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Archway to the West

In his latest travelogue, NH weather reporter Tyler Penland takes us to St. Louis, where he stopped while chasing the solar eclipse in April. St....

A Red River runs through it

Up in the hills of northern Kentucky sits a protected natural area that is almost unknown outside the hiking, climbing, and local communities. On my...

Chasing aurora

Aurora chasing isn't for the faint of heart. I've been chasing mid-latitude auroras over Georgia and North Carolina since 2015. I saw my first ones...

Go West, Young Man: Where mountains meet the sea

Last week, I shared about my trip to visit the Redwood National and State Park. After leaving the Redwoods behind, my attention turned from...

Go West, young man: Tall, tall trees

God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from...

Go West, young man: heading home

In October, my father and I traveled west to view the ring of fire eclipse. I checked many things off my bucket list during...

Go West, young man: Rocky Mountain high

For several Sundays, I've been recapping my trip out West with my father this fall. We traveled there for the Ring of Fire Eclipse....

Go West, young man: the Great Sand Dunes

From a distance, the Great Sand Dunes look fake. To be honest, even up close they look a little fake. Most avid hikers will tell...

Go West, young man: the Great Divide

If you are familiar with CW McCall, you have likely heard his song "Wolf Creek Pass." In the song, he talks about a truck...

Go West, young man: I fell in…

...to a burning ring of fire. That was the goal of the entire trip out west, to see the ring of fire solar eclipse...

Go West, young man: 95 in an 80

Editor's Note: In October, Now Habersham weatherman and outdoor feature reporter Tyler Penland traveled out West to watch and report on the annular Ring...

Go West, young man: taking flight

The phrase "go west, young man" originated in the mid-1800s and has been attributed to many people. While uncertainty in the author remains, there...