The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is inviting all motorists to use the state’s trails, scramble areas, county, state forest and national forest roads during Free ORV weekend Aug. 16-17.

Indiana Dunes features over 50 miles of diverse trails, from short strolls through the sand to long hikes through wetlands.

Rising out of the Tularosa Basin in south-central New Mexico is one of the country’s most underrated wonders: waves of pure white sand spreading as far as the eye can see. At first glance, it looks like a vast expanse of snowdrifts, but step out of your car and you’ll find it crunches underfoot.

Architect Murray D. Heatherington designed the Cypress Log Cabin for the 1933 World’s Fair in Chicago as a model of cypress design and construction.

Located way up north, along Noatak National Preserve’s southern border and within spitting distance of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, not only is Kobuk Valley a land of sand dunes in addition to rivers, forests, and mountains, but it’s also where 250,000 caribou pass twice a year on an annual migration between their summer and winter grounds.

Medano Pass Primitive Road Remains CLOSED from Castle Creek to Medano Pass. Park staff (road crews and patrol rangers) were able to make initial assessments of the road damage and found deep washouts and sections of the road covered with woody debris.