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Bandelier National Monument
Last spring, Bandelier National Monument made headlines with the Cerro Grande wildfire, which began here then raged out of control over nearby Los Alamos and some 43,000 acres of forest. But the heart of Bandelier itself was spared. Take a winter stroll through the monument, just northwest of S
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The winding road west
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With so many twists and turns on the way to Mt. Madonnas
1,309-foot peak, driving up sloping Hecker Pass Highway (State 152)
is invigorating. The views up top are equally thrilling, looking
east over Santa Clara Valley and west to Monterey Bay. But dont
rush: This drive is best enjoyed
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Adventures in Eden, Utah
From Salt Lake City, drive north on I-15, then head east on I-84. Take exit 92 and follow signs to Eden or Huntsville. Visit www.ovba.org for more info.Snow still lingers on the alpine peaks surrounding tiny Eden and Huntsville, Utah ― separated by just a short stroll or cycle ― but down in the
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Jane Smileys accidental honeymoon
Afterward, we called it our honeymoon. That would make our wedding the Rolling Stones concert we went to the night before. It did have all the earmarks of a honeymoon, though ― it was in Kauai in the spring, the beaches were perfect, every bush and tree seemed to be blooming, and the people we
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The bare truth
About seven months into her pregnancy, Grace Martinez had a revelation. I kept coming across ads for Jennifer Loomis, says the Everett resident, and I commented to my husband that the women in her photos always looked so beautiful. I didnt feel that way. I was worried about gaining weight, worr
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Holiday in La Jolla
La Jolla is a graceful, vintage vision of Southern California. Its a place where folks converge at a palm-lined waterfront park each evening ― no doubt to see the sunset but also to see who is out and about, taking part in a longtime La Jolla ritual.
And falls a great time to take that stroll.
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Holiday fun in Sierra Madre, CA
Why go now: The throwback town makes an art of the old-fashioned folksy Christmas like nowhere else. Discover this (sunnier) North Pole—snowman included—while you can.Where is it again? 7 miles east of downtown Pasadena in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.What you’ll find: A village t
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Christmas with the Big Trees
A clear December day in Sequoia National Park. Last nights storm has skidded east across the Sierra Nevada, leaving a meadow perfect with fresh snow.My 6-year-old son crouches and cups snow into his gloves. Hes a San Francisco kid, and snow is a new element for him, unfamiliar but promising. I
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Old meets new in Pasadena
Just inside Pasadenas city limits, Colorado Boulevard opens up as it reaches the Arroyo Seco. There, a curving quarter-mile bridge crosses the gorge, its roadbed hanging 150 feet above the canyon.
The old Vista del Arroyo Hotel, now a courthouse, looms like a sentry tower guarding the city. Th
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Forgotten Cimarron
The woman checking into the St. James Hotel looks a little surprised when the desk clerk tells her theres no TV in her room.No TV? she asks.No maam, says the clerk, adding that there is no telephone or Internet access either in any of the 125-year-old hotels 14 historic rooms. Its very quiet he
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To Market, to Market
Market Street is San Franciscos grand boulevard. It links a
briefcase-toting lawyer at Justin Herman Plaza to tourists waiting
for the cable car at Powell Street to a resident walking his
terrier under the sycamores in the Castro District. Angling 4 1/2
miles across town from the Ferry Buildin
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Chilling in Scottsdale
Dry heat or no, July in Phoenix can be a trying time; spirits wilt like string cheese in a microwave. At these times, savvy urbanites head to Scottsdale, where many resort spas offer great summer deals. Resplendent with glimmering pools, theyre yours for the entire day for the price of a single
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Alaska travel planner
When you add 586,412 square miles to a country, it’s a big deal. That’s why Alaskans are celebrating.In 1959, their mini-nation of glaciers and mountains and wildlife became the United State’s 49th state. And nothing ― not even presidential elections ― has been the same since.Alaska’s birthday
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Kayaking is thrilling and serene
I am spending the weekend at Neah Bay along the northwestern
nose of Washingtons Olympic Peninsula, in a sea-kayaking course
called, ominously, Introduction to Rough Water. I am pondering
one final run, out through the surf zone to the Pacific swell and
back, in an 18-foot fiberglass banana th
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Cool off in Greer
Set in a gentle valley in eastern Arizonas White Mountains, Greer is a summer Shangri-la, a community of cabins and log lodges located at the end of a road, at the edge of the forest. Its a place where people come for weekend escapes. And once most people discover Greers sprawling meadow, spruc
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Dining in Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone will never be known for world-class dining, but thats not why you would travel there. Food inside the park is predictably decent and the dining rooms are in most cases dining hall-style spaces. Most people in search of a four- or five-star meal are willing to travel outside the park
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Pay a visit to a lavender field
Other lavender farms and festivalsIts lavender season in lots of places this month, but would you have thought New Mexico? The plants soothing scent wafts all through Albuquerques beautiful Rio Grande Valley. For lavender-loving visitors, Los Poblanos Ranch ― a historic hacienda, B&B, and w
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Western Wanderings: Peace on earth
The minute I sign up for my beginning meditation course,
Shambhala Training Level I: The Art of Being Human, I worry about
what to wear.
Hemp, my wife advises. Everything has to be made from
hemp.
Check. I want to look like one of the models in
Yoga Journal: lithe, enlightened. I go to a natur
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Land of Magic: A Montana Steakhouse institution
One of the two functioning businesses in Logan, Montana—a half-deserted railroad town located 25 miles west of Bozeman between Interstate 90 and the Gallatin River—is the Land of Magic Steakhouse, an establishment I discovered 20 years ago while taking a solitary winter drive. Id just moved to
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Mountain summer
Kaiser PassIf you are looking for the Hilton, Nick Grogan advises, you wont find it here.Well, no. As retired wilderness manager of the Sierra National Forests High Sierra Ranger District, Grogan knows his mountains. But, he adds, if you want to camp, hike, or fish, the part of the Sierra reach
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