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Death Valley is aptly named for an oven-like basin in Eastern California. Since the turn of the last century, records have been collated on its temperature and rainfall.

Death Valley has a sinister ring to it, but what are the reasons for its status as one of the most inhospitable places on earth?

Winter can cause the blues. Death Valley National Park has lots of winter sunshine, and the Furnace Creek Inn has golf, swimming, and horseback riding.

Death Valley National Park is one of the best "drive-through" destinations in the U.S. national park system.

The Auburn Tigers really need a win to get their confidence back after two consecutive losses but LSU will not make it easy for them.

Ghost towns are a great way to reconnect with the adventurous times of the old west. You will find some great ones still intact in San Bernadino County.

With summer here, the drooping economy, and cheaper gas prices there is no better time for a road trip. Check out these beautiful, interesting and off-beat road trips.

The Atacama Desert around San Pedro de Atacama has much to offer: ancient ruins, the Reserva Nacional dos Flamencos, the Moon Valley, and hot pools at the Tatio Geysers.

Two big SEC battles headline week 6 when top ranked Florida visits fourth-ranked LSU, and third-ranked Alabama hopes to avoid an upset by Ole Miss.

Some are true sages, some are misnomers, but all have a place in a waterwise garden

California, Wyoming and Utah parks often get smaller crowds at famous vistas December through March. This guide offers some of the best choices for colder season trips.

There is no other place on earth that contributed so much to world's aviation and space history than Antelope Valley. From the first supersonic flight - to the first US s

Learn how scientists followed the clues that solved six real-life mysteries.

The 2009 edition of Frommer's California Guide covers the best of Wine Country, Where to Eat in Los Angeles, Where to Stay in San Diego, and more, in almost 800 pages.

Researchers have recently found evidence pointing to at least two unmarked graves in the area surrounding one of the Manson's family's ranches and are now looking to dig.

If you travel to the Great Forest in the Sequoia National Park, California, USA (near San Francisco), you can see the biggest tree in the world: The General Sherman.

Are there specific parameters, which classify a region as a desert?

Designing a garden in the Capitol City and other hot summer climates can prove challenging. Read on for tips that will help to produce a landscape that thrives.

Meet and hear the stories of retired and rescued exotic animals at the Octagon Wildlife Sanctuary and Rehabilitation Center during a Punta Gorda, Florida vacation.

Runners from around the world have set amazing records in prestigious races. From the record 100 meter sprint to the Badwater Ultramarathon, times continue to drop.

Runners from around the world have set amazing records in prestigious races. From the record 100 meter sprint to the Badwater Ultramarathon, times continue to drop.

Thanks to the SEC Championship game, Florida could still power their way into the 2010 BCS National Championship game even if they lose to LSU on October 10th.

The growth in organized trail-runs of modest distances allows the average runner to experience the beauty and serenity of trail running without doing an ultramarathon

This could be the seventh straight year a team from either the SEC, Big 12 or the Pac-10 will play for the BCS National Championship.

One film lives up to its reputation as a spectacular Arabian Nights fantasy. The other is one of the most ambitious, and butchered, films ever made.

Everyone who watches TV has been to Lone Pine, California, but may not know. It's where Hollywood filmed all those old Hollywood westerns. And it's still used today.

As toxic chemical cleaners are traded for more natural substances, more people have re-discovered borax. The mineral crystals can endanger health and safety, however.

Undertaker has a plethora of signature moves and special finishing moves that fans roar for every time he does them, including the Tombstone Piledriver and the Last Ride.

One of the best cable specials of 2008 was Life After People. Visually, the follow-up series is equally engaging, but disappoints because it is frustratingly repetitive.

They have hit a lot of home runs over the years. But here, for your reading pleasure, are the ten greatest home runs ever hit by the New York Yankees.