Simple errors can have deadly consequences.
By Ralph Kinney Bennett in Reader's Digest - July 2001
Departing from Boise, the state's charming capital, this long-distance drive traverses a vast backcountry of white-water rivers, hard-edged mountain peaks, and miles of rolling prairie that turn golden in the summer sun.
Cradled between the sky-high peaks of the Rocky Mountains, the broad valleys of Flathead Country unfold as a patchwork of golden hayfields, rolling rangeland, and fragrant cherry orchards.
Some of time's finest treasures can be found along this drive, which starts in the modern city of Richmond, passes centuries -- old plantations, then ends in one of the places where America began.
Familiar icons of the Old West -- from covered wagons and cattle drives to Indians and bison -- come to mind on this drive paralleling the Santa Fe Trail across Kansas.
Caressed by waves and bathed in sunshine, the eastern shores of Lake Michigan have been dubbed the Riviera of the Midwest.
If you think Iowa is flat, you're in for a surprise when you visit the Loess Hills, a region of tall, grassy ridges along the western fringe of our nation's breadbasket.
The desert of central Nevada -- for the most part unforgiving and remote -- has a silent grace that remains unbroken but for historic sites and a two-lane highway.
On a clear day you may not be able to see forever, but you can come mighty close from the summit of Lookout Mountain, where panoramic vistas overlook seven states.
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