I think the first clue that I was a wee bit overdressed for my foray into Puerto Rico’s Caribbean National Forest was when I looked down at my guide’s feet and discovered he was wearing a pair of ...

Most people, when they hear “national forest” it’s likely they think of towering pines, lumbering black bears, and rugged mountain peaks. These same people might be surprised to hear that one of the U ...

EL YUNQUE, Puerto Rico – We had been told that this spot, one of the few rain forests in the U.S. national forest system, was another world. In Puerto Rico, that’s not saying a whole lot. Every turn ...

“Rarely can you hike in a rainforest, be at a mountain peak in the clouds, and go to the beach all in the same day,” says Keenan Adams, forest supervisor of El Yunque. The NorEste Trail is a ...

For many travelers, vacation has a pretty standard schedule: sleep, eat, walk around their hotel or resort’s amenities, and do it all again the next day. It’s a routine many love — and no judgment at ...