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Vancouvers dream
Experiencing the newest attraction in Vancouver, British
Columbia, is a bit like having a really terrific dream. And this is
one dream not to be missed. Storyeum
(10-5 Wed-Sun; $17 U.S.; 142 Water St.;
www.storyeum.com or
800/687-8142) plunges you into a vivid journey through the
provinces hi
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Kayak colleges
The best paddling schools keep class sizes small and
student-to-instructor ratio low ― 4 to 1 is good. Complete
courses should include classroom, pool, and ocean instruction for a
variety of situations.
PUGET SOUND, WASHINGTON
Body Boat Blade
International, Orcas Island. Basic through advance
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A rural ramble near Vancouver
Theres something strangely satisfying about prefacing a hike on the Pitt Lake Dike with an overview of the area. The satisfaction comes from the notion that by climbing to the top of a wildlife observation tower I can see things the way thousands of resident birds do. The strange part is that t
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Riding the Snake
The season for whitewater rafting or a relaxing river cruise
may still be a month or more off in much of the West, but not in
south central Idaho. Warm temperatures and good water levels make
April the start of the season for two easy trips on the Snake
River.
Tucked in a bend of the Snake jus
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Find the real O.C. in Corona del Mar
Coastal Orange County is often portrayed as a haven for shopaholics, but its not all like that. Corona del Mar is the real thing.This mile-long section of Newport Beach is a true neighborhood, and Sherman Gardens, a botanical garden manicured to perfection by local volunteers, is its heart.You
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The new Getty Villa
Southern California has a new blockbuster museum to add to its
much- lauded lineup. A $275 million renovation of the original
hilltop J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Villa in Malibu pays homage
to Gettys collection of Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities
with a design thats as culturally resp
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From field to table
Feeling underwhelmed by cooking classes that are all about sipping Chardonnay? Meet Eremita Leyba-Campos and her daughter, Margaret Campos, who run Comida de Campos (Food from the Field) on their 19-acre farm in Embudo, New Mexico.Here class means plucking juicy berries from the vine, slopping
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Scottsdale gets swanky
Bristling with cranes and construction fencing, the citys center has seemingly reinvented itself overnight as a sophisticated destination and a large, floating party scene, complete with fashionable hotels, pricey boutiques, and restaurants that alone are worth the trip. More than $2 billion is
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Ranch vacation
The sun, barely up, cast long shadows over the 3,000-plus acres of the Crazy Mountain Cattle Company, just west of Big Timber, Montana. Rancher Rick Jarrett and I had headed out early to irrigate a hay field in much the same way his grandfather did when he settled here in 1908.
As we plunged o
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Dream for speed
David Williams, the executive director of the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum in Kent, Washington, remembers watching his very first race at 5 years old.I just was amazed by the sound and color and excitement and huge rooster tails that the boats threw, he says. He filled his childhood by making
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Salt Spring Island travel planner
Salt Spring Island can be reached via BC Ferries (250/386-3431). For maps and information, including details on the islands popular self-guided Studio Tours, contact the Salt Spring Island Chamber of Commerce (121 Lower Ganges Rd.; 250/537-5252). Prices listed are in U.S. dollars.ACTIVITIESBlue
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Liberating lessons
Step into a food and wine pairing seminar with Jerry Comfort,
and youll see the expected semicircle of partly filled
wineglasses. But Comfort ― director of wine education at
Beringer Blass Wine Estates in St. Helena, California ― grins
over a plate of less-than-standard foods: a slice of apple,
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Silver Lake
Silver Lake is hitting its stride. Once home to silent-movie stars, then a hub for modernist architects, the neighborhood east of Hollywood fell into a decades-long decline.Now it ranks high among Los Angeles hottest shopping destinations.Silver Lakes appeal blends neighborly coziness and bohem
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Great restaurants and more in the new Ventura
Ventura has undergone a major facelift, with renovations to the
historic downtown, a burgeoning art scene, and an influx of
cutting-edge restaurants.
Although it keeps its mellow pace and still has its surfers, the
rest is history. Its now the kind of place where the man in the
white jacket per
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Camping in Glacier National Park
The parks campgrounds, all first-come, first-serve, fill up by late morning during July and August; ask at any visitor center for locations and availability. Most are open from late-May to mid-September, though you can camp at Apgar or St. Mary at any time of the year. For overnight backpacking
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North Bay getaway
I f you dread the canned carols and manic wattage of urban mall shopping this month, try giving yourself a present. Make a December escape to Solano Countys Benicia. On the north shore of the Carquinez Strait, this historic town, briefly Californias capital, offers unpressured browsing for one-
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Plunge into the delta
For general information, contact the
California Delta Chambers
and Visitors Bureau (209/367-9840).
Bitter Melon: Inside Americas Last Rural Chinese Town is a good
history of Locke, with text by Jeff Gillenkirk and photographs by
James Motlow (Heyday Books, Berkeley, 1997; $22; 510/549-3564).
F
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Get the dish on Yountville, California
If our Yountville Postcard or the towns shining set of Michelin stars has made you want to sample some of its superb food, youre in luck. January and February make up the (relatively) slow season in the Napa Valley. That makes it a little easier to book tables at Yountville restaurants. In fact
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David A. Boxley: Art is evolutionary
Born in 1952, David A. Boxley was raised by his grandparents in the Tsimshian village of Metlakatla, Alaska, and graduated from Seattle Pacific University. In 1979, Boxley began carving, and in 1986 he began earning a living as an artist. Boxley now lives in the Seattle area with his two sons,
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Socratic wisdom
Plant lovers understand the importance of details. Theyre
the basis of botanical wisdom. To distinguish a blue blossom
ceanothus from a musk bush, for example, look for ridges on the
plants stems.
So a hike with Wilma Follette, who has been leading Native Plant
Society excursions on Mt. Tamalp
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