Fire-behavior experts had predicted Las Conchas would expand to 12,000 acres overnight. Instead, by the time the sun rose, it had rendered 43,000 acres to white ash.

Most trails lead to a destination, be it a tremendous overlook or a serene setting. Las Conchas Trail in the Jemez Mountains is itself the destination, offering picturesque views from ...

Flames from the Las Conchas fire burn in the hills above Los Alamos National Laboratory, a nuclear facility in New Mexico. The fast-moving wildfire raged near the edge of the nation's pre-eminent ...