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A dead tree at sunset on the Mogollon Rim northwest of Payson, Arizona. Photo by Tyger Gilbert
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Boulder Living Zero Gravity Holiday
Space.com
Like many American families across the country, the Stern family of Colorado celebrated the Fourth of July holiday together on Sunday. But instead of a traditional barbecue or picnic, the family took to the skies for a novel weightless daytrip on a Zero Gravity Corporation (Zero-G) aircraft. Here, journalist Sarah Stern describes the experience, which was arranged as part of a project led by her father – planetary scientist Alan Stern – investigating the scientific uses of zero gravity and subor
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Washington Life How travelers can safeguard their digital data
The Seattle Times
You're a smart traveler. You lock your luggage and safeguard your documents and cash. But what digital precautions do you take when traveling?
It's hard enough to make sure the data you send and receive at home or at work is safe. But traveling brings a new set of hazards, from publicly accessible computers to unprotected wireless networks to crowded and pickpocket-plagued airports.
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Oregon Life Timberline Lodge, marvel of WPA
Seattle Times
Where else can you channel the ghosts of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Stephen King's "The Shining" under one roof? The stories that Timberline Lodge in Oregon can tell. And only an hour's drive east from Portland.
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South Dakota Life Destination America: Mount Rushmore
Smithsonian Magazine
With a Native American superintendent, the South Dakota monument is becoming much more than a shrine to four presidents.
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Ajo Living Wildflowers in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
AZCentral.com
This time of year, brilliant desert blooms visit one of Arizona's oldest and least visited national parks. Established in 1937, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument exists because the temperatures here rarely dip below freezing. The monument's 330,000 acres form a mostly frost-free cradle of warmth, even in the depths of winter, tailor-made especially for the cold-sensitive organ-pipe cactus. Spring flowers flood the desert with broad swaths of yellow, green and violet.
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California Life Feel the SoCal Vibe on Tahoe’s North Shore
New York Magazine
Warm up at the Ritz-Carlton Highlands, a 170-room lodge at Northstar that opened in December 2009 with a gas fireplace in every room. Soak in one of the two outdoor pools and hot tubs after sundown, when the adjacent fire pit is ablaze. Or watch the sunset from one of 24 lakeside cottages at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe, a casino resort in Incline Village.
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Arizona Life Cave Creek Canyon full of wildlife, quiet corners
Arizona Republic
The road to Portal is long and straight, a black slash across long valleys of yellow grass, yucca and scrub, the hard desert ground between southeastern Arizona's sky-island mountain ranges and New Mexico's western edge. When you reach Portal and look into Cave Creek Canyon, the view changes. Drawn by this view, you're likely to pass right through Portal without stopping.
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Washington Life Alaska Airlines begins electronic boarding passes
Seattle Times
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air passengers in seven cities can now check-in for flights using their cellphones and other mobile devices, with more cities to be added later this month and in March.
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