seat for up to 14 hours after her mother's car plunged into a freezing Utah river.

Tim Stewart takes to the trails of Utah and is overwhelmed by the diversity and beauty of the rock formations.

A visit to the USA's famous Monument Valley is an awe-inspiring experience, writes Ellen Creager.

This is the heroic step-father who rescued his five-year-old daughter from the clutches of a brazen kidnapper who snatched her from her own bed in the middle of the night.

James Robinson goes on a fruitless celeb hunt at the Sundance Film Festival.

These five American ski resorts offer everything required for a great winter holiday workout.

Sam Wetherell finds himself an object of curiosity - and possible conversion - in Utah.

As America's oldest highway marks its centenary, Chris Moss rounds up the options for a US fly-drive.

Luxury RVs have all the trappings of penthouse suites, writes Marian Carroll, from marble benchtops to bronze fittings.

Jacques Marais risks life and limb in a legendary land of hair-raising, bone-jarring, biblical grandeur - and loves every minute.

A US monument has been harbouring a guilty secret for 140 years...