Whether they're strapping on traditional or high-tech footgear, snowshoers are mushing into winter
In the 1860s, the Lakota and their allies, led by chief Red Cloud, closed an immigrant route and made it stick
After more than a century on the bottom of Lake Superior, a sunken treasure of old-growth wood comes alive again
On the loose in the punishing terrain of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
America's love affair with fitness began a long time ago in Southern California (where else?) at a place called... Muscle Beach
Within the past ten years, 150 serious accidents have occurred in the world's most dangerous strait. Each tanker that passes through is a potential bomb
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What good are they? Well, they make people smile and dogs bark. Isn't that good enough?
Neither darkness nor swirling silt nor an alarming accident rate can keep divers from exploring this surreal labyrinth
When winter comes, and avalanches threaten to hurtle down the slopes, a 26-member crew works around the clock to keep this California highway open
When Enzo Ferrari began his company 50 years ago, his cars were works of art. Today, they're collector's items
This ancient, sacred highway may have carried travelers from Canada to Mexico
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Panama is an event as well as a place. Smithsonian scientists are learning what it has meant for continental animal swapping, ice ages, et al.
Seriously. Take plenty of bait, don't forget your bucket and stay warm. You might catch a walleye. You could even win a prize
The Shawangunks, a ridge in New York State, is a mecca for climbing enthusiasts who defy gravity using rope, "protection" and bravado
This huge California lake was a haven for birds and fish, and aimed to be a paradise for man but toxic chemicals and salt may be doing it in
There are other glorious wilderness areas in America but none quite as magnificent, as controversial or as far north as this one
Once just a way to find water, this rural practice is now used to test both food and dinner partners can you believe it?
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