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More tips from the pros
Picture perfect
Timing
Photographer Sean Arbabi says half the battle is getting to the right spot ahead of the light. Put yourself in position, then be patient and persistent: Wait for the right moment and the best light.
Lighting
Light is most dramatic and most forgiving in the hour after da
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Taking birding to extremes: A fine madness
For Dr. Steve Mlodinow, the annual time tally looks like this: 100 days birding, 10 days writing a birding column, more days working on a new birding book (hes already written two)—oh, and a full-time family medical practice in Everett, Washington. Somewhere along the line, the notion of birdin
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Gear to make a bird
Ultimate birding book. The Sibley Guide to Birds by David Allen Sibley (Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2000; $35) is so thorough, detailed, and user-friendly, it has become the new standard for identifying birds—thanks to 6,600 illustrations. If God is in the details, this book is heavenly help for
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Best campgrounds for beginners
Lake Powell, UT and AZ Wahweap Campground Glen Park National Recreation Area: What better payoff for taking the camping plunge than the finger canyons of Lake Powell? A waterfront campground comes with basic creature comforts (hot showers, shaded picnic tables). After breakfast, the main event:
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Higher education: snowboarding tips
With snowboarding rivaling downhill skiing in popularity,
virtually all Western ski resorts now offer snowboard classes. (A
small handful dont, so its wise to call the resort before you
head up to the mountains.) Experts offer the following tips to
aspiring snowboarders.
Once is not enough. M
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Postcards from the West
Dine in heavens kitchen
Great food is a regular pleasure in
Yountville,
California.
Christmas Tree Lane
December
2007: In Fresno, California, the spirit of Christmas triumphs
once again.
100 years of hamburgers
November
2007: Hudsons Hamburgers celebrates a century of Huddyburgers
in Coeur
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Paradise Saved
Surf crashes against a rocky cove. Hills greened by winter rains roll toward the horizon. The Hearst Ranch, in San Luis Obispo County, California, is surely one of the most beautiful places in the West. And now a portion of it has been preserved for all of us to enjoy. The Hearst property is on
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Top Secluded Vacations in the West
1. Monument Valley, UT: Blend into the sceneryDaydreaming is the main activity at the View Hotel, where every room has a balcony with vistas of those iconic sandstone spires—and nothing else. Occasionally guests rally from their reveries and bundle up to wander out into red rock scenery made co
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How to build a campfire
Making kindling
Logs split into thin, flammable pieces make the best kindling,
Sidel says. To cut wood, use the contact method taught by the Boy
Scouts: lay the edge of the hatchet or ax on the end of the wood,
parallel to the grain, then strike them against your chopping
block.
The tepee
The t
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Oases in the sea
The San Juans are an archipelago of amoeba-shaped isles
scattered in the straits between the Washington mainland and
Vancouver Island. Geologically, theyre ridges and plateaus and
mountaintops, whatever didnt get rasped into seabed by the last
retreating glaciers 12,000 years ago. They number e
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Getting started
Backpacking
Learn how to carry your camp beyond roads end
Glide into
bliss
Heres what you need to getting started on the waves
Get hooked
Fly-fishing can be addictive once you learn the basics
Mountain bike
basics
Find the right instructor ― and pedal to two-wheeled
Nirvana
Cliff-hanger
A
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Snow day
The best way to recharge in winter is to reconnect with your
inner snow angel. No matter where you make your home in the West,
youre never more than a few hours drive from a place where the
white stuff runs soft and deep. Declare a day off, and pack up the
red plastic saucers, warm clothes, and
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Amazing Camping: Colorado, Montana, & More
COLORADO
1. Moraine Park Campground, Rocky Mountain National Park
Elk, mule deer, and coyotes often wander through the meadow near this campground, which has a backcountry feel despite its proximity to the road. The 2.3-mile Cub Lake Trail leads to a lily pad–covered pond. Leave your car behin
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Hidden Vegas
Locals know that theres more to Las Vegas than fake mountains
and celebrity chefs. On the first Friday of each month, thousands
flock to a Vegas-style block party ― including bands, chalk
drawing, and dancing ― in the Arts District between the Strip
and the old downtown. And if you cant make Fi
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Jogs for dogs
Related:
Spas
A pups gotta run, especially in summer. My English springer
spaniel, Roscoe, considers the vast open spaces that surround Salt
Lake City and Park City, Utah, his own private exercise grounds.
Here are our three favorite destinations.
Beaver Creek Trail
Near the western edge of t
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Top 10 Lake Resorts
1. NORTH CASCADES, WA
Ross Lake Resort
The 15 cabins here are so close to the cerulean waters, they
actually float. Guests whove sought out the spectacularly remote
hideaway (after the three-hour drive from Seattle, it still takes a
ferry, a truck, and a speedboat to get you to your door)
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Trail stop
Cimarron is 134 miles northeast of Santa Fe. For more information, contact the Cimarron Chamber of Commerce (10-3 Mon-Fri; 104 N. Lincoln Ave.; www.cimarronnm.com or 505/376-2417).AttractionsBuffalo viewing. Ask where buffalo are at the chamber of commerce, or just cruise north on rural U.S. 64
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Oranges in Auburn–nows the time
Bet you didnt know that citrus grows like crazy in the foothills east of Sacramento. In fact, a commercial mandarin industry has been thriving here since the 1960s, with about 50 growers today.The best way to get your fix of the sprightly fruit is to head to the annual Mountain Mandarin Festiva
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Surf schools
The following camps offer adult instruction, from private
one-hour lessons ($50 to $80) to weeklong camps ($950 and up;
includes food, equipment, and added niceties like massages and
surfboard factory tours). Even good camps can differ in philosophy
and style: Talk to previous students before
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Working wanderlust
Their business―and romance―started in the summer of
1993. David Nissen was working the microphone on motor-coach tours
of the Canadian Rockies. Aleta Wolin was covering the same
territory for another tour company. Each dreamed of starting an
ecotourism company someday. They met, they clicked, t
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