May/June 2012
EnCompass Magazine

Features:

• Best of show
  While touring Devils Tower and the surrounding countryside, you'll be richly rewarded by details big and small.
  By Debi Boucher.
• Discounts in the desert
  Travel to Arizona in summer? Really? “Would you like a room upgrade, sir?” Why, yes. … yes I would.
  By Dan Leeth.
• 6 Middle-earth adventures
  Community dinner on the coast, helicopter ride above the glaciers, island cruise, dolphin swim, and much more.
  By Eric Lindberg.
• Colorado Explorer
  Bat walks, horseback rides and Four Diamond dining.
  By Linda DuVal.
• My Colorado
  Two Colorado photos by our readers.

• Online Feature:
  • Colorado name droppers
    Over the years, explorers and cartographers have given names to nearly every notable place and feature in the state.
    By Dan Leeth.
  
  
  • Departments
    • In Every Issue
      
      
      • President's Message
        Fuel saving tips: Your ideas, and ours
        By Tony DeNovellis.
      
      
      • Safe Roads
        
        • 5 seat belt myths debunked
      • Travel Talk
        
        • Tourist traps where you don’t mind getting caught
        • Colorado GEM: Central City Opera House
        • 5 independent coffeehouses that get us talking
      • AutoTalk
        
        • Check engine light: Don’t freak out
      • Insurance Talk
        
        • Vacation or secondary home insurance
      • yourAAA: Member News & Benefits
        
        • Battery test
        • Striking gold
        • We’ve traveled a lot of miles together
        • Roadside assistance benefits