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Yosemite waterfalls, rivers, and lakes
WATERFALLSFrom nearly any spot in Yosemite Valley, youre within view of at least one world-class waterfall. Heres our list of top cascades.Yosemite FallsGive yourself a Yosemite facial by standing in the spray along the footbridge at the base of 2,425-foot Yosemite Falls for a few minutes. The
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Visit New Mexicos great Inscription Rock
Rising above the New Mexico desert between Gallup and Grants, Inscription Rock is an enormous golden piece of sandstone. Now part of El Morro National Monument, the craggy beacon with a hidden pool of water at its base is like a huge natural-history museum thats attracted travelers for centurie
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Listening to the San Andreas
Take a flight between Los Angeles and San Francisco and you see it about the time you finish your peanuts. Below you, running across central California, a scar as vivid as any caught on a plastic-surgery show like Dr. 90210 or Extreme Makeover. The San Andreas Fault.One hundred years ago this m
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Market fresh
Surrounded by new shops and cafes, the Vancouver Farmers Market, and a hotel with a dazzling restaurant, Esther Short Park is once again the centerpiece of downtown Vancouver, Washington.The four-block park ― the states oldest public square ― still has a century-ago charm with its rock-lined fo
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San Diego vintage dining
Sitting in a soulless franchise restaurant, the San Diego
old-timer grew misty-eyed.
Yes, young food pilgrim. Once upon a time many restaurants were
called grottoes or gardens. Once, chicken pie was our great citys
haute cuisine, and the way that first fragrant burst of steam
leaped from the c
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Journey through an East Bay backroad
With skies their brightest blue, fields popping out all over in
electric greens, and that invigorating spring charge to the air,
the time to get outside is now. But spring is never the time to go
anywhere fast: This is the season of the journey, not the
destination.
Take in the best of springs
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Idaho’s lake country
The lakes of northern Idaho ― Coeur dAlene, Pend Oreille, and Priest ― are deep, blue, and busy. Scooped out during the Ice Age, the lakes now float yachts and kayaks. On the green shores, towns draw visitors to high-end resorts, restaurants, and lakefront bicycle trails.Each lake has its legen
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Quiet time in Cannon Beach
In the dark evening of a rainy day, drive down Hemlock
Street in Cannon Beach. Pass the shingled storefronts; the windows
displaying T-shirts, sweaters, and hand-blown glass; the
hand-lettered signs. You might be the only living soul in town,
judging from the empty sidewalks.
But pull over whe
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Las Vegas drinks
Almost 300,000 people finish one year and start the next on the Las Vegas Strip. Maybe they come for Celine. Maybe they just have extra cash. But some, at least a few, must be looking for a good drink. To aid these New Years celebrants, heres a game plan.For the perfect fusion pairing, head to
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Albuquerque by the glass
When we said we wanted to make a great sparkling wine in Albuquerque, the experts thought we might be crazy, says Laurent Gruet, president of Gruet Winery and scion of a Champagne-making family from France. But we chose New Mexico because of its climate and altitude.The winerys Pinot Noir grape
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Peak encounter
From Mt. Massives 14,421-foot summit, it seems youve reached the rooftop of the Rockies. Thin air darkens the sky cobalt, the Arkansas River headwaters spill far below, and dozens of snow-clad peaks prick the horizon. So what if neighboring Mt. Elbert, a mere 12 feet taller, is the highest of C
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Kuhio Beach, Waikiki.
The classic gateway to the islands, Honolulu reflects just
how much has changed in Hawaii ― and how much tradition
endures. Visitors who love Kauais quiet beauty and the Big
Islands dramatic geography might argue that Honolulu doesnt
represent real Hawaii, that the states most cosmopolitan cit
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Salt Lake sweets
Folks who live in Salt Lake City have always had a sweet tooth. In the 1850s, Mormon Brigham Young built a beet-sugar mill in whats now the Sugarhouse neighborhood, and even now dessert is most residents favorite vice.Cummings Studio Chocolates. In the 1920s, founder Victor Cummings took a cand
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Salt Spring Island vacation
It could be because your iPhone stops working. Or because it’s been drizzling for days. Or because this woodsy, lush land—home to farmers and fishermen, artists, and, uh, nudists—feels a little ’60s. But when you set foot on Salt Spring Island, suddenly you have time to read an entire book on
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Louisville CO Day Trip
That was then: Louisville was a rough-and-tumble coal-mining town and Prohibition-era bootleg hub later turned sleepy suburb.This is now: Main Street has stepped up its style with cheaper digs than Boulder and a growing high-tech scene.Where is it?: Next door to Boulder, off U.S. 36How to say i
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Sinatra ate here: Our guide to the classic eateries of L.A.
In a city and an era always on the lookout for the next new thing, any place that endures for more than a decade seems a historic survivor. The ever-fickle nature of the restaurant business makes it even harder to find a place with any sort of staying power.Yet a select few Los Angeles dining e
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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, CO
Less than 40 miles from modern Colorado Springs is an island of prehistory frozen in stone. Between 34 and 35 million years ago, a combination of mudflows, volcanic ash, and sediment from an ancient lake covered everything from the stumps of giant sequoias (a tree species no longer found in Col
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Gold Country to Mono Lake
The Sierra Nevada is Northern Californias backbone, a relatively young, steep mountain range that, once traversed, is never forgotten.We cross the Sierra on U.S. 50 at 7,382-foot Echo Summit. Frankly, its hard for the driver (me) to keep her eyes on the road, even though the shoulder is narrow
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World tour
Take a stroll along Denvers East Third Avenue, and you might hear shoppers and storekeepers conversing in French, Chinese, or Turkish. With its international flavor and vibrantly colored wares, a visit to this street in the Cherry Creek North neighborhood is like an escape to warmer climes duri
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park itineraries
Half-day itinerary:
Kilauea Visitor Center. This simple visitor center is your essential first stop—it’s where you can find out about guided hikes in the park, where to go to see Kilauea erupting, and where you can’t go because volcanic gases or lava make the road or trail unsafe. nps.gov/havo
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