In the southwestern United States, the cooler months offer snow-dusted plains, wondrous lighting and blissfully empty spaces.
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27 January 2012
Volunteers can build completely new sections of a 3,100-mile hiking trail that stretches from Mexico to Canada.
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16 December 2011
The best known of the Rocky Mountain states, Colorado offers beautiful desert canyons, powdery ski runs and terrain that is unrivalled anywhere in the western United States.
12 December 2011
Hunting wild turkey, the traditional main course of the US holiday meal, is an adrenaline rush and a learning exercise in food consumption.
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24 November 2011
In the middle of Richmond, Virginia, Belle Isle has deserted factories and freshwater swimming holes, creating a unique landscape of natural and manmade structures.
10 October 2011
Taking the road less travelled into the wilderness comes with potential peril, but is well worth the effort.
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28 September 2011
Anchorage is mostly made up of wilderness, with easy ways to reach nature in the raw and opportunities to test the survival skills of its visitors.
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22 September 2011
Several natural areas inside the city’s limits walking, cycling and ski trails that range from light strolls to strenuous treks.
22 September 2011
This cherished local tradition takes you from Pioneer Park on down the Chena River to some of the town’s best riverfront pubs.
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20 September 2011
A former Eagle Scout hiking around California’s Lake Tahoe makes an emergency exit.
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18 August 2011
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