One of the most popular hiking trails in the park – and one of the most exhilarating – the Highline Trail follows the Continental Divide and features stunning scenery of glacial valleys ...

from glacial lakes, waterfalls and cedar forests to alpine peaks. One of two wheelchair and stroller accessible trails in the park, Trail of the Cedars is a short loop hike – approximately 1 ...

On Wisconsin’s glacial lakes, wake-enhanced boats are a non-native, invasive species. Developed in the southeast and southwest regions of the country, wake boats were first used on large reservo ...

Jim O'Connor is a research geologist with the United States Geological Survey ( USGS ). He joins the exchange to discuss the ...

A small proportion of this meltwater remains in the glacial lakes around the world. If their dams break, the corresponding glacial lake floods can have catastrophic consequences for the population ...