What you'll see: Michigan's Upper Peninsula borders three of the Great Lakes and includes more than 4 million acres of protected forestland (do the math: that's a lot of foliage). Take your pick from over 20 state parks within the region where ash, aspen, beech, birch, maple, oak,...
go are parts of the Midwest," Paul reports, noting that beautiful foliage will be on display from the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River Valley. “The trees should have nice reds and oranges, and that could extend all the way down to parts of the Ozarks and parts of southern Missouri....
Attorney General Bob Ferguson is urging the U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to include Everett, Spokane and Yakima in a federal initiative aimed at combating drug-related violence and overdoses. He wants the counties involved in “Operation Overdrive.” putting more resources into saving live...
One of the main destinations I wanted to see was the Salar de Uyuni area. It’s a vast area of salt plains that stretch into infinity as far as you can see. This area is also high altitude and called the Altiplano. I took a couple of busses and then a train to a small town alm...
Parks, trails and outdoor public spaces can be crowded. At the time of this writing, Devil’s Den State Park is experiencing a high volume of visitors. Area lakes are moderately crowded. The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks is closed temporarily, but Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs is...
Family-owned and operated,Maggie’s Jungle Golf & Jungle Runis an 18-hole jungle-themed outdoors course in Kentucky’s lakes region. At just $4 a round, the game is low-cost family fun, especially when paired with a walk along the live animal trail. ...
One of the Ozarks’ best-kept secrets is theJohnny Morris Conservation Foundation, a privately owned, paid-entry nature and history reserve. One of its highlight attractions isDogwood Canyon Nature Parkin Lampe, Missouri. It holds fishing holes, historic chapels and bridges, biking and hiking tra...