The waterfalls at Monrovia Canyon Park are surrounded by a lush canopy of oaks and alders. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Editor's note: This story has ...

The Weeping Birches at the River Cafe have a reason for real tears this spring — even as other trees are already sporting buds, many of the famed eatery’s branches remain lifeless, a lingering wound ...

MUNISING, MI - Spring thaw in Michigan’s beautiful Upper Peninsula means tiny wildflowers, forests and meadows greening up - and the roar of waterfalls. With snowmelt and spring rain combining to get ...

The brisk spring breeze hit our faces as my husband and I hopped across the ancient lava flow edging Lake Superior, which was easy to spot through barely budding trees. It was a quiet midweek morning ...

Spring is arriving in Washington: Days are longer, the sun is appearing more often, and soon, lower-elevation snow will begin to melt, fueling one of the season’s great delights: waterfalls. April ...

The breathtaking waters that cascade off of steep cliffs may be self-made productions. It was long thought that waterfalls needed an outside force to form — such as an earthquake, landslide or changes ...

Season’s spectacular shows draw visitors to falls across the country As fall is to leaf-peeping, spring is to waterfall-watching, a seasonal pursuit now underway in the northern and higher regions of ...

MUNISING, MI - This past winter’s return to an old-fashioned snowfest means one cool part of spring and early summer travel in the Upper Peninsula is getting turned way up: The roar of waterfalls. The ...

Hikers this spring are learning why some footbridges exist, says Mike Theune, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks acting public affairs officer and park ranger. Long-dry creeks are now filling with ...

Visitors stand in a mist cloud while they snap pictures of the gushing Lower Yosemite Fall in the Yosemite Valley. Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times There's no finer place in California to view ...