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Peacefully
quiet
Three
routes
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Wind
River
valley
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solitude
while
snow
in
high
country
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A place to ride high
Most guidebooks don't mention this Gorge gem, and you won't find it on maps, but it's worth discovering. |
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Outdoors
Reservation line opens for parks along Merwin and Yale reservoirs. |
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Las Vegas Plans to Open a Mob Museum
 LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Las Vegas is building a museum about some of its founding fathers and most influential figures - guys with names like Bugsy, Lefty and Lansky. The mob museum will stand as frank |
New 'National Treasure' Showcases S.D.
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Tourism officials believe that the new Nicolas Cage movie, "National Treasure: Book of Secrets," could bring more visitors to South Dakota. Locations where filming took place |
What Gets Dropped at Midnight Dec. 31
NEW YORK (AP) -- A glittering ball in Times Square is not the only thing that drops at midnight on New Year's Eve. In Key West, Fla., a 6-foot-tall manmade conch shell descends to the roof of Slop |
ABBA Museum to Be Built in Stockholm
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- ABBA fans may want to book a trip to Stockholm on in June 2009, for the opening of a museum dedicated to the Swedish pop group. Organizers unveiled drawings for the ABBA |
Disney Cruise to Include St. Croix
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- St. Croix is readying its brightly painted colonial buildings and centuries-old sugar mills to welcome cruise ship passengers again. Disney Cruise Line announced new |
In-Flight Web Access Starts on JetBlue
NEW YORK (AP) -- Warren Adelman's colleagues know him as "Thumbs": Like many executives, he is adept at checking e-mail on his BlackBerry and does it almost constantly. Unable to do so during flig |
Beijing: Olympics Hotel Rooms Pricey
BEIJING (AP) -- Patience will go a long way when trying to find a reasonably priced hotel for the Olympics. Prices for rooms during the Aug. 8-24 games reportedly have skyrocketed. This, however, |
Ships Collide Off Uruguay
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) -- A cruise ship carrying some 1,700 passengers collided with a cargo vessel Monday in a Uruguayan port, but no injuries were reported. The Norwegian Dream, a Bahamas-flag |
More Christmas Visitors in Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) -- There's a reason for Christmas cheer in biblical Bethlehem this year - more tourists are on their way now than in any holiday season since Israeli-Palestinian fighting |
New Orleans Crime a Problem for Tourism
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Amid misperceptions about New Orleans 27 months after Hurricane Katrina, the cold hard fact of a crime wave is creating headaches for tourism officials. Just over half of respo |
S. Idaho Zip Line Part of Planned Park
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) -- A motorized zip line that propels riders 3,000 feet at up to 55 mph could open near the Snake River Canyon in February as part of a proposed thrill park. "You'll fly like |
New Year's Eve: Midnight Happenings
NEW YORK (AP) -- A glittering ball in Times Square is not the only thing that drops at midnight on New Year's Eve. In Key West, Fla., a 6-foot-tall manmade conch shell descends to the roof of Slop |
Va.'s Skyline Drive Getting Face-Lift
LURAY, Va. (AP) -- One of Virginia's most scenic roads is getting a face-lift. Shenandoah National Park has begun a yearlong construction project to rebuild portions of the 105-mile Skyline Drive. |
Some Grand Canyon Roads Shut for Season
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) -- Scenic roads and overlooks at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon have been closed for the winter season. The closures follow the first snowfall of the seas |
Caspian Sea Resort Planned
TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan (AP) -- A multibillion dollar project has been launched to create a major tourist resort in Turkmenistan on the Caspian Sea. It's the latest effort to open up the energy |
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