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Tour de Corgi 2026
Sploots in Space: Tour de Corgi 2026 Recap On Saturday, October 3, 2026, Old Town Fort Collins was full of corgis for the 12th annual Tour de Corgi. This year’s theme was “Sploots in Space,” and owners brought their short-legged pups to Civic Center Park dressed as astronauts, aliens, Star Wars heroes and plenty of…
Read MoreThe Terry Bison Ranch Resort
Hats off to the Terry Bison Ranch Resort! A bargain train ride near Cheyenne, Wyoming lets kids feed buffalo right from the car window.
Read MoreAn Encounter with a Rattlesnake While Hiking near Phoenix
Hats off to our hiking buddy Steve from Eden Prairie! Our March hike at Pinnacle Peak turned into an up-close rattlesnake encounter.
Read MoreInternational Owl Center in Houston, Minnesota
Hats off to the International Owl Center! Enthusiastic staff and gorgeous owls make this Root River Valley stop worth the drive.
Read MoreMinneopa State Park in Minnesota
Hats off to the Minnesota DNR! Minneopa State Park’s purebred bison herd and scenic waterfall make it an easy day trip from the Twin Cities.
Read MoreFishing on the Namekagon River
Hats off to the Namekagon River, a National Wild and Scenic River! Join Bob Metoxen for a day of fishing its historic sturgeon waters in Northern Wisconsin.
Read MoreFavorite Animal Photos
A photo gallery of our favorite animal encounters — wildlife, birds, and creatures great and small, captured on the road across America.
Read MoreRiparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Hats off to the Town of Gilbert! The Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch turns treated wastewater into a birding paradise of over 300 species.
Read MoreThe Pelicans of West Central Minnesota
Hats off to Minnesota’s wetland conservation efforts! American white pelicans, absent for 90 years, now thrive again in Hutchinson and Marshall.
Read MoreCuster State Park
Hats off to Custer State Park! Home to one of the world’s largest publicly owned bison herds and the annual Buffalo Roundup since 1965.
Read MoreElephant Seal Beach
Hats off to the elephant seals of San Simeon! Every winter, massive seals haul out along California’s Highway 1 to breed and raise their pups.
Read MoreSalt River Birds
Hats off to the Salt River Project! Herons, egrets, and more urban wildlife line the Salt River walkway near Tempe Marketplace.
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