Peak fall foliage in Montana typically occurs in mid-October, with aspens, cottonwoods and elms providing most of the color.

According to the Montana Natural History Center, Gus lives within the Jim Girard Memorial Tamaracks Grove near Seeley Lake, a ...

Autumn in western Montana is like a warm-hued sunset. Fields turn yellow in the last throes of summer heat as golden eagles and red-tailed hawks soar far overhead. Mushrooms in every shade of brown, ...

Hikers can enjoy an autumn escape with a three-mile round-trip hike to Tamanawas Falls near Mount Hood, featuring golden ...

LEAVENWORTH — You can spot the gold of the larch trees high on the eastern and northern Cascades. But to really see them, to feel their softness and breathe in their scent, you must hike. Up. And up ...

SEELEY LAKE – The largest Western larch in the land is a giant, standing 153 feet over the placid waters of Seeley Lake in a quiet, shady grove. Visiting the tree is akin to a quest and standing in ...

You can spot the gold of the larch trees high on the eastern and northern Cascades in Washington. But to really see them, to feel their softness and breathe in their scent, you must hike. Up. And up ...

Fire is burning western larch in what amounts to an outdoor laboratory in the Flathead National Forest. When the flames are extinguished and the smoke clears, the fire will provide the opportunity for ...

As far as I can tell, Gus is still standing. Gus is the tallest western larch in the world. He stands 154 feet tall, with a trunk that is 22 feet in circumference. I'm assuming Gus is a "he" because ...

Stephen F. Arno of Missoula has self-published through Amazon a book on the ecology and history of the Northwestern larch titled “Golden Trees of the Mountain West.” According to the book’s cover, ...