Edgemere, Maryland

Congress passed an omnibus spending bill early Friday morning and along with it, a load of other legislation including some big provisions about the outdoors. Somewhat unexpectedly, there’s a lot of good news for public lands. Here’s some of what outdoor enthusiasts should be stoked about: Fire f...

In 1912 the Mayor of Tokyo City, Yukio Ozaki, donated 3,000 Yoshino cherry trees to the United States as a gift of friendship between Japan and the US. They were planted around the Tidal Basin in Washington DC and each spring the trees flower a puffy pinkish-white flower. Tourists and photographe...