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Viva Los Cabos
At its busiest, Cabo San Lucas can seem a lot like Las Vegas: a
little too crowded, a little too boisterous. At least, thats the
rap the once-sleepy fishing village got in the early 1990s, when
late-night hangouts like El Squid Roe drew flocks to the tip of
Baja California. Although the nightli
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Storybook streets
Photographs by Pete StoneIn Beverly Clearys popular childrens books, Henry Huggins and his dog, Ribsy, often wish something exciting would happen. If your kids or dog are wishing something exciting would happen this month, head out for northeast Portlands Beaumont-Wilshire neighborhood, which s
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Delta trip planner
Brannan Island State Recreation Area. At this 300-acre waterside park ($2 day use, $12 campsite; 916/777-7701), you can fish, hike Primrose Trail, a short nature trail where you can see the Antioch dune primrose, or picnic. Theres a small visitor center, plus a boat ramp and 115 campsites.Islet
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BM Test 1
The worlds wildest places do not ordinarily sit in the backyards of its most populous cities, but the Farallon Islands, an archipelago of 10 rocky islets 27 miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge, are anything but ordinary. Visitors approaching by boat have been known to gasp when they first glim
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Vegas biking: Travel guide
There are many more bike-riding opportunities ― both mountain and road biking ― in the desert surrounding Las Vegas. And just when its too wet and cold to ride in many parts of the West, biking season hits its prime here. Following are some of the areas best beginner and intermediate rides, as
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Tractors pull
Its a rainy night in the burgeoning Ballard neighborhood, but the dark, musty Tractor Tavern is hopping. The opening act, rising singer-songwriter Edie Carey, finishes her set to a chorus of applause from 100 or so standing fans. Moments later, the headliner, Seattle singer-songwriter Holly Fig
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A week before the mast
Spinnakers snap as the pack of sleek sailboats rounds the final race buoy of Colorados Grand Lake Regatta. Long and elegant, the 28-foot E-class boats in this heat are the greyhounds in the weeklong series of 20 scheduled races. Out on the water, Canton Scally ODonnell, seven-time winner of the
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Delta discoveries
The whistle of a red-winged blackbird awoke my husband and me on our final morning on the California Delta. Golden light slanted through the tule reeds and into our houseboat cabin, and the sky was a crisp blue. The evening before, wed tucked into a cove west of Stockton as the sun dropped behi
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Gorge getaway
When Hood River is jammin with sailboarders, take a breather
and spend a night in a B&B in the sweet, slow hamlet of Mosier,
Oregon, 5 miles east of Hood River off I-84. Mosier House occupies
an exquisitely restored Queen Anne home built by the towns founder
in 1904.
While youre here, cool
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East Colfax enchants
Tell your Colorado friends that youre planning to explore East Colfax Avenue and they might be surprised. Even many Denverites dont know that the once infamous stretch of seedy bars, tattoo parlors, and fast-food joints now flaunts new restaurants and watering holes, appealing shops, and vivaci
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Tour Death Valley
At Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park, my husband, Jim, and I are watching the world change colors. At this canyon overlook in the southeastern California desert, the striated rocks stretch in sculptural towers and eroded gullies off to the eastern horizon. With every passing moment,
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Bliss out in the Shade Hotel
South Beach comes to the South Bay with the opening of Shade Hotel.Featuring a subtle palette of sea tones, the 38-room boutique hotels interior evokes the changing moods of the Pacific, which lies just three blocks away from Shades location in the heart of Manhattan Beach.In the rooms, sets of
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The American Riviera by train
Theres no way Im reading now that the train has reached the ocean.I look out from the Pacific Surfliner at Pacific surf riders: longboarders and shortboarders, paddle surfers and surf kayakers. There are dolphins too, glowing in sunlit waves.I imagined that the train would race by unnoticed, bu
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Winter Olympic warm
Climbing from the warmth of Snowbasin Ski Resorts tram out onto the windblown shoulder of 9,465-foot Allens Peak, I can see the Great Salt Lake shimmering far below. I step into my skis and turn to glance down the steep pitch of the slope, wondering if I should have stayed on the lift. This isn
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Harvest drive
One of the joys of the harvest season along Colorados Front Range is cruising the farmstands that sprout up where the plains meet the foothills. You can even make it an excuse for a party. Pack friends or family into the car, and head out with a purpose: to pick up all the ingredients for Sunse
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Hotel groove
You left your iPod at home?! These days, thats like forgetting
your wallet. But dont sweat it―a number of hotels loan out
the popular digital music devices to guests during their stay.
At Cabo San Lucass Las Ventanas al Paraiso
(from $450;
www.lasventanas.com or
888/767-3966), butlers will bri
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Wintertime Day Trip to Evergreen, Colorado
Why go now: Simple wintertime pleasures are this towns forte.Main drag: State 74 (Main Street in local-speak)Town namesake: The trees (which supplied lumber for Denvers first construction boom, in the mid-1800s).Brush with fame: The hit animated TV show South Park is loosely based on the neighb
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Perfection in Boulder
Late-afternoon sunshine slants across the Flatirons edging the town of Boulder, casting long shadows across the downtown pedestrian mall. But no one is in a hurry to leave.Students linger in the golden light, reading at the bookstore cafe; street performers pick up the tempo of their guitar/bon
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Stars over Vegas
Mention stars in Vegas, and names like Elvis and Wayne come to mind. But 17 miles east, on the grounds of the Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas, think Orion and Antares as you check out the night skies. Using powerful telescopes steered by GPS tracking systems, guides home in on such eye-catching cel
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Hot date in Indio
When camels bearing turbaned jockeys spring out of the gates, you know its not an average day at the races, except in Indio.A daily attraction at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival, the camel races are followed by sprinting alpacas, llamas, and ostriches pulling multicolored c
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