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Volume 81 Issue 3 

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March / April 2007


» Mini Tour: Mysterious Valley (San Luis Valley)
» Ladies' London
» Finding Mexico on the Riviera Maya
» Essential Honolulu

ON THE COVER: A couple enjoys sunset from a peak in great Sand Dunes National Park in the San Luis Valley. © National Geographic/Getty Images. Inset photos: Left, Alice's is an icon of Portobello Road Market in London. © Shelly Steig. Right, snorkelers at Xcaret, Riviera Maya © VisitMexico.



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January / February 2007


» Mini Tour: Where in the World?
» Cruising Alaska
» Navigating Napa
» Diving Disney

ON THE COVER: Passengers on Holland America's ms Veendam view Margerie Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska.© Ron Niebrugge. Inset photos: Left, visiting California vineyards by carriage.© Flying Horse Carriage Company. Right, T.Rex in the lobby of Denver Museum of Nature & Science © DMNS.


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November / December 2006


» Mini Tour: Grand Getaway
» Hanging with Pirates in the Caribbean
» Close Encounters of the Watery Kind

ON THE COVER: This sailboat cruising off a palm-fringed coast in the Caribbean evokes memories of older times. © MedioImages. Inset photos: Top, Grand Lake is a great winter destination. © Dan Leeth. Bottom, you can swim with manatees in Florida. Upper left: Visitors at the Gateway car museum. © Gateway Colorado Auto Museum. Bottom: Snowshoeing in Grand Lake. © Dan Leeth
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» Mini Tour: San Juan Skyway
» Over the Bridge to Hanalei
» Air Crew Tips on Paris

ON THE COVER: Early fall colors just south of Telluride along the San Juan Skyway © Kerrick James. Inset photos: Walking tour in Vieux-Quebec, Canada © Yves Tessier; Paris restaurant © Shelly Steig.
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» Mini Tour: Unwinding in Crested Butte
» Great Weekend Getaways
    Mountain Magic º The Lure of the Plains º Watery Adventures
» Beyond the Monuments

ON THE COVER Overlooking the town of Crested Butte © Tom Stillo/CTO. Inset photos: Kayaking on Lake Dillon © Eric Lindberg: Mt Rushmore © South Dakota Tourism
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» Mini Tour: Pueblo's Frontier Pathways
» New Mexico's Gallup-Zuni Loop
» Spanning the Centuries
» Fifty Years in the Fast Lane

ON THE COVER A canal boat on the Historic Arkansas RIverwalk in downtown Pueblo © Brian Gadbery. Inset p hotos: Master bookbinder bruce Plumly at work © Colonial WIlliamsburg Foundatation; Dancer at Gallup's Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial © New Mexico Tourism Dept/Gary Romero.
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» Mini Tour: Canyon Pintado
» Mesa Verde Centennial
» Puerto Vallarta: Mexico's Art Haven
» High on Maui's Upcountry

ON THE COVER Dawn light illuminates Far View House, one of the mesa-top sites in Mesa Verde National Park © Chuck Place. Inset photos: Sculptures by Alejandro Colunga on the beachfront of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico © callanphoto.com; Sledding fun at Snow Mountain Ranch © Scott Pope/YMCA of the Rockies.
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» Mini Tour: A Denver Tropical Vacation
» Faces of Alaska
» I Must Be in Miami

ON THE COVER Alaska is a land rich in Native culture. Shown here, an eagle totem carving. Painet. Inset photos: Disney cruise © Disney; Child enjoying Denver's Butterfly Pavilion© Jack Olson.
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» Mini Tour: Finding the Powder
» Hawaii's Big Island
» Yee Haw! Horsing Around in Arizona

ON THE COVER Palm trees arch over the beach and walls of black lava rock at Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historic Park, Kona coast, Hawaii. ©MedioImages Inc. Inset photos: Snowshoeing © Corbis; Arizona horse riding © Rancho de los Caballeros.
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» Mini Tour: Celebrating Autumn in Colorado
» Disney for Grownups
» Family-friendly Ixtapa, Mexico

ON THE COVER When traveling in Colora's fall season, every bend in the road can be a new thrill. Shown here, aspens on a back road near Marble. ©Richard/Gilbert/Painet. Inset photos: Walt Disney Speedway ©Janna Graber, Ixtapa beach ©Dan Leeth.
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» Mini Tour: Up, Down and Underground
» The Other Sides of Las Vegas
» Colorado Great Weekend Getaways!

