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Strangers in a familiar land

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Readers’ foreign travel tales

Winners of the High Country News essay contest for our annual travel issue.

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Children in Alaska’s wild country

As parents, we watch our kids walk into vast new worlds — like it or not.

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On the road with America’s sightseers

A photographer looks at three decades of tourism.

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HCN writers publish books and garner awards

Plus visitors to the office and corrections.

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A German’s shattered romance with the West

An essayist asks whether the West is the most misunderstood region in the U.S.

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Fire squads in Utah, metaphysical debates in Arizona politics

Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.

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Out-Migration Option

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Bold-Face Conquer

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An outsider’s guide to insider Portland

Dispatch from a dryland alien in the rainy Northwest.

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Raccoonboy’s guide to urban wilds

When in doubt, climb; fences are made for hopping.

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Mulroy’s Plan B

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A wanderer’s guide to Western public lands

Cow patties, extraterrestrials and binoculars can help you figure out where you are.

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International tourists in Western states, by the numbers

Where they’re from, where they go and where they spend their money.

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The West in 72 hours

Asian tourists look for space, spectacles and a decent bowl of noodles.

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