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A small number of schools have long-term residential programs designed to teach resilience, teamwork and compassion. But do ...

Discover Joshua Tree National Park, where two very different desert worlds collide: the high Mojave and the low Colorado, ...

Swimming lakes in Westchester and the Hudson Valley are ideal destinations for cooling off in the great outdoors. While ...