Long before highways crossed southern Idaho, travelers spotted a strange skyline rising from the sagebrush. Massive towers of granite stood above the valley. They were like the ruins of a giant stone city. Today, City of Rocks Idaho remains one of the most remarkable landscapes in the American West. Pioneers, mountain climbers, and photographers all…
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…
