The Tatshenshini River is a powerful torrent that flows from its headwaters in Canada’s Yukon Territory for 120 unchecked miles to the Gulf of Alaska. It is the main artery through the pulsing heart of one of the world’s largest …
Category: North America
The Iceman Cometh Bike Challenge by Michael A. Norton
Nearly 2,500 cyclists and 4,000 spectators from across the U.S. and Canada turned out for the 2005 Iceman Cometh, the 27-mile race through the forest near Traverse City in November. Riding a mountain bike at top speed through the pine …
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Floribama? by Andrew Der
This is not Florida – yet if brought here blindfolded, I would defy anyone to convince me otherwise. White sand, blue water, heat, palm trees – all the ingredients necessary for a subtropical experience are present – but, this is …
A Road Less Taken by Jason Shaiman
US Highway #1, conceived of in 1926, serves as the only uninterrupted route along the Atlantic Coast of the United States stretching from the Canadian border to the tip of Florida. Although today I-95 is the primary travel route along …
Exploring Black History in Missouri by Doris Daniels
I traveled to Kansas City to meet Angela DaSilva, heritage tourism specialist, who put together a trip of her home state of Missouri. She is a leader and true cultural preservationist and has dedicated her life to preserving the Greater …
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Holiday Gift Idea: A Great Family Vacation Any Season by Andrew Der
A family vaction is a perfect holiday gift, to enjoy now or to book for summer. My family returns again to this destination in only one year for no other reason than it was just too much fun, in winter …
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Fun Place for Grandparents to Bond with Kids by Linda Oatman
A grandparent’s job is to sprinkle stardust into the lives of their grandchildren. Sometimes that stardust is made of sand, as in beach vacations, and other times it involves snow, as in skiing, snowmen, sledding, and skating… the four “S” …
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Time Out to Preserve Alaska’s Wilderness
When New Zealander Michael Slade decided that it was time to take a break from city life, the Global Volunteer Network’s Alaska program seemed like the perfect opportunity. The Alaskan culture and wilderness fulfilled his expectations and more, despite any …
Historic Broadway Beauties of Galveston, Texas by Susan M. Wright
Those people on the Lost TV show have nothing on this lone woman traveler who doesn’t have the slightest vestige of the “direction gene.” Just so that you, fellow traveler, and all the locals who gave me directions will know, …
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Galveston’s Moody Gardens
The day I spent in Galveston, Texas, at Moody Gardens was one of my most enjoyable ever for a day of learning fun. In summer you can begin with your family making castles on the beach in the white sand …
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