The mantra for our dream family holiday to New Zealand was one of Gandalf's most iconic quotes: "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us." That time was two weeks, and we ...

This natural tunnel formed by twisted roots and branches looks like the entrance to a hobbit’s home, doesn’t it? Photo credit: Brian Bartel The Hobbit Trail is exactly what it sounds like, except ...

For those who want to experience the gorge from a different perspective, rafting trips on the Rio Grande range from gentle floats suitable for families to wild whitewater adventures that will have you ...

A body was pulled from Tempe Town Lake at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 2. The victim was identified as 24-year-old James Carson. Police say he was seen going into the lake on Sunday night and not resurfacing.

Two decades before Jackson’s trilogy brought Tolkien’s books to the big screen, there were attempts to animate his stories instead. 1980’s The Return of the King is one example, with Arthur Rankin Jr.

A Florida town has seen 13 times more snow in January than Salt Lake City has seen all winter. Marianna, Florida, recorded measurable snowfall of 1.3 inches in January while Salt Lake City logged only ...

PHOENIX – Crews located a body Monday while searching for a person who went missing at Tempe Town Lake the previous night. The search was launched after a person who was seen entering the water on ...

You are a beginning or intermediate skier, allergic to long lift lines, more interested in peace and quiet than après-ski action. Or you have young kids, ripe for introduction to skiing or ...

There are dragons in Preston Hollow. A hobbit house, too (though no hobbits) on a sequestered compound that brings a bit of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth to a corner of Dallas more accustomed to ...

Beyond being beautiful, the property offers a carbon-neutral escape.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We're two-thirds of the way through meteorological winter-- December, January and February -- and some regions of the United ...

TEMPE, AZ — Tempe fire officials have recovered the body of a person who reportedly entered Tempe Town Lake Sunday night and did not resurface. A person was reportedly seen entering the water Sunday ...