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Famed explorer John Wesley Powell started some of his adventures in Green River, Wyoming. So should you.

Not since Ted Bundy haunted the Pacific Northwest in the 70's had there been such a successful and elusive predator and murderer of women like Ridgway.

Chicago is famous for a large St. Patrick's celebration, which is unique as the only city that dyes a major river Irish green. The river turns emerald for St. Pat's.

Visitors discover fun and magic on a wild horse tour across White Mountain in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, while learning history, viewing wildlife and enjoying nature.

Visit Big Sky Country this Independence Day to celebrate freedom, or visit Wyoming's Old West, to discover rodeos, parades, costume contests and fireworks displays.

Canyonland's Needles district, named for its red and white pinnacles, is a hiking, backpacking, and sight-seeing paradise located in a remote corner of Southeastern Utah.

Adventure vacations are in these days. For those who want more contact with fossils than National Geographic T.V. offers, Warfield Fossil Safaris is just the ticket.

Mammoth Cave was formed when acidic groundwater dissolved limestone bedrock. The cavern system has led to Kentucky's distinctive karst topography.

Conducting interviews is an art, but some interviews are more challenging, such as interviews with murderers, where the interviewer must appear fearless and determined.

Captain Benjamin Bonneville's adventures in the fur trade of the Rocky Mountains and far West. Hudson Bay's depletion of beaver in Oregon Country.

Washington state fish biologists say the biggest pink salmon run since the 1960s will roll into Puget Sound - and up many rivers - during the late summer of 2009.

Mammoth Cave National Park, while known for its stunning caverns, has much to offer outdoor enthusiasts, fishermen, hikers, and equestrians.

The race for an alternate fuel source to replace conventional petroleum is not a sprint, but a marathon that has been ongoing for decades.

Search and rescue satellites are credited with helping save 353 people facing dire emergencies across the United States and it surrounding waters in 2007

Scotland's Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee reunite to perform songs from the newly expanded Sub Pop reissue of Enter The Vaselines.

The Oregon Trail was little more than wagon ruts, and presented the first western travelers with many difficulties and challenges as they journeyed to their new homes.

For hiking among beautiful alpine meadows, lush Canadian forests and breath-taking glacier mountains, then Garibaldi Provincial Park is definitely a must.

A well-preserved fossil of a previously unknown species of bat has resolved an evolutionary conundrum - could bats fly before they could echo-locate their insect prey?

Canyonland's Island in the Sky district rests on a sandstone cliff, offers incredible vistas of the red rock wilderness, and has many great hiking trails to explore.

Visitors and families to the Historic Trails outside of Farson, Wyoming learn about the Oregon, Mormon, California and Pony Express Trails and points of interest.

Micajah and Wiley Harpe are credited with more than 35 brutal murders and dozens of thefts in Tennessee and Kentucky during their short-lived reign of terror in the 1790s

Designated as a National Park in 1941 to protect the fragile eco-system, Mammoth Cave National Park is now host to 2 million visitors a year.

This self-guided tour of the Natural History Museum at Western Wyoming Community College offers visitors fun, educational activities while visiting Sweetwater County.

Queenstown New Zealand is tops for extreme sports. The latest is river boarding down the Kawarau Gorge and over the Roaring Meg rapids, clinging to a body board.

Among the top retirement destinations for baby boomers is an unlikely area of land in central Texas where cedars sway and tall hills rise above canyon floors.

From 1846 to 1869, around 70,000 Mormons followed the Mormon Pioneer Trail from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah, a difficult and dangerous journey.

In addition to being a mountain-biking mecca, Moab, Utah, is the gateway to Arches and Canyonlands national parks.

Once viewed as a religious holiday, St. Patrick's Day is now packed with fun. Check out these northeast USA cities for some of the best St. Paddy's Day celebrations.

Wondering where to go and what to see in southern Utah? These top national parks offer beautiful scenic drives and outdoor recreation such as hiking, biking and rafting.

Wallace Stegner influenced generations of writers as one of the most accomplished fiction and nonfiction authors of his time.

Although only 10, Ben Mohler has already participated in three fossil digs and is the youngest volunteer at the Arizona Museum of Natural History.

Joe Ball was an early serial killer, even before the phrase was coined. He was reputed to have butchered his victims and fed them to his pet alligators.

The Mountain Man rendezvous of 1832 was held at Pierre's Hole. Hundreds of mountain men, trappers, Indians and fur company traders met to sell furs or trade for supplies.

Records of Revolutionary War Soldiers buried in Greenfield, MA are part of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1897-1898 report to Congress.

Travel to the Indian villages in the Reservations of Utiariti, Paresi and Ponte de Pedra, where Paresi Indians live near spectacular waterfalls and sell handicrafts.

Chapter Preview: Chapter Two - Labrynth by Kate Mosse (another weekend surprise from me)

The "Recommended by Duncan Hines" exhibit at the Kentucky Museum on WKU's campus, celebrates a giant in the food industry and one of the most notable Kentuckians.