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| Overlooked attractions in the West. The region is full of overlooked gems, both wonderful and weird. http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-western22-2008jun22 | Overlooked attractions in the West. The region is full of overlooked gems, both wonderful and weird. http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-western22-2008jun22 | ||
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peace symbols
Rota’s peace sign seen from space on Google Earth. Satellite captured symbol that appeared only briefly years ago.
- http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=35005&archive=true
- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=Rota+peace+sign&ie=UTF8&mrt=kmlkmz&ll=36.668694,-6.349411&spn=0.069671,0.108147&t=h&z=13&iwloc=C&om=0
peace symbol near Death Valley http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=36.388767++-117.634028&ie=UTF8&ll=36.388763,-117.634027&spn=0.002319,0.00397&t=h&z=18&om=0
ships
beaches
Cruising the Coast: SoCal Beaches. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/photography/la-ph-beaches-sg,0,1744568.gallery
Southern California Beach Guide. A complete rundown of all the best spots for sand and sun in our area, from Santa Barbara to Ventura and beyond. http://www.latimes.com/theguide/outdoors/la-california-beach-guide-gallery,0,3331356.storygallery
Michigan
Royal Oak
Royal Oak Woman's Club http://www.royaloakwomansclub.org/Events/HomeGardenTour_2008.html
Lighthouses of Michigan
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080520/SPECIAL01/80519001/1044
Death Valley
Way cool: Death Valley National Park charms families. Ghost towns, sand dunes and bizarre attractions are found a few hours outside of Los Angeles. http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-deathvalley13-2008may13
trip planning
Western Wanderer offers complete camping sets for different types of camping trips. These sets contain everything you need to go camping. http://www.westernwanderer.com/campinggearrentals/index.html
Ghost Towns
Gold Point: the Nevada ghost town that wouldn't die. The old mining town is 3 hours away from Las Vegas, which makes it good for a day trip or an overnight in a cabin. http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-vegas4may04
links
Ghost towns are prevalent in the West with 100 to more than 200 per state, but even states in the Midwest and some in the East have between 10 to 100 ghost towns apiece, said Todd Underwood of Prescott, Ariz., who hosts a Web site for ghost towners, ghosttowns.com. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080810/news_1t10ghostm.html
http://www.ghosttownexplorers.org/ghostdes.htm#Baby
Rhyolite, Nev.
http://www.nps.gov/deva/historyculture/rhyolite-ghost-town.htm
Goldfield
http://www.accessesmeralda.com/Goldfield.htm
'Anza-Borrego
'Anza-Borrego: A Photographic Journey' celebrates the desert park in images http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-book6apr06?parent=palm-springs&type=destinations
San Diego
East County
Running out of gas in undiscovered East County. Summer 2008 may be remembered as a season of disappointment, when gasoline prices topped $4 a gallon, energy market distortions spilled over into grocery prices, and families had to give up expensive vacation plans. How sad. Summer 2008 may be remembered fondly as the time we discovered the East County we thought we knew but seldom stopped to enjoy. “Staycation”, enjoying inexpensive outings close to home, has leapt into our vocabulary. How nice. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080531/news_lz1ez31gas.html
Ramona
French settlers made their mark on early days of Ramona. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080608/news_lz1mc8wewere.html
An historic treasure of early Western culture can be experienced when you visit the historic Santa Maria Valley and the Guy B. Woodward Museum. Located in Ramona California, a rural country town 37 miles east of San Diego, this complex of historic buildings, including the famous Verlaque House, shops, antique exhibits and special artifacts, will delight the entire family. http://www.woodwardmuseum.org/
Annual air show flies economy this year. Cost of gas means fewer performers. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080601/news_1m1ramona.html
Los Angeles
Real People Inhabit Michael Connelly's Fictional L.A. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=13897828
Photo Gallery Slideshow. Michael Connelly writes about real places in Los Angeles. Here are a few of the locations mentioned in his books. Click on a picture to start a slideshow and to read the matching excerpt from the book. Most of the photos were taken by author Wendy Werris. http://www.michaelconnelly.com/Photo_Gallery/photo_gallery.html
He’s taking steps, all 4,182 of them. You could climb Mt. Whitney – or, like writer Dan Koeppel, get exercise (and more vertical ascent) on a 16.2-mile ‘walking tour’ of Los Angeles’ outdoor stairs. http://articles.latimes.com/2008/apr/14/health/he-nustairs14 http://homepage.mac.com/discovolonte/stairs/
Utah
the Wave http://www.zionnational-park.com/coyote-buttes-paria.htm
other places
Your six secret spots. http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-trw-tellus,0,1342714.special
Overlooked attractions in the West. The region is full of overlooked gems, both wonderful and weird. http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-western22-2008jun22
Encountering the Integratron in the Mojave Desert. Three sisters take over the dome in Landers, where therapeutic 'sound baths,' time travel and who knows what else are said to be possible. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-outthere20-2008jun20,0,6416796.story
The Official Center of the World, Felicity California
