You're probably starting to think about what you and your family will do over the winter holidays. Spend a week at Mom's in Tucson? Jet to Paris? Stay home and clean the basement?
Search teams combing the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona found a body on Saturday believed to be that of a missing 20-year-old hiker, the National Park Service said.
The unemployment rate could top 10% later this year, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday, but the central bank also said it believes the end of the recession could be in sight.
It's that rare vacation moment when everyone is happy at the same time. And all it took was an old-fashioned train in a remote Arizona town and a singing cowboy leading the kids in a spirited rendition of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm."
The hum of the single-engine Cessna fills your ears as you ascend above the Peruvian high desert. Below you, flat expanses of dry, brown earth extend in every direction, punctuated only by twisting dry riverbeds ... a lifeless landscape. Then the plane banks, and over the intercom the pilot directs you to look at what appear to be just another set of curving, squiggly lines.
You're probably starting to think about what you and your family will do over the winter holidays. Spend a week at Mom's in Tucson? Jet to Paris? Stay home and clean the basement?
Search teams combing the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona found a body on Saturday believed to be that of a missing 20-year-old hiker, the National Park Service said.
The unemployment rate could top 10% later this year, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday, but the central bank also said it believes the end of the recession could be in sight.
It's that rare vacation moment when everyone is happy at the same time. And all it took was an old-fashioned train in a remote Arizona town and a singing cowboy leading the kids in a spirited rendition of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm."
The hum of the single-engine Cessna fills your ears as you ascend above the Peruvian high desert. Below you, flat expanses of dry, brown earth extend in every direction, punctuated only by twisting dry riverbeds ... a lifeless landscape. Then the plane banks, and over the intercom the pilot directs you to look at what appear to be just another set of curving, squiggly lines.
A group of boaters was forced to scramble to the safety of a rocky ledge after waters from a bursting Grand Canyon dam surged, one of the rafters told CNN on Monday.
Authorities on Monday evacuated more tourists and residents from a
remote offshoot of the Grand Canyon where weekend flooding caused by
heavy rains and a breached dam nearly washed away some rafters in the
rugged gorge
Authorities halted the evacuation Sunday night of a few hundred people who were initially thought to be in danger after rain breached an earthen dam at the Grand Canyon.
I was stranded in the Arizona desert in my broken-down truck wondering if I had made a big mistake: Our CNN.com biofuel road trip seemed doomed to fail.
From laid-back Florida beaches to guided mule rides in the Grand Canyon's North Rim, our editors picked these getaways with the average American family's tax rebate of $1,200 in mind.
Sheila Johnson just wanted tennis lessons. That's it. It was a simple request for the 60-year-old former high school teacher who retired after 30 years of instructing students on the finer points of algebra.
Darek Dohy and Jenn Farber have ambitious plans. After dating for two years, they want to marry, move from Norwalk, Calif., to Seattle, buy a home and set aside money for Dohy's two daughters, ages six and eight.
Darek Dohy and Jenn Farber have ambitious plans. After dating for two years, they want to marry, move from Norwalk, Calif., to Seattle, buy a home and set aside money for Dohy's two daughters, ages six and eight.
The recent PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando made clear an obvious trend in golf. Computers are changing the game and the way we play it, from simulators and practice ranges to swing analysis and clubfitting.
(TIME.com) Some places on Earth are simply too big to photograph: the Grand Canyon, the Great Wall, Egypt's Valley of the Kings. Those monuments don't fit in any frame; they were made -- by God or man -- to overwhelm.
At every national park there's a window of time that's perfect for experiencing the best of the great outdoors -- because you go to see nature, not thousands of other tourists.
­ According to the taxi drivers, this is the busiest Consumer Electronics Show in years, with more than 30,000 visitors dashing around town to see the latest gizmos and gadgets from an increasingly global and vibrant industry.
Hotel rates are on the rise this summer according to a recent study by consulting company PricewaterhouseCoopers. That's just another reason to skip the room service and polish up those tent poles.
The South Rim of the Grand Canyon has long been a favorite of human visitors gawking at the stunning views and taking advantage of the manmade services.
This summer I had the opportunity to visit the largest commercially developed limestone cave in Idaho -- the Minnetonka Cave. I was expecting to learn about its geological history, but our guide was more interested in pointing out formations such as "The Seven Dwarves," "The Bride and the Groom" and "Miss Piggy's Tail."
This summer, instead of elbowing for room around Old Faithful or vying for a picnic table with a Grand Canyon view, consider packing up the family and pointing the car toward some of America's lesser-known national parks.
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