Daniel Russell

The deepest point of a man-made lake is not always its current depth. Reservoirs across the United States rise and fall with the demands of water supply, farming, and power.

Discover Nebraska’s snake-filled rivers and reservoirs, from the Missouri and Platte to Calamus Reservoir and the Snake River, plus the species found there.

A house on California's redwood coast usually costs a fortune. In Crescent City, the typical one runs about $368,000.

Florida is home to 44 native snake species that inhabit the state's swamps, rivers, and lakes.

From neighboring hospitals and senior-friendly programming to local pottery shops and more, Mississippi's towns are great options for retirement.

A grizzly bear can stand nearly nine feet tall and weigh close to 1,000 pounds. Seeing one on the trail is the stuff of a hiker's sharpest memories.

A venomous snake is one of the last things hikers and campers hope to encounter. Yet several of the national forests in the United States support many of them.

Glaciers. Geysers. Towering peaks. The Rocky Mountains contain some of North America 's most recognizable landscapes, running more than 3,000 miles down the western spine of the continent.

A day trip to a state park is the fastest way for a city dweller to trade pavement for trail.

When the gold ran out, most boomtowns emptied out with it. A few refused to. Placerville had a courthouse and a freight road to fall back on.