The important thing to remember about the recent anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech is not the debate over whether Glenn Beck hijacked the moment by holding a rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

The best of "Day Trips" 1-1,000 : The first "Day Trips" column appeared on April 12, 1991.

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a lawsuit brought by energy producers challenging the cancellation of 77 oil and gas drilling leases was filed too late.

Thomas Mistele, an Advanced Placement environmental science teacher at Hunterdon Central High School in Raritan Township, recently spent nine days on a research expedition in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park.

The Montezuma County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to ban the operation of medical marijuana centers, cultivation sites and infused product industries in unincorporated portions of the county.

" Despite all the words spilled in evaluating Glenn Beck's tentless revival last weekend, the real meaning may have been hiding in plain sight.

A kayaker who rode over the 90-foot-high Linville Falls off the Blue Ridge Parkway was issued citations.

"It might work a few times around," muses Kerry Gunther, a bear-management biologist at Yellowstone National Park.

GETTYSBURG, Pa. a 'A divisive plan to build a casino near the site of the Civil War's tide-turning Battle of Gettysburg is in the mold of many other communities that have successfully meshed gambling with historical tourist destinations, the developer told state regulators Tuesday.

Natchez Trace District Ranger Kim Korthuis was called to the scene of a fatal accident at Mile Marker 245 on the Natchez Trace Parkway about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.

One national seashore in North Carolina is being evacuated ahead of Hurricane Earl, with the park closing until further notice.

Joseph Hall uses a Garwick recording machine to record storyteller Steve Woody in Cataloochee in 1939.

POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE, Calif. a " Coast Guard officials say three people were transported to the hospital after being rescued from their disabled fishing boat off Point Reyes.Coast Guard Petty Officer Levi Read says four people reported being stranded Sunday night after a wave struck their 42-foot boat, breaking a window and causing ...

Imagine the Grand Canyon - " so achingly vast and vacant - " filled to the rim with the daily din of machinery, like the background hum a big city.

WASHINGTON a ' Conservative commentator Glenn Beck voiced sharper criticism of President Obama's religious beliefs on Sunday than he and other speakers offered from the podium of the rally Beck organized at the Lincoln Memorial a day earlier.

Thousands gather on the National Mall in Washington on Saturday for the "Restore America" rally, led by Glenn Back and Sarah Palin.

The town where the Civil War's tide-turning battle was waged is fighting dissension in its own ranks, with even hard-core preservationists split over a proposed casino that would rise near the historic battlefield and be named for the line that divided North and South.

The pair draw a big crowd at Saturday's rally, but Glenn Beck insists they won't team up to run for office: 'There are far too many people that are far smarter than me to be president.' Glenn Beck, left, looks on as former Alaska Gov.

I did not stick around to see Glenn Beck's extravaganza at the Lincoln Memorial, not out of protest but because I had work to do in Philadelphia.

Today's adventure photographers have no shortage of techno-gadgets to choose from in the quest for that perfect shot.