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Travel Tips
gl_travelbriefs_1109.ART Travel Tips ++++++++++++++++++++ || There are plenty of skiing opportunities out west. ++++++++++++++++++++ HELICOPTER...Tags: Thanksgiving, Bodies of Water, Hotels and Accommodations, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Cross Country Skiing
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Appalachian Mountain Club offers winter getaways in New Hampshire, Maine
BOSTON (AP) _ The Appalachian Mountain Club is extending its new family weekend series through the winter with programs that range from snowshoeing and cross-country skiing to animal-tracking and learning how to build a snow shelter. There's even a...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Tourism and Leisure, Cross Country Skiing
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Nordic skating: Like skiing on ice
The Associated PressIf you prepare meticulously for the worst, the worst actually can be fun. That's how Nordic skating enthusiast Jamie Hess explains the attitude toward his favorite sport in Sweden, where many skaters like to brag about crashing through the ice, clawing...Tags: Roller Skating, Fencing, Cross Country Skiing, Ice Skating
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Lake Placid -- A winter playground
Special to NewsdayThe body of water that most people take to be Lake Placid is, in fact, not. In this Adirondack town, Main Street actually fronts Mirror Lake, used for dog-sledding in winter, crew practice in summer. Known primarily as a wilderness playground and site...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Hotels and Accommodations, Winter Olympics, Tickets, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Catamount ski trail offers 300 miles of winter fun
The Associated PressNearly 25 years after three friends laid the groundwork for it by skiing the length of Vermont, the 300-mile Catamount Trail - a backcountry ski trail extending from Massachusetts to Canada - is complete. Volunteers cleared and marked the final 4 1/2-...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Hotels and Accommodations, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Mountains, Tourism and Leisure
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Snowshoeing down Vermont's Snow Road
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThere are two ways to deal with a New England winter: Fight it, try to avoid it, stay indoors as much as possible and complain about it incessantly until it is over. Or give the season a big hug, and play in the snow every minute you can. I had...Tags: Bodies of Water, Forestry and Timber, Hotels and Accommodations, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Cross Country Skiing
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Snowbound: Governor declares emergency; up to 2 feet predicted
Sun reportersA snow storm threatening to become Maryland's worst paralyzed the state with a one-two punch of fast-falling snow and blustery winds that choked roads, grounded Baltimore- Washington International Airport and created waist-high snow drifts that made...Tags: Fires, Executive Branch, Bob Marley, Weather Reports, Southwest Airlines Company
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Cross-country skiing in the Methow Valley, Washington
Special to The Los Angeles TimesWinthrop, Wash. The sign along the Methow Valley Trail is stern: Remove skis before crossing the highway. But civil disobedience is alive and well in Washington state's pastoral Methow, where old-time ranch values meet Left Coast liberalism. Snowy...Tags: Poetry, Vehicles, Road Transportation, Ronald Reagan, Transportation
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The best of fall in southwest Wisconsin
Special to the TribuneWisconsin's state park system includes parks, forests, recreation areas and state trails -- 98 diverse and scenic facilities that bring 14 million visitors to Wisconsin each year. Here are five parks in southwestern Wisconsin that are especially...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Regional Authority, Swimming, Transportation, Executive Branch
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At Donner Ski Ranch, ski right into the sports rustic past
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe sign on the shoulder of U.S. 40, west of Truckee, says it's "Old School Thursday" at Donner Ski Ranch, lift tickets $10 a day. They must be pretty desperate to offer tickets that cheap, I think as I pull into the rutted parking lot that is only a...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Condos and Houses, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Hotels and Accommodations, Winter Olympics
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ADIRONDACKS: From canoe camping to wilderness luxury
Special to NewsdayPaddling a canoe at dawn, my husband and I watched the mist rise on the lake. The silhouettes of the hemlock trees on the shore slowly turned from black to dark green and the sky turned from dark gray to light blue. The only sound was the dip of our...Tags: Condos and Houses, Calvin Coolidge, Hotels and Accommodations, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Cross Country Skiing
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Lehigh Valley Recreation
AMUSEMENT PARKS APPLE BLOSSOM VILLAGE, 690 Allegheny Rd., Mt. Bethel, 570-897-9050, www.appleblossomvillage.com BUSHKILL AMUSEMENT PARK, 2100 Bushkill Park Dr., Easton, 610-258-6941. Rides, food, 18-hole miniature golf course, Carousel Candy Factory and...Tags: Lehigh Valley Zoo, Physical Fitness, Health Treatments, Fishing, Tennis
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