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Sky-high vistas and adventure await you at Gatlinburg's MountainLoft
Whether you're taking in the grandeur to the great Smoky Mountains or the thrills of nearby Dollywood, MountainLoft resort in Gatlinburg, Tenn. is the perfect place to enjoy a country getaway. The resort is nestled into the woodland mountainside...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Sports, Hotels and Accommodations
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Take in the Smoky Mountains at Laurel Crest in Pigeon Forge
If you're looking for a resort that embraces tranquility and the outdoors, try Laurel Crest in the foothills of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Located in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., the resort offers 1- and 2-bedroom suites with plenty of living space...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Gardens and Parks, Personal Service, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Shenandoah Crossing in the middle of a great Virginia vacation
Get outdoors and take in the beautiful Virginia landscape without sacrificing luxury at Shenandoah Crossing resort. Based in Gordonsville, "a town at the Crossroads of History," the resort offers the perfect place to go camping, but also just minutes...
Tags: Restaurants, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Bars and Clubs, Travel, Trips and Vacations
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Heading to the sunshine of Utah for Zion National Park hiking and St. George golfing
ST. GEORGE, Utah - Pick your pleasure: Scrambling up a steep ridge, 1,000 feet above a canyon floor? Or gliding in a golf cart down a manicured fairway, where a carpet of emerald green offers a striking contrast to the red-rock desert?
At first blush,...Tags: Golf, Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Gardens and Parks
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Rented watercraft are a great way to enjoy Washington's Lake Chelan
LAKE CHELAN, Wash. - Here are three games you can play on a half-day outing aboard a rented motorboat as you explore this fjordlike lake, one of Washington's favorite spots for sun fun:
-Barbie's Dream House: Which classic lakefront cottage - or which...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Water Skiing, Boats, Lakes and Ponds, Travel
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Seven Days in seven hours: See where Robert E. Lee made his mark
RICHMOND, Va. - Strolling above Beaver Dam Creek, you hardly take note of the languid tributary water that drifts peacefully from the nearby Chickahominy River.
Red cutgrass, trumpet weeds and a host of other herbaceous species grow freely on bordering...Tags: Travel Alerts, Unions, Human Interest, Environmental Issues, Career and Workplace
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The Frugal Traveler: Grand Bahama Island offers budget-friendly eco tourism
With all of the king-sized cruise ships, casino action and waterfront resorts on Grand Bahama Island, travelers might reasonably expect that a more ecologically-oriented getaway to this destination would be out of reach. Fortunately, this is not the case....Tags: Caves and Caverns, Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Landforms
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Even with its namesake glaciers receding, national park is magnificent
"Climate Change Could Destroy Glacier National Park" - recent headline
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GLACIER NATIONAL PARK - Lest you panic and picture Glacier National Park sprouting palm trees and reinventing itself as the Florida of northwest Montana, here's a big secret....Tags: Weather, Politics, Animals, Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks
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Family-friendly Glacier Basin Trail is on Mount Rainier's sunny side
MOUNT RAINIER, Wash. - It was cloudy and drizzling on other parts of Mount Rainier, but the world was all sunscreen and sunglasses from where I stood, on the east face of the mountain. Hikers were smearing sunscreen, some sporting shorts. I was squinting....Tags: Weather, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Landforms, Glaciers
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Kodachrome Basin State Park in Utah overshadowed by famous neighbors
CANNONVILLE, Utah - There's a very colorful state park in southern Utah that gets overlooked, despite its distinctive rock chimneys from long-dead petrified geysers.
Kodachrome Basin State Park gets little respect, lost amidst the glitter of its more...Tags: Caves and Caverns, Tourism and Leisure, State Parks, Gardens and Parks, Hotels and Accommodations
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The quieter side of Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN, Mass. - "Provincetown?" a Boston friend, who only summers on tony Nantucket, sniffed when I mentioned my plan to visit the artist colony and fishing port at the tip of Cape Cod. "You're not going to Provincetown. It's so tacky, so hectic....Tags: Fine Artists, Herring, Whale (animal), Arts and Culture, Mayflower Voyage (1620)
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On safari in Tanzania: a 'unique, amazing place'
SELOUS NATIONAL PARK, Tanzania — The hot African sun was unrelenting, the sky broken only by an occasional wisp of cloud. My guide, Mtambo, and I were alone in the Land Rover for an early morning game drive.
As he drove through Selous National...Tags: Tanzania, UNESCO, South Africa, Air Transportation, Environmental Issues
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