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Destination: Summer treats
Great pie in Seattle: Here are five bakeries and cafes (see:Must-try pies )where youll find made-from-scratch cherry, rhubarb, and blackberry beauties.Banana splits in Salt Lake City: You could, of course, slice a banana in half, add a scoop of vanilla and pour the hot fudge on yourself ― or, y
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Day 1: Friday
Youre getting some exercise today, so begin with a stirring selection of roasted coffees and fresh baked goods at Mocha Mollys, a great stop for surveying Steamboats downtown scene, located mostly on Lincoln Avenue.For a winter workout big on scenic value, the Steamboat Ski Touring Center offer
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On the road
Serious road cyclists have a trick for boosting their spirits during steep climbs, headwinds, and lonely stretches of road. They belt out songs to the rhythm of the pedals. But as I crank north along New Mexicos State 41, a thin ribbon of asphalt beneath a cobalt blue sky, lines from my toddler
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Legendary lake country
Daytime temperatures warm to the mid-80s, but keep a sweater handy, as temperatures can drop to the 60s at nighttime. For more area information, contact the chambers of commerce in Coeur dAlene (877/782-9232), Sandpoint (800/800-2106), and at Priest Lake (888/774-3785).ActivitiesCoeur dAlene La
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Cliff
I dont look like rock-climbing material. Im only moderately athletic, I dont love heights, and I can do exactly one push-up. But now that Ive learned the basics of the sport, I know that my noodle arms are not reasons to stay away from rock faces. As Mykael Lazzeri, an instructor at Mission Cli
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Hiking
PALOMAR MOUNTAIN STATE PARK
Near Escondido, California
While Palomar Mountain is best known for its observatory,
many people are drawn to its namesake state park for hiking and
scenery. Lush stands of bracken ferns line its 14 miles of trails;
blooming azaleas and dogwoods brighten the forest
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Denvers feisty Art District
Priced out of LoDo during the early-90s boom, many art galleries landed along Santa Fe Drive, the core of Denvers Latino community. Today the Art District on Santa Fe mixes galleries, a museum, a theater, and restaurants between Fifth and 10th Avenues, where thousands flock to each months festi
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Park, bays, and waterfalls
You can fly to Victoria International Airport and rent a car, or drive into Canada and catch a ferry (BC Ferries, www.bcferries.com or 604/444-2890) from Tsawwassen (south of Vancouver) to Swartz Bay.1. Goldstream Provincial Park. Salmon run is late Oct-early Dec; hike to Niagara Falls or Mt. F
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Best Yosemite Camping
Since you’re visiting the park for the scenery, why spend the night walled off from it? Try one of these eight recommended Yosemite campgrounds graced by the Sierra Nevada’s starry skies and sweet mountain air.BEST SITE: White Wolf. Nestled in a lodgepole pine forest at 8,000 feet, the campgrou
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Grand tour map
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Top 15 lakeside campgrounds
ARIZONA 1. Hawley Lake Campground, Fort Apache Indian ReservationWhy we love it: For cooking fresh catch and escaping the desert heat in a conifer forest.Sites to score: Sites are unnumbered, but those closest to the water are most popular.Info: 18 miles southeast of McNary; $8; 928/335-7511.CA
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Reading the rivers
Will our
rivers survive? Top water experts answer the question
TOBIAS WOLFF FISHES FOR STEELHEAD AND
MEMORIES ON THE SKAGIT
The Skagit River
Source: Cascade Mountains, British Columbia
Length: 160 miles
Mouth: Puget Sound, Washington
Watershed: 3,130 square miles
A river runs deep in my
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Cemeteries worth exploring in Califoriia
HollywoodHollywood Forever Memorial Park. For Halloween, visit the palm-shaded Resting Place of Hollywoods Immortals, from Cecil B. DeMille to Jayne Mansfield. 6000 Santa Monica Blvd.; 323/469-1181.Los AngelesForest Lawn Hollywood Hills. Get a history lesson at Southern Californias most famous
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Our own Lance?
Levi Leipheimer, a 32-year-old pro rider who moved to Northern
California because of its absolutely beautiful roads, has reason
to be psyched this month. In the premiere Tour of California, 21
world-class teams will wind and climb 700 miles throughout the
state, starting in San Francisco and he
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Winter in Gig Harbor
It should take 30 minutes to walk to Finholms Market at the
head of Gig Harbor, Washington, from Old Ferry Landing Park at the
bays mouth. But youll never make it that fast ― there are
too many docks to walk and Kodak moments to catch, such as Mt.
Rainier popping through clouds. If rain surpris
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Kitchen
Same space, new
look
$1,500
Painting
$300
Blue pendant lamps
$12,500
Custom cabinetry
$1,200
Glass tile
$5,500
Custom concrete counters
$1,200
Sink, fixtures, hardware
$6,800
Appliances, including warming drawer
$1,300
Floor refinishing
$2,200
Architect
$300
Color consultant
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Top 40 Beaches
The human body is seventy percent water. So is the surface
of the earth. The link explains why, each summer, we feel that
primordial pull to the Pacific shore. The sun rises high in the
sky, a salt breeze brushes the cheek, and down to the sea we
go.
The Pacific washes 7,863 miles of shoreline
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Geared up and ready
On the
road
Bike: Expect a good beginners model to start under $1,000,
have 27 gears, and be crafted from light aluminum alloys;
comfort-focused bikes have an upright pedaling position, flat
handlebars, and broader saddles. For more performance (and more
cash), expect lighter frames and drop
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Egrets, herons, and you
Not often do you get a chance to see flocks of 2- to 4-foot creatures with wingspans of up to 6 feet engaged in daily routines like gathering sticks for nests. Or the plume displaying, twig shaking, crooning, and bill clappering that take place during courtship.Or the flailing and crash-landing
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Arizonas enchanted forest
Periwinkle blue butterflies, tumbling waterfalls, red-capped mushrooms, and vines heavy with wild grapes. Wander the fairy-tale setting of Tonto, Horton, and Christopher Creeks, just below Arizonas Mogollon Rim, and you half expect Snow White and her dwarfs to show.The labyrinth of creeks and e
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