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Best hiking trails in los angeles

It is nearly impossible to narrow down all the great hikes to 10. But these hikes are children friendly, and absolute musts. From the desert to the...
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A scorched desert of sparsity: Death Valley

As a land of extremes, inhabitants of Los Angeles are lucky to live within three hours of this fascinating and foreign landscape. Three million...
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Epic Desert To Die For!

There is a cafe in Piazza Grande in Modena, Italy that hides delicious secrets. Cafe Concerto is a cafe/ all you can eat buffet by day and classy...
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Taliesin West: Frank Lloyd Wright's desert masterpiece

As Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and school, Taliesin West offers an intimate glimpse of one of the architectural mastermind's greatest...
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Haunted weekends at Calico Ghost Town

Is there anything more apropos than a ghost town celebrating Halloween? Coming off the high of its eponymous annual celebration (Oct. 9-11), the...
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Hot springs, sauna caves and kayaks on the Colorado River

When I tell people I'm off on my semi-annual pilgrimage to kayak the Colorado River, I'm often praised for my bravery. What my friends and...
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Arizona By The Pacific, Anyone?

A lovely trip to Arizona sounds really nice, especially after enduring yet another stress-filled week in Southern California. Yet, the current...
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More Coachella survival tips

Sculpture at 2007 Coachella Music & Arts Festival I've been to my share of Coachellas. But even though I won't be able to make this next one, I...
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Coachella 2009 lineup announced

It's official: The lineup for this year's Coachella Music Festival is absolutely stellar. There's even a frakkin' Beatle on the roster. My heart...
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Desert whales testify to global flood

The desert whales of Chile’s Atacama Desert pose an embarrassing riddle for paleontologists: they testify directly to a global flood.The...
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