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Without leaving your home, you can watch bald eagles hatch on Hornby Island in Canada. In less than a minute, you can check on the fire escape nests of a red-tailed hawk family in Portland, Oregon and a Peregrine falcon family in San Francisco, California. ...

215 miles, about 7 hours

This short but scenic drive takes you past Marble canyon, where the movie “Maverick” was filmed, to Page, Arizona, home of Glen Canyon Dam and then on past Lake Powell to the resort town of Kanab, Utah, known as “Little Hollywood” due to all the western movies made in and near there. ...

184 miles, 4 hours or more

Southern Colorado and Utah present a curious landscape blending desert, mountains, and otherworldly rock formations, as well as ruins of the homes built by Natives in ancient times. By traveling the route from Durango to Arches National Park, you can have the best of both nature and history. ...

Jesse Stone thinks he is seeing double when he meets the beautiful twin sisters who are married to Paradise businessmen and former mobsters. He is sent into a psychological tailspin of envy, observing the idyllic relationships these perfect "Stepford" wives appear to have with their undeserving husbands and thinking of his own failed marriage. His perceptions change, ...

When school teacher Sarah Wells left work at the end of the day and went home to slip into something more comfortable, who would have believed that the demure young woman would be slipping into the bountiful closets and safes of wealthy San Franciscans, removing their jewels and money as they partied with their friends. Nicknamed "Hello Kitty" because of her cat burglar tactics, Sarah hoped to amass enough loot to run off with her lover, leaving their abusive husbands ...

375 miles, about 10.5 hours

This is an incredible journey that can be done in one very long day or you can split it into a couple of days. Starting in Las Vegas, the route swings by the incomparable Hoover Dam en route to the Grand Canyon by way of two relatively little visited historic and picturesque attractions. ...

106 miles, 3 hours 25 minutes

Heading west from Des Moines? Here’s a lovely scenic drive that gives you an excuse to discover the dustiest of Iowa’s dusty back roads. In little more than 100 miles you’ll visit the birthplace of The Duke, pass by some of America’s most iconic bridges, visit a fascinating collection of vintage aircraft and, finally, take in the site of the West’s ...

There was no cover-up, only miscommunications, misunderstandings and misconceptions. That is what the White House and top Army brass wanted the Tillman family to accept in regard to their son's death in Afghanistan. Pat Tillman was the professional football player who gave up a 3.6 million dollar contract to play for the Arizona Cardinals and joined the Army after the 9/11 tragedy. Pat and his younger brother, Kevin, ...

105 miles – 3, 4 or perhaps 5 hours or more

This trip is not only scenic, but lots of fun. Starting in Albany, hop on Interstate 87 and head north. You will likely be tempted to make lots of stops along the way, just to enjoy the view. Road trippers will discover towns that offer history lessons, horse racing, balloon rides and more. The gorgeous Adirondack Mountains await ...