One of our favorite hikes starts with a boat ride across Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park. We got a start in the morning, as did a number of others. Our boat, below, is returning  empty to pick up more hikers.  Later in the day, the boats will be full both ways and, in [...]

Heavy rains caused a Wrightsville, Wisconsin, campground to close this week after a nearby creek overflowed according to  a WLUK-TV report. A manager at Apple Creek Campground says the water had risen to the driveway by 6:00 a.m. An hour later, she had to use a kayak to get around and check on the campers; [...]

Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, May 25, 2009 Gallery – Mammoth Cave National Park (click on image for larger version) National Park Service website: Mammals The 45 species of mammals at Mammoth Cave National Park vary widely, from the pygmy shrew (among one of the smallest mammals on earth by weight) to white-tailed deer, to [...]

According to an article in USA Today, states are starting to look more closely at the safety of trailers being towed by passenger vehicles. States are beginning to address a highway safety issue that previously had little visibility: motorists killed in accidents involving passenger vehicles towing trailers. An average of more than one person a [...]