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This Sonoran Desert stretch grows 800-year-old trees and an 80: What we know so far
Shutterstock It’s wilder than you’d expect About 25 miles northwest of Tucson, a rough stretch of Sonoran Desert spreads across 129,000 acres…
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Trempealeau, Wisconsin has a free refuge where the river slows down for birds: And what happens next
Shutterstock It’s free, and the birds don’t stop coming You can drive, bike, or walk through nearly 6,800 acres of marsh, sand…
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Blue-green sinkhole lakes break up the red desert just outside Roswell: And what happens next
Shutterstock Cowboys couldn’t find the bottom Fifteen miles southeast of Roswell, a chain of deep blue-green lakes cuts into the red bluffs…
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Denali’s steepest trail climbs 1,700 feet straight up to Alaska’s best view: Here’s the latest
Shutterstock It’s a hard climb with an unforgettable payoff Most people who come to Denali never leave the road. The park is…
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Inside Alabama’s 150-year-old fortress where cannons once faced a Union fleet: As the story develops
Shutterstock A fortress built to guard Mobile Bay On the eastern tip of Dauphin Island, off Alabama’s Gulf Coast, you’ll find a…
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Listen closely and this Death Valley salt field pops and pings in the heat: Here’s what to know
Shutterstock It’s the desert’s strangest sound You stand in the middle of Death Valley, and the ground talks back. Devil’s Golf Course…
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Vermont’s tallest monument is a 306-foot stone tower you can see for miles: Officials say
Shutterstock Old Bennington’s history reaches farther than you’d think You can see it from miles away, rising above the trees in Vermont’s…
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Free dunes, free sunsets, and a butterfly swarm await at Pismo Beach: What we know so far
Shutterstock Where California’s Central Coast gets it right Halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, Pismo Beach sits on a long stretch…
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Rain-bearing storms may offer relief to drought: Here’s what to know
Depositphotos Rain could bring welcome relief After weeks of dry conditions and growing wildfire concerns, rain could offer parts of California a…