A few things on this planet are old enough to make history books look recent, and that includes some living trees that have ...

After trekking 1.4 miles, you'll reach a short and oh-so-worth-it detour to the Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Pine Grove. Here, ...

A mountain pine beetle outbreak is on the rise in Black Forest and across the state. The Colorado State Forest Service is ...

Some national parks, like Sequoia and Redwood, are known for their ancient trees. But the world's oldest tree was from neither of those parks.

Nebraska's oldest trees are the Rocky Mountain junipers in the Wildcat Hills near Scottsbluff, estimated to be more than 800 years old, according to the Nebraska Forest Service.

As Rockies team photographer Kyle Cooper prepares for games at Coors Field, there is one “player” he takes time to account for -- the Rocky Mountain sky from which, as John Denver so famously sang, ...

Access comes via the Bristlecone-Glacier Trail, which passes through one of the ancient bristlecone pine groves before reaching the moraine below the ice field. Getting there requires driving the ...

Great Basin National Park Skip the Vegas lights and head to Nevada’s other star show. Great Basin National Park is home to some of America’s clearest night skies, the oldest living things on Earth ...

“This technical implementation demonstrates how our relationship with Rocky Mountain Power will deliver both grid resilience and energy security,” said Nate Walkingshaw, CEO of Torus.

Then, about 60 miles north of Lone Pine is the town of Bishop — yet another great home base for outdoor adventure. Plan a day hike, go rock climbing, visit the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest ...

• Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest is home to the oldest trees in the world, bristlecone pines. Some of these living trees are more than 4,000 years old.

Boulder County Parks and Open Space is using a variety of different strategies to protect Rocky Mountain bristlecone and limber pines against parasites.