With high temperatures throughout much of the United States, many people hear the term Dog Days of Summer. The name for this hot portion of summer comes from the ancient Egyptians and has a basis in the stars. In Egypt and Rome, the "dog star" Sirius was in the sky...

Alvaro ObregonPublic Domain Image After the leaders of the Mexican Revolution -- Pancho Villa, Alvaro Obregon, Venustiano Carranza and Emiliano Zapata -- removed the despised Victoriano Huerta from power, their fragile alliance disintegrated. By early 1915, Carranza and Villa had declared open hostilities on one another, Zapata fought against anyone who...

I had ambitious plans for today, the heart of my trip. But yesterday involved so much driving and so little time "on site," I decided to give Vermont the bulk of my day. Even then, I could only schedule five or six places to stop from the Roadside Guide. And...