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Bask in Boulders funkier side
Looking for some touristy fun? Kicking back in a lounger on Banjo Billys converted school bus for a guided tour of the town is just a start to what the funkier side of Boulder offers.GETTING THEREBoulder is about 30 miles northwest of Denver via U.S. 36.GOAnemone Hill Even when Mt. Sanitas is c
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Oregon’s wine country
The beauty of the Willamette Valley is that you can get lost on the backcountry roads but always find a good glass of Pinot around the bend. And now, with new hotels opening and tasting rooms mustering in towns like Carlton, you can experience the valley’s off-the-beaten-path vibe yet have the
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Things to do in Snoqualmie Valley
Download our free map: Snoqualmie Valley bike route and directionsWhy go in summer: For a scenic country ride with blackberries and burgers along the way.Drive time: Half-hour from SeattleMain valley hubs: Fall City, super-cute Snoqualmie, and happening North Bend.What brings 1.5 million touris
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A travel guide to Utahs Cottonwood Canyons
CRUNCHING DOWN A PATH through a Technicolor carpet of wildflowers in Mineral Basin, I think: Wait a minute, that was too easy. A 40-minute cruise from the Salt Lake City airport and a 9-minute tram ride had gotten me here―to 11,000 feet, the breezy tippy-top of the Wasatch Range, taking in The
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Portland for less
The weekend tabBargain Portland resources Wherever he goes, my husband loves a hot coffee in the morning and a cold beer at night. When I travel, I like to buy things for our home and garden. So Portland is an ideal destination for the two of us. The river town is chock-full of cafes, brewpubs,
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Things to do on Santa Monica’s greenest street
Why go in winter: Fulfill your New Year’s resolutions for a healthy body and planet.The green scene’s main drag: Main St., between Wadsworth Ave. and Pacific St.Dress code: Hard Tail yoga clothes, surf shorts, organic cotton and hemp sundresses, flip-flops.Ride code: Bikes, hybrid cars, and BMW
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Hiking and activities at Grand Teton National Park
Here are our top picks for things to do when visiting Grand Teton National Park:HIKINGCascade Canyon. The most popular and simplest access into the Tetons, it offers easy hikes and backpacking options. A great longer day trip is the 9-mile round-trip to Forks of Cascade Canyon. Access the canyo
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Where to eat and sleep
ANCHORAGE
Historic Anchorage
Hotel. Built in 1936, this refurbished charmer has 26 rooms.
From $199. (800) 544-0988.
The Hotel Captain Cook.
The 547-room grand dame of Anchorage is modern and upscale.
From $255.(800) 843-1950.
Lucky Wishbone. This 1955 diners chicken is a local legend.
Clos
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Seattle in print
The lusty
librarian
Looking for a good book thats set in Seattle? Naturally, Nancy
Pearl has a few recommendations.
All Powers Necessary and Convenient
(University of Washington Press, 2000; $17), by Mark F.
Jenkins. This highly readable play explores the chilling effects of
the McCa
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Santa Cruz art tour
The verdant mountains and coastal breezes of Santa Cruz
County nurture redwoods, banana slugs, and...artists. Who knew they
had similar needs? But its clear theyre all thriving here. Get
inspired by the areas exuberant creative spirit this month when
the county flings wide its doors for artist
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Tohono Oodham travel planner
Arizonas Desert PeopleWinter weather in the Sonoran Desert is cool at night and warm in the afternoon. For general information on the Tohono Oodham, call the Tohono Oodham Nation at (520) 383-2028.Area code is 520.AttractionsGu-Achi Trading Post. Craftwork from many Southwestern tribes, includi
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Loop among lakes
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Getting
there
From Herman Saddle, the highest point on Washingtons Chain
Lakes Loop, Im never sure where to look.
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El Morro National Monument, Ramah, NM
The monuments sandstone bluff sits along a busy trail, and for centuries explorers and passersby carved inscriptions into its walls. You can trace the history of New Mexico through these carvings, which include Native American petroglyphs, ornate writings by early-17th-century Spanish explorers
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SPECIAL REPORT • The Wests untapped treasures
In the spring, a visit to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southwestern Arizona provides a tonic for the senses. Clusters of tall green cactus - they really do look like parts of a pipe organ - cover broad hills that form a rocky pillow at the base of volcanic mountains. Being able to loo
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Gold Country autumn
In the folded foothills of the Sierra Nevada, Californias Gold Country, autumn lingers long into October, offering blue skies, tawny hills, and grapevines tinged fierce red.Once beautiful but sleepy, this region is now beautiful but sophisticated. Good new restaurants are popping up in unexpect
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Savor British Columbias Okanagan Valley
On a warm Saturday afternoon in early August, the arbor-shaded produce stand, filled with baskets of ripe fruit, is busy. The sunlight glittering on the surface of nearby Skaha Lake, where hillsides green with vineyards and orchards slope to the waters edge, is intense, but within the thick wal
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Journey into Tucson: Travel planner
Journey into TucsonTucson is not the most compact of cities, although a lot of the urban attractions are no more than a 15- to 20-minute drive from one another.In September, searing summer begins to give way to moderate fall. Winter weather can be ideal, with clear skies and temperatures in the
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Carefree, car
The next day, after checking out of your hotel, head back to
Alaskan Way and hop on the
George Benson Waterfront Streetcar, whose Australian-made
trolleys date to 1928. Ride one back to King Street Station, one
block from the end of the line. If you leave your bags at the
depots parcel check,
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Rocky Mountains
Sorrel River Ranch Resort is a remote oasis in an otherwise unforgiving landscape. The 17-mile drive from Moab heightens that remoteness, as does the sight of the Fisher Towers - three 2,000-foot-tall chunks of red sandstone near the sagebrush-scented ranch - but then you realize isolation has
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DAYS BUDGET
Day 3
DAY THREE
$68 in pocket
Morning tennis at Diamond Head:
FREE
Waffles at the Pineapple Room by Alan Wong, including bus
fare:
$37
($31 remaining)
Outrigger canoe ride off Waikiki:
$5
($26 remaining)
Bus to Hawaii Antique Center on Kapahulu Ave.:
$3
($23 remaining)
Laulau
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