Hoover Dam was the first major check to the wild plunge of the Colorado River, forming Lakes Mead and Mojave. The lakes and the lands surrounding them make up the …

Located in the lower Rio Grande Valley in New Mexico, Elephant Butte Lake State Park is the state’s largest and most popular park. The 40-mile-long reservoir offers all sort of …

Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and even parts of Colorado are notorious for smoking hot summer temperatures. Luckily, there are some great places to beat the heat and enjoy the beauty …

Tucked into a maze of canyons in some of the most remote country in the continental U.S., is a 46-mile-long canyon famous for white water rafting adventure, as well as …

Among the largest salt lakes in the world, with an average of 12% salinity, second only to the Dead Sea, Great Salt Lake in Utah is a unique stopping place …

Strange to think that the tallest sand dunes in the United States are actually high in the mountains, but it’s true. Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, elevation 8,000 …