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10 great rivers to get you started
Here are 10 of the Wests best rafting rivers, along with
veteran outfitters that lead trips on them. Were suggesting runs
that let you feel the power of the water without leaving you
shaken. They range from rivers rated class I (a fast, easy float)
to class IV (wild and woolly but relatively sa
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Best Beaches on the West Coast
1. Laguna Beach, CA
A shoreline strollWhy I love it: A flower- and tree-lined path through Heisler Park winds along the beaches. Main Beach is the most popular, but Picnic Beach and many others are just as nice.Take my advice: For dinner, try the Beach House ($$$; 949/494-9707), where the food
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Show and Tell in Legoland California
I lost my sight nearly 20 years ago, yet some challenges never seem to get easier, particularly as a father. Consider how difficult it is to play. You wouldn’t want me riding bikes with Tess, my 6-year-old daughter. We don’t play catch, either. Draw pictures? Her artistic ability surpassed mine
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Get outfitted
Choices can be overwhelming when you set out to buy a
mountain bike. Dont get talked into buying more than you need.
Start with the basics: an aluminum- or steel-frame bicycle with
wide, knobby tires and lots of gears ― 27 is good.
A. Bike. Bikes are made from aluminum, steel, carbon fiber,
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Five great cemeteries worth exploring in Northern California
Colma Hills of Eternity. The grassy expanse of the cemetery houses Wyatt Earps grave. 1301 El Camino Real; 650/756-3633. Half Moon BayOur Lady of the Pillar Cemetery. On a bare hilltop east of town, the windswept concrete plots of the small cemetery have lovely views of the ocean. 1980 Miramont
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Best camping near amenities
Gateway to wine country. A stay at the Olema RV Resort and Campground lets you visit some of the most elite areas in Northern California without selling your firstborn; Sonoma is 33 miles away, Napa another 20 or so past that. Warning: You won’t be alone, with 107 tent sites and 80 RV sites. Bu
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Airplane secrets
Two new publications written by pilots help demystify the inner
workings of airplanes.
Plane Spotter ($8; available at airports or from
www.planespotter.com), a
laminated pocket guide to commercial jets, includes size breakdowns
for different aircraft and descriptions of planes moving parts.
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100 years of hamburgers
Find more of Peter Fishs
Postcard and Western Wanderings
essaysTodd
Hudson has a centurys worth of stories about the family hamburger
joint in Coeur dAlene, Idaho. But the best dates back to his
grandfather Howard Hudson. A guy sat down and ate eight hamburgers
in a row, Todd says. Then he wa
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Best San Francisco Bay Area Water Sports
1 | Under the Golden Gate ... if you dareCalifornia Canoe & Kayak’s Open Coast class starts with an easy launch in Sausalito’s Horseshoe Cove. The Golden Gate Bridge looms above, and sure enough, you’re going on through, then up the coast to explore the Marin Headlands and learn to navigate
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Price key
Our restaurant price ranges represent the average price (in U.S.
dollars) of dinner entrées.
$: $10 or less
$$: $11-$17
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$$$$: over $25
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Head out
The right posture not only helps avoid a sore back, it also means better control of the raft by the team as a whole ― especially important when you start plunging through rapids.1 Sit. Perch on one of the rafts side tubes; tuck your feet into the rafts straps or floor pockets, if available, or
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Unique Rafting Trips
1. COLORADO RIVER, AZString quartet in the grand canyon It may appear incongruent at first ― a cellist carting her instrument up slick rock, a grand master violinist keeping time with his sandaled foot ― but once the musicians plunge into Beethoven or Bach, youll know the grandest of concert ha
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Top 10 Seafood Restaurants
1. PAIA, HIMamas Fish HouseSure, Mamas is a bit more expensive than your average fish joint. But its Maui oceanside setting bordered by swaying palms puts it in the million-dollar-view category, making dinner seem like a bargain. The fish is wild, mostly local, and fresh, prepared in contempora
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Picture perfect
Its hard to take a terrible picture of Point Reyes, says Sean Arbabi, but not all that easy to get a really great one. He should know; Arbabi, an outdoor photographer and Sunset contributor, teaches workshops at Point Reyes National Seashore, 35 miles north of San Francisco.
Like any good inst
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Get onboard
The gear
For most of my life, snow meant one thing: get out the skis
and go. Downhill or nordic-style, they were all I needed to take on
the white stuff of winter.
But now Ive added new spice to my ski rack ― a snowboard.
Egged on by my two preteen kids, and encouraged by the increasing
nu
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Our favorite city hotels
1. San Francisco, CAHOTEL DRISCOAmong the manses of tony Pacific Heights - and far from the chaos of Union Square - youll find Hotel Drisco, a most civilized hilltop spot for visiting in-laws, business types, and anyone who prefers weekending like a (wealthy) local. The Drisco is surrounded by
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Top 10 Mountain Restaurants
1. ASPEN, COCloud Nine Alpine BistroNo need to be a skier to glimpse Aspens best mountaintop views; just jump into a Sno-Cat and head up Aspen Highlands for an intimate four-course meal.Whats for dinner: Look for elk chops and pumpkin gnocchi, oyster-stuffed roasted Cornish game hen with chante
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Top 10 City Parks
1. Art in open spaces: Jack Poole Plaza, Vancouver, B.C.
The surprise here is the life-size Digital Orca sculpture breaching vertically from the Jack Poole Plaza, a triangular slice on the waterfront. And no, the whale isnt fuzzy; its pixelated into Lego-like blocks. Also on the plaza is the O
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Paradise preserved
If you love the outdoors, if you love the American West, if you
love wildflowers, wild creatures, and wide-open spaces ―
well, youre going to love the 10 wild areas
Sunset celebrates in our 2007 Environmental Awards.
Our roster of preserved paradises includes Alaska tundra, a
Hawaiian rain for
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Top 10 Waterfalls
1. GRAND CANYON, AZHavasu Falls Other falls are taller; other falls carry greater volumes of water. And boy, are other falls easier to reach ― to get to Havasu, you hike 10 miles into Havasu Canyon, having obtained the required trail permit from the Havasupai Indian Reservation months earlier.
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