Robert Annis

Towering granite surrounds the Cathedral Spires Trail in Custer State Park.

You don’t have to leave the Midwest for a great RV destination. Here are 7 sites to check out.

October 20, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

All too often, RV owners point their mobile homes west and don't stop until they hit Colorado or Utah. Although the Midwest doesn't have the elevation or sandstone majesty of...

Visitors walk down Laurel Creek Road to Cades Cove after parking along the road because parking lots around the Cove were full, on June 24, 2020, in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Beginning March 2023, visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park will need to purchase a parking pass to use the facilities.

Great Smoky solitude: How to escape the crowd at the most-visited national park in Townsend

September 28, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

National parks were meant to be places of natural beauty and quiet reflection, but at the doorstep of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Tennessee twin cities of Pigeon Forge...

The riders tackle one last climb before reaching the Jim Beam tasting facility in Clermont, Ky.

Bourbon and bikes: Discovering Kentucky’s distilleries on a cycling adventure

August 23, 2019 at 5:21 p.m.

As we pedaled our bikes over the rolling hills of Kentucky, I could practically taste the bourbon. There'd be a glass waiting for us at the end of the ride,...

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