Autumn in Oregon is a visual feast. The maples, oaks, alders and cottonwoods serve a rich bounty of vibrant colors each year. Growing up, we all learned that deciduous trees are the ones that turn red ...

Oct. 25—Autumn in western Montana is like a warm-hued sunset. Fields turn yellow in the last throes of summer heat as golden eagles and red-tailed hawks soar far overhead. Mushrooms in every shade of ...

You can spot the gold of the larch trees high on the eastern and northern Cascades in Washington. But to really see them, to feel their softness and breathe in their scent, you must hike. Up. And up ...