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EnCompass cover January | February 2007
Volume 81 Issue 1

In This Issue...


F E A T U R E S




Mini Tour: Where in the World?
By LORI MIDSON
 Discover our planet's processes at four top-notch science museums and research facilities in the greater Denver area.   

Cruising Alaska
By CLARK NORTON
A cruise through southeastern Alaska's Inside Passage wends its way past islands, villages, glaciers, fjords, mountain peaks and colorful ports.

Navigating Napa
By DAN LEETH
Every year, millions of wine lovers make the pilgrimage to the grape-growing region of California's Napa and Sonoma counties.

Diving Disney
By JANNA GRABER
Disney's DiveQuest is a little-known program that allows certified divers to experience a six-million-gallon indoor sea with more than 4,000 fish, rays and sharks.

Colorado Explorer
Your Colorado guide to attractions, events, dining, shopping and all the rest this state has to offer.
Sledding Hills - Activities - Dining - Shopping - Accommodations

New
Mystery Destination!
Can you guess where this issue's mystery photo was taken?


D E P A R T M E N T S
K n o w     A A A

Show Your Card & Save
• Save on electronics, two ways

AAA Travel
• AAA's new NASCAR driver
• Got your passport yet?
• Take the Travel Challenge
• A Colorado GEM: ProRodeo Hall of Fame
• Colorado's new Diamonds

Insurance & Financial Services
• Protect yourself against identity theft

Automotive
• Keep your fuel tank full for winter

Website
• Improved online TripTiks




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.

I n   E v e r y     I s s u e

President's Message
• Unlicensed to kill

Member Feedback
• Flying with oxygen
• Manatees inspire Florida travel plans
• More than two towns
• Pirate fort incorrectly labeled
• Scrape that snow!
• Halogen headlamps
• Trains are vital transport too

AutoTalk
• The apples and oranges of hybrids
• Ultra-low sulfur diesel

Commentary
• 6 tips for keeping your teen crash-free by Joseph Younger

Travel Tips & Trends
• Beyond the beaches
• Pearl Harbor's new museum
• National Western Stock Show
• Flying with medical oxygen
• Chocolate decadence
• Paying with plastic in the UK
• New state park opens


My Colorado
By CHARLENE KANE
• A mystical encounter

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