and helped visitors at the ...

“Unusual bear activity” has prompted closures in southern sections of Shenandoah National ... park is prohibited. In addition, a camping closure is in effect along a portion of the Appalachian ...

We’d come down to Shenandoah [National Park] and we took one of the ranger programs on the Appalachian Trail,” Bliss said ... along Big Run River in the southern section of the park ...

I’ve tried to keep you close to home with this column, but today, I will send you a little further afield. However, in the ...

While the beautiful Virginia countryside offers rolling hills and charming villages, this lovely Shenandoah Valley town entices with waterfalls and vineyards.

A man hiking the Appalachian Trial this past fall was reported missing Dec. 12. Shenandoah National Park announced Wednesday ... 22 for seven nights on the Appalachian Trail with an anticipated exit ...

The National ... trail at the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) The National Park Service offered free entrance ...

The National Park Service is offering free entrance ... mountain views. Shenandoah National Park has over 500 miles of hiking trails, including a section of the Appalachian Trail, and offers ...

Sometimes referred to as the "Galápagos of North America," Channel Islands National Park consists of five islands off the coast of Southern ... a portion of the Appalachian Trail — the park ...