Our broader region is going through hours and days of great turmoil, with the Middle East at war, and broader concern about how markets will react to the flare-up following the U.S. attack on Iran.

Castlewood Canyon State Park in Franktown, Colorado is one of those places that makes you do a double-take and wonder if someone forgot to tell you that Colorado secretly contains portals to Mars.

When most people think of Washington beaches, they imagine gentle waves and sandy shores, but Rialto Beach near Forks is here to completely shatter those expectations with its otherworldly landscape ...