Golfers should be able to experience new sand bunkers and other improvements by fall at the Tanglewood Park Championship Golf Course.

The sunflowers at Dix Park bloomed earlier than expected as a result of all of the rain.

The sunflowers at Dix Park bloomed earlier than expected as a result of all of the rain.

Man dies hiking trail on Blue Ridge Parkway known for its “haunting skeletons of ancient trees,” NC park says. Muhammad Sultan was from Columbia, SC, park says.

A 32-foot sailboat ran aground at 4 a.m. along North Carolina’s treacherous Outer Banks. Only one person was aboard, Cape Hatteras National Seashore says.

Map of Olympic National Park area, showing travelers where the best hotels and attractions are located.