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    Eileen on Denver Channels

    Byuser July 14, 2020July 16, 2021

    Eileen has been interviewed frequently on the morning news of Fox31 Denver and Colorado2 News regarding travel during the pandemic this summer.

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  • On a Road Trip in Eastern Utah
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    On a Road Trip in Eastern Utah

    Byuser July 9, 2020July 16, 2021

    Many families like to anchor themselves in Moab because they can visit Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, as well as mountain bike, paddleboard, river raft, horseback ride, hike, fish, golf

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  • A picture perfect day in Jackson Hole WY on the last day of our epic #CovidSummer2020 road trip
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    A picture perfect day in Jackson Hole WY on the last day of our epic #CovidSummer2020 road trip

    Byuser July 6, 2020July 16, 2021

    The big difference this pandemic summer: Families wearing masks when they are near other people or inside shops. Clerks and restaurant servers are wearing masks too.

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  • More masks everywhere – including Jackson Hole WY
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    More masks everywhere – including Jackson Hole WY

    Byuser July 5, 2020December 5, 2021

    Certainly, there is a lot to feel anxious about this summer whether you are at home or traveling with spikes in COVID-19 cases in many states. Locals in Wyoming, like elsewhere, say they are nervous seeing so many out of state license plates

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  • Away from it all: At River Dance Lodge in scenic central Idaho
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    Away from it all: At River Dance Lodge in scenic central Idaho

    Byuser July 5, 2020July 10, 2021

    We’re spending a couple of days in a cabin at River Dance Lodge in Idaho, part of the Row Adventures portfolio, known for their rafting and sea kayaking trips.

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  • Planning Ahead for Next Year
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    Planning Ahead for Next Year

    Byuser July 2, 2020July 16, 2021

    there are also pluses to waiting until next year. Perhaps there will be a vaccine for COVID-19 that will make travel safer for all of us. And in many cases, you will get an especially good deal if you put down a deposit now.

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  • Families give Paws Up high marks
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    Families give Paws Up high marks

    Byuser July 1, 2020July 6, 2021

    Suha Jhaveri opted for a mom-son road trip to the Resort at Paws Up, where they stayed in a huge safari-like tent

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  • Chuckwagon  caps a day of weather challenges
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    Chuckwagon caps a day of weather challenges

    Byuser July 1, 2020July 6, 2021

    When it rains, you just soldier on as we did horseback riding and riding ATV vehicles

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  • A cold summer rain can’t stop the fun: Paws Up
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    A cold summer rain can’t stop the fun: Paws Up

    Byuser July 1, 2020July 6, 2021

    At least we are cozy and dry in our tent. That’s right—our tent. electricity, an in-suite bathroom, and heated floor.

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  • Navigating Glacier National Park during #COVIDSUMMER2020
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    Navigating Glacier National Park during #COVIDSUMMER2020

    Byuser July 1, 2020July 10, 2021

    So far this summer, the east side of the park remains closed due to heavy winter snows—we could only go as far as Avalanche, where we went hiking to Avalanche Lake, about a two miles each way with a gradual gain of about 500 feet in elevation.

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  • At Glacier National Park: a Covid summer like no other
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    At Glacier National Park: a Covid summer like no other

    Byuser June 28, 2020June 28, 2023

    Glacier National Park is only partially open this Covid summer. No park lodging. Eastern side closed completely. So be prepared for scarce lodging, food, even hiking options

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  • Flathead Lodge: Kids discover friendships and much more
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    Flathead Lodge: Kids discover friendships and much more

    Byuser June 26, 2020July 6, 2021

    After months sheltering at home, “This place encourages you to make new friends,”

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  • How to make the most of the pandemic summer
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    How to make the most of the pandemic summer

    Byuser June 25, 2020December 5, 2021

    The good news: If you can work remotely with kids’ camps and summer school canceled, you can opt for a longer break. Perhaps this is the year to take that big road trip out West or get a longer rental in a mountain or beach town.

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  • Best Bacon Ever: On a breakfast trail ride
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    Best Bacon Ever: On a breakfast trail ride

    Byuser June 24, 2020July 6, 2021

    “The breakfast ride is my favorite thing at the ranch. Breakfast tastes so much better,” says Sydney Byrne, 17, a guest at Flathead Lake Lodge in NW Montana

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  • Three generations, 75 years: The Averill family and Flathead Lake Ranch
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    Three generations, 75 years: The Averill family and Flathead Lake Ranch

    Byuser June 23, 2020July 16, 2021

    Flathead Lake Lodge is much more than a lodge – it’s a ranch, farm and acre upon acre of wilderness and lakefront.

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  • A huge menu at Flathead Lake Lodge in Montana
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    A huge menu at Flathead Lake Lodge in Montana

    Byuser June 23, 2020July 6, 2021

    What should we today? that’s the biggest decision a guest must make with nearly two dozen activities—including those just for kids and for teens.

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  • Flathead Lake Lodge copes well with Covid Summer
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    Flathead Lake Lodge copes well with Covid Summer

    Byuser June 22, 2020July 6, 2021

    At Flathead Lake Lodge, rather than 125 people spread out in 22 cozy log cabins and the main lodge, there are 83, including 30 kids

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  • A mind game: fly-fishing in Yellowstone National Park
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    A mind game: fly-fishing in Yellowstone National Park

    Byuser June 22, 2020July 14, 2021

    Fly fishing in Yellowstone is a big deal. If I could have only one fishing license in the world it would be here at Yellowstone National Park,” says Almond, who traded an executive career to become a fly fishing guide.

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  • A different kind of camping – Under Canvas
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    A different kind of camping – Under Canvas

    Byuser June 22, 2020July 14, 2021

    This is camping Under Canvas style, modeled after the traditional safari experience and especially welcome this Pandemic summer when everyone is anxious to enjoy the outdoors but may not want the work of camping, sleeping on the ground or sharing communal bathrooms.

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  • Old Faithful erupts at Yellowstone NP summer 2020
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    Big Geyser, Little Geyser – social distancing at Yellowstone NP

    Byuser June 22, 2020July 14, 2021

    We’re at Yellowstone National Park but we’re not at Old Faithful. We’re a few miles away at Lone Star Geyser that required a little over a two-mile hike—really a mellow walk along a beautiful steam.

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