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He remembers the darkness of the pine forest, and the footprints, and his terror when the creature began to howl. He remembers the stories of his childhood, of a beast that stalked the upper reaches of the mountains, and how fear spread through the village every time it was spotted.
In a...

One of the largest and most photographed arches in Arches National Park has collapsed.
Paul Henderson, the park's chief of interpretation, said Wall Arch collapsed sometime late Monday or early Tuesday.
The arch is along Devils Garden Trail, one of the most popular in the park. For years, the arch has been a...

This frontier town turned modern city wants to put its best foot forward for the Democratic National Convention — just not necessarily one wearing a cowboy boot.
Western duds — like a shiny pair of boots, a finely shaped Stetson and a pearl-snap Western cut shirt — would've been appropriate for the...

From his office overlooking the runways of one of the nation's busiest airports, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Chief Executive Jeffrey Fegan sees the slowdown coming this fall.
Airlines are cutting flights under the pressure of rising fuel costs, and that means fewer passengers and less money from parking and food concessions at...

Adventures by Disney is adding eight new destinations to its list of family tours, including Alaska, the Galapagos Islands and South Africa.
Other new trips include Italy and Switzerland (Stresa, Zermatt and Lake Lucerne); Boston, Newport, R.I., and New York City; Sorrento and Florence in Central Italy; Lake Tahoe, Yosemite National Park and San Francisco; and Glacier National Park in Montana and...

Remember the old "I Love Lucy" episode where she crushes grapes with her feet?
You can make like Lucy at the Irvington Stomp, an annual harvest festival at the White Fences Vineyard in Irvington, Va. There are individual barrels as well as large family-sized barrels. The event takes place Aug. 30 at 3 p.m.
A "King and Queen of the Stomp" will be...

If climbing, hiking, river-rafting, mountain-biking and the scenery in Arches National Park aren't enough to draw you to Moab, here's another reason to visit: three weekends of music.
The Moab Music Festival's 16th season takes place Aug. 28-Sept. 13. Concerts will be held indoors and outdoors.
The first weekend will include chamber music and a tango concert on the grounds of the Red...

A falconry program has opened at the Hotel Hershey in Pennsylvania.
The program educates participants about the birds and the sport's history, and includes outdoor free-flight demonstrations, a demonstration of the bird's hunting techniques and a chance for a photo with a bird.
The program is available Wednesdays through Sundays until Labor Day and weekends in September and October. The cost is $85...

Louisville is hosting its sixth annual WorldFest on Friday and Saturday of Labor Day weekend. The free festival, Aug. 29-30, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., will take place on the city's Belvedere at Fifth and Main streets.
Nonstop music at "A World of Performances" will showcase everything from gypsy jazz to reggae, with dance and music from salsa, merengue, Celtic, African, flamenco,...

VisitBritain has some tips for Americans interested in swapping homes as a way to save money on vacation.
The tourism promotion agency recommends Intervac - http://www.intervac.com - as a home exchange program that offers a "diverse selection of apartments, country houses and cottages in England, Scotland and Wales."
Green Theme International Home Exchange Holiday Service - http://www.gti-home-exchange.com - specializes in "eco-friendly homes" which...

Jeff Folger photographs fall foliage and provides commentary for Yankee magazine's http://www.yankeefoliage.com Web site, where readers from around the country ask questions about fall color and post stories about what they're seeing. Folger's pictures can be seen at http://www.vistaphotos.net. He offers these tips for amateur photographers trying to get good shots of autumn color in any region:
-Don't discount overcast days for...

You've heard of winery trails and biking trails and birding trails. But how about an ice cream trail?
Eastern Connecticut has created an official ice cream trail to guide visitors to the best spots for locally produced and often homemade ice cream.
A brochure, "Follow the Ice Cream Trail: Sundae Drives," lists 35 places to get your scoops, cones, shakes, rainbow sprinkles and...

Zack Mishkin went all out to impress his girlfriend on the one-year anniversary of their romance.
He treated her to a professional massage in a poolside cabana at their Tempe, Ariz., apartment complex; champagne as they relaxed in a candle-rimmed hot tub; and a gourmet dinner he grilled by the pool. In her apartment, she found chocolate-covered strawberries, more candles, and rose...

The monuments may be glorious, but visiting Egypt's famed Giza Pyramids has long been a nightmare, with hawkers peddling camel rides and pharaonic trinkets hustling tourists relentlessly at every turn.
But now the hustlers are gone, as Egypt unveiled on Monday the first stage of an elaborate project to modernize the site and make it more tourist-friendly, complete with security cameras and...

Alaska Airlines has resumed operations in Alaska and major West Coast cities after scrapping 44 flights because of a rising cloud of ash resulting from a volcano eruption last week.
The carrier, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group Inc., said it canceled flights between Alaska and cities including Denver, Los Angeles, Portland, Ore., San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia.
The airline said...