If you've ever driven along a gravel or dirt road in the summer, you're undoubtedly familiar with the "washboards" that develop. For those of you who have never encountered this phenomenon, gravel and ...

Every other Friday on Morning Edition NHPR’s Sam Evans-Brown tracks down answers to questions about the environment and outdoors for our listeners in a segment we call “Ask Sam." Sheila from ...

If you have a gravel driveway or road on your property, you have probably experienced washboard road – horizontal bumps and ruts that feel like a series of small speed bumps. Washboard makes driving ...

Driving on a dirt road can rattle the bones. Every foot or so, a ridge of dirt up to several inches high lies in wait to jolt passing cars and trucks and their hapless occupants. In many places, road ...

Your support goes further this holiday season. When you buy an annual membership or give a one-time contribution, we’ll give a membership to someone who can’t afford access. It’s a simple way for you ...

In their heyday, washboards were instruments of laundry day drudgery. Today they're more likely to be instruments of good clean fun, as Conor Knighton now tells us: For serious players of the ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- In our search for the unusual, you don't have to go far at the Big Fresno Fair. We found an entertaining guy who turns everyday items into musical instruments. Washboard Willy ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- This small cafe in the East Village is filled with sunlight, the smell of coffee, and the soothing tunes of a jazz trio. But this trio is different. There are a saxophone and a ...