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Maya Lins artful journey along the Columbia River basin
Sacajawea State Park, Pasco, Washington. The low sun casts
diamonds on the Snake River. A breeze ruffles the Columbia River.
The two great waterways converge here, at a point of land dense
with gray willows and sycamores. A few yards away, drummers and
singers from the Nez Percé, the Walla Wall
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Ultimate Orange
The coast on canvasThe opening song to the prime-time TV soap opera The O.C. dusts off the sentiments behind an old Al Jolson road trip anthem: On the stereo / Listen as we go / Nothings gonna stop me now / California here we come / Right back where we started from.Watch the show, and youd thin
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Plan a trip: Valley Ford, Freestone & Occidental, California
In summer: Outsmart August’s thick fog by stopping your car just short of the coast.Game plan: While the crowds head to the beaches of Bodega Bay, you’ll get the last laugh with green rolling hills and quaint main streets.Destination? Valley Ford, Freestone, and Occidental — three tiny towns in
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Serious fun in Portlands Pearl District
Light ricochets off whitewashed walls at the BodyVox rehearsal
studio, a former hemp factory in the lower end of Portlands Pearl
District. Four male dancers move about the sprung floor, each
holding a female dancer aloft like an exquisite human puppet.
Co-artistic director Jamey Hampton prowls
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Moab is a must
The southeastern Utah town of Moab is the place to get hooked on mountain biking. The regions slickrock, sandstone from long-gone seabeds, is a moonscape of crinkles and undulations that make for exhilarating riding.The Slickrock Bike Trail is Moabs most famous ride ― but its an expert-level ro
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Winter wonderful
In wintertime, Estes Park is at the end of the road: The only route out of town and through adjacent Rocky Mountain National Park is closed by snow. During these months, the town slumbers in its mountain valley.But the end of the road is just the beginning of winter fun. Some visitors make the
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Mountain Escape
Greer is about 200 miles northeast of Phoenix; visit www.greerarizona.com for more information. For details on camping and hiking, visit www.fs.fed.us/r3/asnf or call 928/333-4372.ACTIVITIES, ATTRACTIONSButterfly Lodge Museum. 10-5 Fri-Sun; $2. State 373 at County Rd. 1126; 928/735-7514.Music f
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Run away to Rainier
October is actually my favorite month here, the front desk
manager confides. Ive just driven two and a half hours to Mt.
Rainier National Park and checked into the National Park Inn at
Longmire - but if I hurry, he says, Ill have enough time to hike
the Rampart Ridge Trail before dinner.
Like
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Salmon
Consumer choices impact our fish supply and the environment. Issues at a glance:OVERFISHING. For many popular species, too many boats have gone after too many fish (often catching them before theyve had a chance to spawn).DESTRUCTION OF HABITAT. Some common fishing practices destroy critical fe
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Things to do in Sheridan, Wyoming
Why go to Sheridan: In summer the nearby Big Horn Mountains bloom, the temps are perfect, and if you haven’t been here in a while, you’ll be surprised by this spruced-up cowboy town.Heading to Yellowstone? It’s worth a detour.Downtown scene: Poke around the shops and galleries in Sheridans 12-b
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Kid rock
Up-and-coming Eagle Rock has become the L.A. neighborhood where
Silver Lake renters move to buy homes and start families. And at
Lisa McDaniel and Natasha Walshs Rockin Baby Shop, local kids can
look just as cool as their parents. The duo ― Walsh is a
Hollywood costumer and McDaniel is a script
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Pumped
Remember those old postcards that showed a single humongous
ear of corn filling the entire bed of a truck? If you thought
vegetables that big were just farmers fantasies, then you havent
been to the annual Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off in Canby, Oregon.
Pumpkins of a more manageable size are also pl
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Idaho wildlife drive
You dont have to venture far to experience some of Idahos wildest winter scenes. A 150-mile loop that begins and ends in Boise threads through an old gold rush town and past nordic skiing trails, hot springs, and a winter range for elk.The route follows scenic stretches of the Boise River and S
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Pumped
Remember those old postcards that showed a single humongous
ear of corn filling the entire bed of a truck? If you thought
vegetables that big were just farmers fantasies, then you havent
been to the annual Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off in Canby, Oregon.
Pumpkins of a more manageable size are also pl
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Pumped
Remember those old postcards that showed a single humongous
ear of corn filling the entire bed of a truck? If you thought
vegetables that big were just farmers fantasies, then you havent
been to the annual Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off in Canby, Oregon.
Pumpkins of a more manageable size are also pl
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Baja Beverly Hills
No longer the plain sister to the Golden Triangles glamour queen, the neighborhood south of Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills has blossomed as a retail and dining center.With its childrens stores and smattering of American colonial-style architecture, South Beverly Drive has retained a neighb
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Living for the city
Empty-nest status loomed over Peter and Cindy Blandino in one of Phoenixs outer suburbs three years ago when friends who lived downtown innocently invited them over one evening. Recalls Cindy, We walked to a chamber music concert in one of the downtown art galleries. Within a week, we made an o
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Feel like a local on Lummi Island
GETTING THERELummi is about a two-hour drive (plus a 10-minute car-ferry ride) from Seattle. The Whatcom Chief car ferry ($7 per car and driver and $2 per passenger or pedestrian round-trip; 360/676-6692) departs from Gooseberry Point every 20 minutes weekdays, hourly weekends. From Bellingham,
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A capital day in Olympia
An
afternoon in Olympia
The majestic power of nature and government seldom appear in
the same view. But as Interstate 5 cuts through Olympia,
Washington, the road curves. There, rising from a towering dark
green forest of Douglas firs and cedars, is the neoclassical dome
of the state cap
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The secret Grand Canyon
The last leg to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon is a 44-mile
drive on Arizonas State 67 that passes through forests of
ponderosa pine. It runs along rolling meadows that in spring fill
with shallow lakes, where herds of mule deer dissolve into the
morning mists.
Whether youre a first-timer or
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