The rush you feel while standing on the edge of the sprawling Grand Canyon is a traveler’s rite of passage. The 277 miles of gold and bronze–hued landscape is one of the

The 650,734 acres of the John Muir Wilderness, in California’s Inyo National Forest, is connected to the additional 1.38 million acres comprised of the Ansel Adams, Dinkey Lakes, Golden Trout, Monarch, and

David Harm is worried about his wife’s ticket to Omsk, Russia. When he made her reservation through Aeroflot’s Web site, his finger slipped — “I hit the ‘L’ key instead of the

Cold weather and blowing snow slowed freight train traffic across the Plains on Friday and forced Amtrak to suspend service between Chicago and Denver. The one train that runs between Chicago and

For many locals and travelers alike, the path to good health and happiness is often found in a park, on a mountainside, or along a river that makes way for pedestrians and

Hundreds of sea lions that abruptly blew out of San Francisco Bay’s Pier 39 last Thanksgiving have apparently found a new home at another tourist attraction — 500 miles north on the

If Elvis Aaron Presley, the original “King of Rock and Roll”, was alive today — and there are some “Suspicious Minds” who believe that he is — then he’d be celebrating his

A cold snap in northern China has thrown daily life into confusion, but is ideal for fairy tale palaces, towering pagodas, and even a sphinx — all carved from ice — that

Snow storms. Security breaches. An idiot with explosives in his underwear and a security response of comparable intelligence. If past is prologue and the last few weeks are any indication, 2010 is

Canada’s High Lights festival is a midwinter party that offers a way to experience four places in one. The festival showcases a country, a city, and a region, while taking place in