September / October 2008 EnCompass Magazine

• Features:
  • Mini Tour: Colorado Strongholds
    More than 70 fortresses and stockades were built in Colorado between 1807 and 1889. Some can still be visited today.
    By Shelly Steig
  • Big Wave Paradise
    On the North Shore of Oahu, spectators and TV crews flock to see pro surfers challenge the biggest waves on the planet.
    By Tracy Cabot
  • Transportation Talk
    Where do the presidential candidates stand on transportation issues? AAA interviews John McCain and Barack Obama.
    By Rob Bhatt
  • Historic Salem
    An October visit to Salem, Massachusetts, reveals fall colors mingled with literary history and echoes of the city's darker past.
    By Sean Conneely
  • Amazon Adventure
    Not many people can boast that their first fishing trip was along the Ucayali tributary of the Amazon—for piranhas.
    By Tom Crosby
  • Web extra: Canoes on the Chesapeake
    There are no roads here. It's a step back in time, and that's just the way the locals like it.
    By Terence Baker
  • Colorado Explorer
    Your Colorado guide to attractions, events, dining, shopping and all the rest this state has to offer.
    • Cedaredge
    • Activities
    • Dining
    • Shopping
    • Lodging
    • Colorado Calendar
    • My Colorado
• Departments
  • In Every Issue
    • President's Message
      Highway crisis hits close to home
      By Tony DeNovellis
    • Member Feedback
      
      • More about motorcycles
      • Changing money overseas
      • Big rigs and road funding
      • Correction: Colorado mines
    • Commentary
      Are you part of the problem?
    • Contact Us
    • Travel Tips & Trends
      • Choosing the right luggage
      • Colorado skateboard parks
      • Fossils, gems and minerals on show
      • Labor Day events
      • Move Over Law expands
      • Saving gas
      • All-inclusive tours: what to look for
      • Beware of driving permit scams
      • Pets on a cruise
      • Scenic stress reduction
      • Back-to-school safety
      • Database spots totaled cars
    • AutoTalk
      Serpentine belts
  • Know AAA
    • Safety
      • Did you know? Dialing *AAA
    • Travel
      • Pet photo contest
      • TripTik Travel Planner
      • Where are you thinking of going?
    • Member Savings
      • Fall savings
      • College move-in 101
    • Insurance
      • Car insurance under age 25
      • Flood insurance factors
    • Automotive
      • October is Car Care Month
      • Emergency fuel benefits
      • AAA Mobile for phones
    • Website
      • Have you tried these?