ON THE COVER Telluride is a popular weekend getaway with numerous events and festivals through the summer. Shown here, hot-air balloons rising over the kid's fishing pond at Town Park. Courtesy of Telluride/Mountain Village CVB. Inset photos: Vail farmers' market, ©Jack Affleck; Burros, ©Kent Dannen.
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» Mini Tour: Ancient Roads Less Traveled
» The Wonder of It All
» The Avebury Stone Circles
»Moveable Feasts
»Keys to Independence

ON THE COVER Historical reenactment at Fort Garland Museum, located between Alamosa and Pueblo in south central Colorado. Main cover photo by Hew Hallock. Inset photos; Snow White, courtesy of Disney; Cinco de Mayo, by Brian Gadbery, courtesy of CTO.
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» Mini Tour: Soak away winters chill
» Lifting up Giants
» Hawaiian Health Spas
»HouseBoating the West

ON THE COVER Three Roof Ruin at Escalente is one of Lake Powell's historic treasures. Main cover photo: Kerrick James. Inset photos: AAA stock.
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» Mini Tour: Touching the Ancient Ones
» Learning to Bear It
» Quiet Time in Santa Fe

Photo: Alaska's Katmai National Park may very well be the best place in the world to see brown bears in the wild and up close. Main cover photo: Lee Kline/Painet Inc, Inset photos: Santa Fe woman by Eric Lindberg; La Junta photo courtesy of Gaye Brumit-Murphy
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» "Cats," Trains & Snowmobiles
» Hawaii's Course of Dreams
» In Search of Sand & Shells
» Romantic and Relaxed

Photo: Florida's Gulf Coast is beautiful and kid-friendly. Main cover photo courtesy of Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau. Inset photos: The Ski Train, by Matt Hannes; Golfer by Punchstock.
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» Pride and Pioneers
» VROOOOOM!
» Big Cats
» Romantic and Relaxed

Photo: The main cover photo and the images by George H.H. Huey, are of a semi-captive mountain lion at Zion National Park in Utah. Inset photos of the Richard Petty Driving Experience courtesy of Walt Disney World Speedway; Royal Gorge Bridge courtesy of Harris Photographic.
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» Dinosaur National Monument
» Canada's Cottage Country
» Guarding history and tradition
» Where getting around IS the fun! ~ San Francisco

Photo: For kids, getting around San Francisco can be more memorable than the city's major attractions. Main cover photo: Alamy. Inset photos: Dinosaur National Monument by George H.H. Huey; Canada's cottage country by Jeff Miller.
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» Colorado's Great Sand Dunes
» Summer on the slopes
» Into the heart of America
» Got two weeks? Go for Australia

Photo: Colorado's Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve is on of those rare attractions that's not only scientifically fascinating, but downright fun as well. Main cover photo by Scott Warren.
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» Love the West? See it through the eyes of its first caretakers
» Greetings from Arizona
» On the Trail of Yesteryear
» Under the Yucatán's Spell

Photo: Monument Valley, Ariz., by Scott Baxte form Punchstock. Native American events, sites, museums and marketplaces speak volumes to those who seek insight into this country's first inhabitants.
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» Red Sandstone in the Snow
» Behind-the-scenes at Two of London's Famous Places
» Still in Fashion After All these Years
» Northern Exposure

Photo: Looking for an escape form the cold and crowds this winter? Try Colorado National Monument, our state's best collection of natural sandstone sculptures. Photo by John Fielder
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» Ways We Connect
» Jump into Steamboat Springs
» Imagination is What Moves Us
» Special Feature: A Peak Ahead

Photo: Whether trekking into the mountains for the family tree or gathering downtown for caroling and cookies, Coloradans have established some long-standing traditions to reach out and connect with one another during the holidays. Photo: Kieffer Nature Stock/Photographer © James Frank
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» What Makes Taos Taos
» Scenic Byways
» No-Road Road Trip
» Seaside City Revisited

Photo: Ed Sandoval's painting, "The Historic Taos Inn," captures the light, color and feel of what makes Taos so special. His art is displayed at Studio de Colores Gallery, 119 Quesnel St., Taos, 888-751-3502, and online at www.decoloresgallery.com. Cover photo courtesy of Ed Sandoval.
July/August 2003

» Three Perspectives on New York City
» Gambling on History
» Celtic Canine Parade
» Southern Fjord Fun

Photo: One of America's icons as seen from a slightly different perspective; courtesy Getty Images.


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