Hit the Road: Winter means whale-watching season
December through March is the optimum time to see some of the thousands of gray whales that migrate from their feeding grounds in the Bering...
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Hit the Road: Tackling Appalachian Trail to raise awareness about MS
Thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail — that is, hiking all 2,200 miles of it in one continuous journey — takes a Herculean effort by an able-bodied...
Hit the Road: History of aerial photography on display at museum
Pictures from airplanes, drones and satellites are pretty commonplace today, but how would you have taken an aerial photo more than a century ago? Tie...
Hit the Road: Cool discoveries in chilly Ann Arbor
One might think, when winter arrives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, (45 minutes west of Detroit), that the number of visitors to the University of Michigan...
Hit the Road: Ann Arbor a foodie haven in the Midwest
Immigrant chefs have brought their native foods to this college town....
Hit the Road: Interact with WWII aircraft at Yankee Air Museum
A former factory where bombers were built during World War II is dedicated to telling Michigan’s contribution to aviation history....
Hit the Road: KindleFest ushers in holiday season in chilly Ann Arbor
Winter is just another season for Michiganders, so here I am in Kerrytown, a neighborhood in downtown Ann Arbor, attending the annual (outdoor) KindleFest....
Hit the Road: Arizona home to architects’ groundbreaking creative universes
Two of the most famous names in Arizona are neither Hispanic nor Native American. They are Taliesin and Cosanti....
Hit the Road: Holiday shopping tips for travelers on your list
Online shopping has changed traditions in oh-so-many ways, but what hasn’t changed is our penchant for procrastination and our anxiety over finding the perfect gift....
Hit the Road: Scottsdale’s diverse desert landscape
Been here, done this, and I’m so glad to be doing it again....
