The Guadalupe River appeared benign – quiet, slow-moving, fishy-looking. It was just what a visitor from a thousand miles away expected in the Central Texas Hill Country, a region of big skies, gentle hills and open land that native son President Lyndon Johnson loved. The Hill Country is north of San Antiono and south of…
The British Army was on the move and the American militia was scattered across the New York countryside. What followed were nights of courage and defiance that helped shape the outcome of the Revolution. Through midnight rides, strategic river control, and decisive battles from Long Island and Fort Ticonderoga to Saratoga, New York emerged as a true battleground that determined America’s fate. Join writer Mark Orwoll as he traces the battles, landscapes, and forgotten heroes that made New York the linchpin of America’s fight for independence.
In the valley of Viñales, the smoke from Cuban cigars mingles in an atmosphere rich in history and contradiction. Join writer and photographer Robert Holmes as he explores how this humble agricultural region in Cuba has become the heart of a luxury export trade, and the exotic visage that masks the reality of rural hardship, outdated infrastructure, and the heavy weight of a global reputation.
By Kerrick James There is a yin ~ yang interplay of life and seasons in the corridors of sandstone canyons as the Colorado River makes its passage south through Utah, before being released below Arizona’s Glen Canyon Dam. Sometimes called the ‘American Nile,’ the great river of the American Southwest drops 9,010 feet from its…
By Teresa Bitler Most visitors to Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site arrive today just as the prisoners did in the 1930s, by train. But instead of marching under the watch of SS guards, visitors board a city bus that takes a residential route past steep-roofed homes, a spattering of businesses and restaurants, and a school.…
By Rich Grant “The only thing that makes sense is for Canada to become our cherished Fifty First State.” President Donald Trump, May 4, 2025. Donald Trump is not the first United States president to suggest that Canada join the U.S. George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison all thought Canada should be…
For wildlife enthusiasts and travelers keen to explore the globe, there are incredible bear-viewing destinations on every continent except Australia — sorry, koalas are marsupials, not bears–– and Africa, where Atlas bears were hunted to extinction by the late 18th century. Whether it’s watching sloth bears snuffle through termite mounds in India or spotting the rare spectacled bear in the Andes, the world offers no shortage of unforgettable bear encounters. Alaska may be the gold standard for seeing bears in the wild. Thanks to its sprawling wilderness and salmon-choked rivers, the state has a population of more than 130,000 brown and black bears.
When most people picture world-class mountain biking, they may think of the rugged Alps, the red rock of Sedona, or Utah’s slickrock trails. Few would guess that the official Mountain Bike Capital of the World lies in the heart of Middle America, in the rolling hills of the Ozarks. The town of Bentonville in the…
By Rich Grant It’s not difficult to see fall colors in Colorado. There are more than two million acres of aspen trees in the state — one billion trees that, if placed together, would cover Rhode Island and Delaware. And what a show they put on! Rocky Mountain aspen leaves don’t just change color in…
By Kerrick James Later this summer, Americans will begin celebrating Route 66, America’s Mother Road. It was formally established on November 11, 1926, in the heart of the Roaring Twenties, when newly affordable automobiles like Ford’s Model T and Model A offered unparalleled freedom. Its mythic aura and worldwide fame have only swelled since the…