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One Perfect Day in Lander, Wyoming
Ranch meets rock: July Fourth weekend is the 118th Lander Pioneer Days Parade & Rodeo. The following weekend, hundreds of rock climbers pile in for the International Climbers’ Festival. Locals share their cute cafes, mom-and-pop shops, and parks with both crowds.Wait, where is Lander? Along
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Camping Sites in California
Lassen Volcanic National ParkJuniper Lake: Tucked into the southeast corner of the park, this 18-site campground has one drawback: no running water. (So bring your own, or a purifier.) But the pluses are many: a stunning lakeside location; the nearby half-mile hike to Inspiration Point, where y
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The new Honolulu
Four million travelers visit Honolulu every year, and most never see the real city.Yes, Waikikis fabled beach will give them what theyre looking for: surf, sun, sand. But elsewhere, in tropical gardens, in Chinatown market stalls, you can encounter the metropolis that too many tourists miss: a
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Blue skies online
Tour Santa FeAugust in San Francisco is a peculiar brand of summer: foggy, windy, and cold. Eager for a sunny escape, my husband, Steve, and I surfed websites like Travelocity and Travelzoo to find weekend deals.There they were: cheap flights to Albuquerque, only an hours drive from the culture
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Kayak essentials
The kayak (A). This intimate watercraft should fit you
physically and psychologically. Its shape and dimensions make
dramatic differences in speed, handling, and comfort, so the only
way to know what suits you is to rent or borrow many kayaks before
deciding to purchase one. Beginners often bu
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Fall for Columbia City, Washington
Theres a humble, aw-shucks mentality permeating Columbia City thats hard to not be smitten with.Friendly and proud (if also somewhat bewildered) over the sonic-speed real-estate boom in their south Seattle burg, locals are eager to pay it forward. At the movie house, owner Paul Doyle is quick t
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Tradition lives on in Oahu
Visitors who love Kauais quiet beauty and the Big Islands
dramatic geography might argue that Honolulu doesnt represent
real Hawaii, that the states most cosmopolitan city is simply a
mecca for tourists who want to soak up rays and ride the waves at
Waikiki. That assumption is sorely out of dat
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Day Trip: Ukiah, CA
Autumn in this throwback burg explodes with foliage that rivals Vermont’s.
Think small: Ukiah—population 16,000—may be the largest city in Mendocino County (and in neighboring Lake County, for that matter), but the place is as small-town as it gets.
What it has: 19th-century architecture, cha
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Balloons in the night
Unlike the famous fall hot-air balloon festival in Albuquerque, where free-floating craft crowd the sky with a riot of colors, the inflatable sculptures at the citys Balloon Fiesta Park this month wont lift off the ground. Instead, the tethered balloons will light up the winter night in a synch
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Pleasure palaces
Northwest
movie palaces
You know the moviegoing drill. The drive to the multiplex,
the quest for parking, the shuffle through the lobby that has all
the grandeur of your dentists office and, at last, you search for
cinema 7, or maybe its 9.
But once upon a time, going to the movies was a
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Napa bargains uncorked
Napa is the valley of indulgence. Here, north of San
Francisco in the land of grapevines and mansions, is where youll
find the countrys finest wines and fanciest meals.
Its so lovely here ― and so predictably posh ―
you could easily drop a paycheck or two on a single luxurious
weekend of soaki
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Miracle on 32nd Avenue
A century ago, West 32nd Avenue in north Denver was known simply as the road to Golden. While it is still one route out of town, nowadays the avenue is synonymous with Highland Square, and its almost a miracle if travelers can resist the temptation to stop. The small but vibrant neighborhood of
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Okanagan flavors
Savor
British Columbias Okanagan
PREP AND COOK TIME: About 1 hour
NOTES: Mary-Lou Evans makes this easy, homey dessert for her
family, including son Bob Evans and daughter Barb Schwabe and her
husband, Russ. The family runs the No. 1 Fruit Stand together.
MAKES: 6 to 8 servings
3 pound
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Day Trip to Tuscon Botanical Garden
Why go now: In a word, flowers. In late April, saguaros pop little white blossoms that look like Easter bonnets. Trust us, its cool.Brake for cactus: Tucson is home to the worlds largest regional cactus and succulent society (tucsoncactus.org), and montly meetings are open to the public.Go nati
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Cultural Las Vegas: Day two
Cultural Las VegasPastries and coffee at Il Fornaio: $5 ($94 remaining)Elvis-A-Rama Museum: $20 ($74 remaining)Prowl MGM Grands Lion Habitat: FREESandwiches and atmosphere at Rumjungle: $18 ($56 remainingShop and watch roving acrobats and dancers at Desert Passage: FREEStop to smell the flowers
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Things To Do In Grand Valley, CO
With its miles of cattle ranches and fruit orchards, the Grand Valley once had a reputation among Coloradoans for being—how to put this diplomatically?—well, boring. But that rep is on the outs these days as day-trippers from Denver and Boulder drift west along Interstate 70 to discover a drop-
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Lost in time at Sunset Beach
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There isnt anything spit-and-polished about Sunset Beach.
Not the tattoo parlors nor
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Idaho: A captivating garden
Backdropped by guard towers and 17-foot-tall sandstone walls, the Idaho Botanical Garden is located just outside the former Idaho State Penitentiary, which operated here in Boise from 1872 to 1973. On a 33-acre site, where prisoners once farmed vegetables, visitors now can take a leisurely stro
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Best new city neighborhood: Barrio Santa Rosa
The category: New city neighborhoods forming their own identities while still respecting their heritage - though gentrifications a challenge.The stats: Its one of 15 small historic neighborhoods that flank the city center. A handful of local architects and builders have transformed the area. Th
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Houseboating on Californias Shasta Lake
My sister and I wanted to start a vacation tradition. But finding an inexpensive, fun adventure that would appeal to our parents and husbands as well as my 4-year-old son, James, was a challenge. Hotels would be too pricey for our whole group, and camping was out ― my father admittedly needs a
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