Jeff Otto and a companion fish one of the Forlorn Lakes in Skamania County. A few of these high-country lakes can be driven to and are good for canoes or other light craft. (Terry Otto for The ...

Mark Twain once wisely noted “One must travel to learn,” and while school was out for the summer, our kids still received plenty of informal education, thanks to multiple family adventures jam-packed ...

Nestled in the heart of south-central Pennsylvania, where the rolling foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains create a natural playground, Caledonia State Park sits quietly between Chambersburg and ...

I fell in love with Snowmass in Colorado, a small village known for its ski resorts on the Aspen Mountain. Nestled in the ...