So many mountains, so little time. How do you choose a different ski resort to try out this winter? ...more

October 12, 2008

A year after aviator and adventurer Steve Fossett vanished on a Labor Day flight over western Nevada, friends and admirers are waging a new search for some sign of him in an area of rugged mountains. ...more

September 1, 2008

Today's celebration of Independence Day includes a sobering, patriotic coincidence. In June, 56 U.S. troops died fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. That's exactly how many signatures are on the Declaration of Independence, a document our enemies would burn if they had the chance. ...more

July 4, 2008

DECANI, Serbia (AP) -- The Visoki Decani Monastery is nestled in a stunning canyon ringed by rugged mountains, but it's not the altitude that takes your breath away. ...more

January 3, 2008

Colleagues mourned hedge fund manager Michael Klein and his daughter Wednesday, a day after the Californians were killed when their plane crashed in a remote, mountainous region of Panama. ...more

December 27, 2007

Search teams dramatically expanded their hunt for adventurer Steve Fossett to encompass 10,000 square miles of rugged mountains and desert Thursday after nearly four discouraging days yielded no trace of his single-engine plane. ...more

September 7, 2007