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There have always been those disappearances in which the person's final moments have been surrounded by deep mysteries and

The author of On the Road had a messy, contradictory life. Yet he’s as relevant as ever – and not just for obsessed young men

Washington’s eight most impressive drives, from mountain passes to sand in the tires.

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.

While many fire lookout towers today are automated, a few hundred are still staffed by people whose job is to watch for lightning strikes and forest fires in remote, rugged areas.

One would think that a car crash would be a pretty open and shut case. The car crashes, and the person is either dead or standing around waiting for help. Incidents like these don’t seem to immediately lend themselves to the realm of unsolved mysteries, and they seem like they would be pretty easy to get to the bottom of. Yet, there have been many mysterious car crashes that have proven to be more than that. Here we have vehicles that have crashed and been proven to spin cryptic mysteries of ...

Starting point: 170 miles from Seattle The Route Freeways have on-ramps, but beaches have access roads. Those in Long Beach, Klipsan Beach, Ocean Park, and Surfside Estates—a 13.5-mile stretch—allow cars all year long, but sections both north and south close April 15 through Labor Day (some open during razor clam season). Closed sections may protect habitat for snowy plover birds. The best beach drives happen outside of prime kite-flying season in the summer, and with an eye on the ti...

Joe Minihane, CNN Brilliant tour operators going out of business. Airlines reliant on government handouts. Travelers left out of pocket on canceled trips theyd spent years planning.

How the travel industry benefited from a bad year CNN 12/24/2020 Joe Minihane, CNN © APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images The wildlife in Yosemite National Park roamed around freely after having the area to themselves for months. Brilliant tour operators going out of business. Airlines reliant on government handouts. Travelers left out of pocket on canceled trips theyd spent years planning. Its fair to say 2020 has been a challenging 12 months for the travel industry, but its no...

The Best Outdoor Adventures in America Right Now By Jen Murphy © Mick Kelley We all crave these days what Thoreau called "the tonic of wilderness": vast space, no people, plenty to see and soak up. Heres where to find it in the USA. Henry David Thoreau, the American naturalist and philosopher, called our desire for big nature "the tonic of wilderness." We sure all need it now. Below are 21 great outdoor adventures—on the East coast, the West coast, the Midwest, and the Sout...