The mythical “Unsinkable Molly Brown” was a real woman. Her true name was Margaret Tobin Brown, and friends called her Maggie. She was born in Hannibal, Missouri, in July 1867. As a teenager, she moved west to the rough mining town of Leadville, Colorado. There, she married a mining engineer, raised two children, and helped…
Stand at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona, and your brain simply stops. Nothing in a photograph prepares you for the real thing. This is one of the most visited natural wonders on Earth — and for good reason. The Grand Canyon stretches more than 270 miles across northern Arizona, reaches nearly 18…
Antelope Island, Utah, is in the middle of the Great Salt Lake. Even though it’s only a short drive from Salt Lake City, it feels like another world. Bison graze on the island’s open grassland. Pronghorn antelope pass between clumps of sagebrush. Ancient rock formations push up through the soil. This is Antelope Island State…
