As a qualified Summer Mountain Leader and someone who is working towards one day becoming a Winter Mountain Leader, I think ...

Ring in the New Year with a Jan. 1 hike - or boat ride - in an Arizona State Park. There are options from Lake Havasu to Sedona to Phoenix to Tucson.

This Illinois state park hosts an annual "Gnome Roam" event, a whimsical winter tradition featuring a fairytale scavenger ...