Travel
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'Slack packers' enjoy trek on Appalachian TrailJul 23, 2011 12:00 am - HOT SPRINGS, N.C. — Slack packers — it's a nickname that is not affectionately bestowed, but it's one an old friend and I now proudly wear after a long weekend hiking on...
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Poll: 'Jersey Shore' not hurting New Jersey imageJul 17, 2011 11:00 pm - SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. — Here's the real situation: It turns out MTV's "Jersey Shore" isn't killing New Jersey's reputation after all. A new nationwide poll finds the rea...
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On the road: Fly in to Oshkosh's AirVentureJul 17, 2011 12:00 am - Let it fly AirVenture 2011, a weeklong event held in Oshkosh, Wis., is the world's largest fly-in. See the Boeing 787 on display for the first time in the U.S., wit...
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Beating the Versailles crowds by bikeJul 16, 2011 12:00 am - PARIS — I was riding along trails laid out for French monarchs, a bottle of wine and a day's lunch on my back. But where Louis XIV rode a horse, I had a humble beach cru...
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Tour offers glimpse inside nuclear reactorJul 16, 2011 12:00 am - IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — The Idaho National Laboratory, one of the nation's first nuclear research labs, was built deep in a vast desert for a reason. Its founders wanted is...
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On the road: Explore eight great Indiana townsJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - Eight great towns Visit Hamilton County, Ind., and you get the best of eight towns in one weekend. Just minutes north of Indianapolis, the area features the towns o...
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Rugged Mount Washington road celebrates 150 yearsJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - PINKHAM NOTCH, N.H. — It has been hiked blindfolded and backward. It has seen multiple evolutions of transportation, from horse-drawn carriages to steam-powered automobi...
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Berkeley offes a glimpse of tie-dyed pastJul 09, 2011 11:00 pm - BERKELEY, Calif. — For a one-time hotbed of protest, this liberal college town is pretty chill these days. You're more likely to hear rumblings about the latest in the f...
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Sleeping Bear tops Great Lakes beachesJul 09, 2011 11:00 pm - GLEN HAVEN, Mich. — A gentle breeze ripples Lake Michigan's deep blue surface as a gull circles lazily overhead. The sun is bright, the temperature is a comfy 70 degrees...
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N.H. trails bring nature to the disabledJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - GREENFIELD, N.H. — Chelsea Fernandes steered her wheelchair up and down the forest trail, passing a maple grove, zigzagging over water along a narrow boardwalk, and stop...