If you missed Peter’s Today show segment on boating safety, we’ve got the scoop for you.

With the Fourth of July right around the corner, the topic of boating safety is once again on the radar. Statistically, this holiday is considered to be one of the busiest, and often most deadly, dangerous boating weekends of the year.

As Peter reported, you might be surprised to learn that more people die every year in boating accidents than in trains or buses.

With cameras strapped to his shoulders, Michael Adams trekked the back-country of Yosemite National Park throughout his boyhood in the 1940s, alongside his father, legendary photographer Ansel Adams.

Photographers came from all over the world to experience the beauty of the park, and learn about its grandeur through its greatest known guide. Adams was happy just to be walking besides his father and other great photographers, even with the cumbersome wooden tripods, and camera lenses, he recalled in a recent interview.

“Ansel never pushed me to be a photographer, but during his photography workshops I carried his gear through places in Yosemite like the beautiful high country of …

June 28, 2007

If you’ve been reading the stories, then you know that the U.S. government — for the first time in 40 years — imposed a quarantine on a seriously infected tuberculosis patient and airline passenger.Perhaps worse, it revealed that there’s really no unilateral protocol in place to determine who can, and cannot fly on planes.

There may be a no-fly list for security. But there isn’t a no-fly list based on communicable diseases.

And once again, it raised fears among travelers about the quality of air onboard passenger jets. Is it really possible for you to become infected, sitting in seat 23B, if the passenger in 11A is sick?

When you’ve stayed at a hotel, have you ever coveted the cushy robe, those 600-thread count sheets, or that vintage vase? Of course you have.

But, have you ever thought of actually stealing a live koi fish?

A heavy statue?

Everything in your room?

Believe it or not, many guests have walked out with these items–and more.

Everyone’s heard of the new Skywalk over the Grand Canyon, but here’s how to see it in a whole new way–without lots of other tourists around. The North Rim of the Grand Canyon is only 12 miles as the crow flies from the more popular South Rim, but since it takes about 5 hours and 215 miles of driving to get there, it’s usually relatively empty. It’s also a declared game preserve and offers lush vegetation. The North Rim roads are closed from October to May due to extensive snowfall, but the North Rim itself remains open for those who want to ski or snow-shoe.

If you’ve ever heard that your hotel keycard could be used to steal your personal information, then read on, because here’s what you need to know.

It’s not always easy to step off the beaten path once you get into Nashville.

The elements that draw you into the city are sure to keep you satisfied for a long time–the streets virtually hum with the sounds of country and bluegrass spilling from music venues, while mainstays like the Grand Ole Opry House made the city into a legend.

Generations of country greats have flocked to Nashville, and with names like Dolly Parton, Hank Williams Sr., Trisha Yearwood, and Martina McBride, they certainly don’t call it Music City for nothing. You also can’t leave the city without tasting old-school Southern barbecue (tangier and spicier than the Memphis variety), washed down by the firewater that is Tennessee whiskey.

We may advocate traveling in the off season (lower prices, lesser crowds), but odds are you held back on visiting Chicago in the winter. Yes, weather can be a factor.

After all, a common Chicago joke is that the city enjoys only two seasons a year: winter, and construction…

Indeed, statistics show that Chicago tourism is hopping in the summer: 32% of leisure travelers visit the city in the summer months, as compared to 24% in the winter (and only 17% in the fall–as it turns out, winter discounts and programming do draw a decent, albeit chilly, crowd).