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...These days," he says, "I see myself as sort of a cosmic park ranger. I'm that guy who shows up when you're sitting around a campfire and starts telling you about what happened on this mountain 10 million years ago. All at once, it's a whole new experience...
Forget the turning of the leaves in Hibiya Park?the real sight to behold in Tokyo this autumn will be German Contemporary Photography. Running from Oct. 25 to Dec. 18 at Tokyo's National Museum of Modern Art (momat.go.jp), this sweeping exhibition comprises work shot over 40 years by a remarkably diverse group of photographers. One common theme is Germany's sudden rise (and subsequent decline) as an industrial power; look out for the grim, 1960s factory pictures by Bernd and Hilla Becher (the oldest work on show) or the disturbing aridity of Hans Christian Schink's images...
...LEAP THE DIPS Pennsylvania Located in Lakemont Park, Altoona, Leap the Dips was built in 1902. It's the oldest roller coaster in existence, and a full restoration in 1999 should keep it in good health for many years to come. Cars trot along this centenarian at a stately 16 km/h...
Canada At the Alpine Club of Canada, huts range from remote bivvy shelters at the base of snowcapped mountains to cozy log cabins like the Elizabeth Parker Hut, above, in Yoho National Park. The hut has a well-equipped kitchen and can sleep...
...Invasion (Wednesdays, 10 p.m. E.T.). A Florida town survives a hurricane relatively unscathed--until people who disappeared during the storm turn up in the water, faintly changed. (Body snatching again: abstraction of sleeper-cell fears or easy way to cut costs on prosthetics?) Drawn into the mystery is park ranger Russell Varon (Eddie Cibrian), whose ex-wife Mariel (Kari Matchett) is one of the changelings...