FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Rocky mountains | History Defined

Alberta independence explained: Why Canada's oil province wants out and where Trump fits in

Alberta, the Canadian province of oil fields, cowboy country and the snow-capped Rocky Mountains, is preparing to ask a question that would have sounded almost unthinkable in mainstream Canadian politics a few years ago: Should it begin the process of leaving Canada?

The Times of India · Sep 20

We discovered rare dinosaur tracks from the Coniacian age near Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia

Imagine the Western Plains of North America, from Texas to Alaska, submerged under a broad, shallow seaway. To the west lay the ancestral Rocky Mountains. To the east were low-lying plains traversed by large, sluggish rivers.

The Conversation · Aug 26

Mini Is Testing Its Most Off-Road-Capable SUV Yet

Mini is testing a new Countryman Edition in the Rocky Mountains ahead of the tough Rebelle Rally.

Motor1 · Jul 29

New Colorado trail takes hikers through almost 300 miles of Rocky Mountain wilderness

The new Northern Colorado trail connects hundreds of routes around the Rocky Mountains National Park and other wilderness areas

Advnture · Feb 10, 2025

Canada lynx proposed for new habitat protections in US southern Rockies

U.S. wildlife officials are proposing new habitat protections in the southern Rocky Mountains for Canada lynx

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024

The Colorado River is overused and shrinking. Inside the crisis transforming the Southwest

BERTHOUD PASS, Colo. — The Colorado River begins as melting snow, trickling from forested peaks and coursing in streams that gather in the meadows and valleys of the Rocky Mountains.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 6, 2023

US may lift protections for Yellowstone, Glacier grizzlies

U.S. wildlife officials have taken the first step to lift federal protections for grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains, which would open the door to future hunting in several states

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023

Potent Storm Racing Out Of The Rockies Could Produce Snow From New Mexico To Maine

A large storm gaining strength over the Rocky Mountains will eject northeastward this week, leaving a swath of heavy snow

Zenger · Jan 23, 2023

Andrew McCutchen, a franchise legend, is returning to the Pirates

PITTSBURGH -- Neil Walker was visiting family in Colorado on Friday morning when his phone began buzzing with news and excitement. As the Rocky Mountains provided a picturesque backdrop, Walker glanced down and saw what he sort of suspected had come true — Andrew McCutchen, the Pirates' franchise pillar for…

Tribune News Service · Jan 14, 2023

Anniversary of Colorado's Marshall fire looms over announcement of more federal money to fight wildfires

DENVER — With the Rocky Mountains in the background — and the anniversary of the record-setting destruction from the Marshall fire looming over the event — the No. 2 official with the U.S. Department of Interior announced Wednesday a national $228 million program to fight and recover from wildfires.

The Denver Post · Dec 14, 2022