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Crab country
Delectable Dungeness crab costs $4 to $9 a pound at the grocery store. But if your luck is right at Pacifica Pier, the succulent shellfish will volunteer itself for your dinner table. Thats what brings scores of crab devotees to Pacificas 1,100-foot pier, one of only a few open-ocean fishing pi
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Soulful food
Please excuse Ben Ford if hes still shaking off some jet lag.
Since last June, the 39-year-old has been refining the concept for
his much-anticipated Fords Filling Station in downtown Culver City
― by flying back and forth to Tulsa, Oklahoma.
But wait a minute. Why would a hot culinary entre
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Pasadenas big parade
Old meets new in PasadenaFrom humble origins with carts decorated by flowers, Pasadenas Tournament of Roses Parade has grown into the worlds most famous parade. It starts at 8 a.m. New Years Day; places to sit along most of its route on Orange Grove and Colorado Boulevards are free and first-co
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Inspired island
Theres a popular, unconfirmed rumor on Salt Spring Island that the Dalai Lama flew overhead in a plane and pointed it out as a spiritual site. The truth is anyones guess. Ive heard that story about a lot of people, says Matthew Coleman, coordinator of the islands famously colorful Salt Spring S
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The good life in WeHo
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planner
West Hollywood seems to condense all of Los Angeles most
glamorous sprawl into less than 2 square miles. As a municipality,
its on the verge of adulthood, celebrating its 20th anniversary
this year. Even so, the city of 36,000 suffers from an identity
crisis: Its frequently lum
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San Diego charmer
Inspired by its surroundings, San Diegos Hotel Solamar has adopted a theme of art lies within to celebrate the local East Village art scene. The interiors, done in chocolate browns and pale blues, are breathtaking indeed. So are the panoramic views of downtown from Jbar, the hotel bar located o
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Its love in La Jolla
Its late afternoon, the sweetest part of the La Jolla day.A couple holding hands stops to watch a wedding along the scalloped shore. They begin to resume their stroll when an older man approaches them. He is distinguished in the way of an emeritus professor and dressed formally, with a scarf wr
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Grand Granville Island
First one person stops, then another, and soon a small crowd grows around the fiddler as he plays foot-stomping music outside Granville Islands public market. A little girl finally cannot stand still any longer and bursts into the center, dancing in the circle of onlookers. She spins and waves
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Plan your trip
Puerto
Vallarta for less
Puerto Vallarta is 1,200 miles south of Los Angeles on the
Pacific Ocean. Prices are listed in U.S. dollars; visit
www.xe.com/ucc for conversion
rates to the Mexican peso. Use the international prefix 011-52 when
dialing from the U.S., except with 800 numbers. For are
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PCT for beginners
Casual hikers who might be daunted by the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail can dip in a tentative toe on the Kendall Katwalk trail, an hour east of Seattle. In 6 not-too-demanding miles from Snoqualmie Pass to the Katwalk, a morsel of the PCT provides many of the scenic delectables of the full Me
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Kensington CA Day trip
Why go now: Get a taste of retro architecture dressed up for the holidays.The neighborhood’s namesake: A royal borough in London.Main drag: Adams Avenue.1930s state of mind: Staying out late? Drop by the Kensington Club (4079 Adams Ave.; 619/284-2848)―locals just call it the Ken―which dates to
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Hawaiis Big Island bounty
Covered in golden grasslands, lava flows, and a forest of kiawe trees, the Kohala Coast on the Big Island of Hawaii is arid savanna, not tropical jungle. Less than 10 inches of rain fall per year, compared with the islands eastern side, where spots can get soaked with 300 inches of rain annuall
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Where to go in Phoenix, Arizona, to see desert gardens in spring
Why go in spring: Explore Phoenix’s cutting-edge gardens and open spaces before summer heat sends you indoors.Dress code: Pearl-button cowboy shirt, jeans, and sunglasses.22 feet: The height of the tallest cactus in the Cactus and Succulent Galleries at the Desert Botanical Garden.Rakish find:
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One perfect day in Downtown Colorado Springs
Why go now: A spring day downtown is the best place to catch the up-and-coming art scene in bloom.Old-school Springs: Fancy homes, the military (the Air Force Academy and Fort Carson are here), and conservative values.The wilder side: Young artists and gallery owners are shaking up the Springs
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A hawk in the hand
Its one thing to admire hawks soaring overhead. Its quite another to hold one in your hand. The red-tailed hawk in mine watched me with yellow eyes. For such a large bird―with a wingspan of 4 feet―it seemed incredibly light. Minutes before, researchers had captured, measured, weighed, and bande
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The Wests BEST LAKES
During World War II, nearly 300,000 American sailors
converged on the Farragut Naval Training Station, on the southern
end of Lake Pend Oreille. Today, 4,000-acre Farragut State Park is
the naval stations direct legacy.
One of the Northwests largest and deepest freshwater lakes,
Lake Pend Or
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Fish story
Somewhere down there, the fatty of all fatties may lurk, a
lunker of legend, a fish that indiscriminately inhales trout,
frogs, and snakes, but, up to this moment, disdains to take a
fishermans bait. Many believe Lake Casitas, hunkered between
Ventura and Ojai, is home to the monster largemout
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Hawaii Food Scene
To start a meal with a salad at chef Ed Kenney’s Town restaurant on Oahu is no mundane graze before the good stuff arrives. The arugula is earthy, perfectly peppery. The cilantro pops. The citrus is bold. Food tastes more intense—better—in Hawaii, and it’s not because the warm breeze on your ba
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A taste of Tuscany, Oregon
With a winery set high on a hill like a Tuscan castle surrounded by 1,033 acres of organic vegetable gardens, orchards, and vineyards, King Estate lives up to its name. Last falls opening of a luxurious tasting room, a new menu of savory small plates, and an open-air market brimming with estate
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State of the art
The view from the rooftop terrace of Robert and Arlene Oltmans
new Pasadena residence is breathtaking: vistas of Old Pasadena
landmarks―the St. Andrews bell tower, city halls red-tiled
dome―with the San Gabriel Mountains as a backdrop. Its the
sort of scene designed for plein air painters tryin
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