Before the weather gets any hotter in our region, a good place for a short hike might be Mojave National Preserve in California just south of the Nevada border. One you might try is the Rock Spring ...

It’s been 40 minutes now. Forty minutes of looping around The Loop trying to find the entrance to the Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park in order to check in — after a nine-hour drive at that. Nerves ...

Access: Turn west from U.S. 36 onto Left Hand Canyon. In a short distance, turn right onto Geer Canyon and follow the signs. The road dead-ends at the trailhead parking area. Two golden eagles soared ...