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  • A look at summer travel under COVID rules
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    A look at summer travel under COVID rules

    Byuser June 20, 2020December 5, 2021

    We’re talking about the havoc the COVID-19 Pandemic has wreaked on in lives. That includes, of course, any travel plans we might have had for this summer.

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  • As Orlando Reopens, Safety First at Theme Parks
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    As Orlando Reopens, Safety First at Theme Parks

    Byuser June 18, 2020July 14, 2021

    Just to enter, you’ll need an advance reservation, temperature screening and a mask. Welcome to the New Normal as Orlando begins to open in this Pandemic Summer.

    Read More As Orlando Reopens, Safety First at Theme ParksContinue

  • On the Road – Covid Summer 2020: 1st stop Jackson Hole; it’s cold, rainy and tourists and businesses are coming back
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    On the Road – Covid Summer 2020: 1st stop Jackson Hole; it’s cold, rainy and tourists and businesses are coming back

    Byuser June 18, 2020July 14, 2021

    ckson, of course, is the gateway to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. This time of year, the town should be buzzing with tourists, including many from overseas. Summer is high season—typically.

    Read More On the Road – Covid Summer 2020: 1st stop Jackson Hole; it’s cold, rainy and tourists and businesses are coming backContinue

  • Where did you get that funny hat?
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    Where did you get that funny hat?

    Byuser June 15, 2020July 16, 2021

    The lead guide and one of the rafters had these funny-shaped conical hats that kept the sun away. The hats were lightweight and wicked sweat.

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  • Rocky Mountain Towns are Reopening for Adventurers
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    Rocky Mountain Towns are Reopening for Adventurers

    Byuser June 15, 2020December 5, 2021

    As long as you are willing to wear masks and social distance, you will find mountain towns have fine-tuned their lodging, restaurants, and guided adventures so that you can get outdoors and enjoy yourselves this summer—safely.

    Read More Rocky Mountain Towns are Reopening for AdventurersContinue

  • Tilley Hats – guaranteed for life!
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    Tilley Hats – guaranteed for life!

    Byuser June 11, 2020July 16, 2021

    Tilley customers often write stories on the Tilley website, explaining strange experiences they have had with the hats—even one being eaten by an elephant, and pooped out later that week intact.

    Read More Tilley Hats – guaranteed for life!Continue

  • A Dozen-plus Gifts for the Outdoorsman Dad
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    A Dozen-plus Gifts for the Outdoorsman Dad

    Byuser June 11, 2020July 10, 2021

    After months of sheltering at home with the kids and, maybe working remotely, Dad probably can’t wait to get outdoors. Some gift ideas.

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    How to Plan a Trip with a Big Group

    Byuser June 8, 2020February 13, 2024

    Traveling with a big group may seem like the ideal way to go. A large crowd means there will always be a group to get up and go, and there will always be people around who like to hang back. Sounds perfect, right? Wrong.

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  • On a road trip to South Dakota’s Black Hills and Badlands
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    On a road trip to South Dakota’s Black Hills and Badlands

    Byuser June 4, 2020October 3, 2023

    This summer, it seems, road trips are expected to be particularly popular — if families opt to leave home at all. That’s why throughout the summer, we’ll spotlight some classic American road trips — like to South Dakota’s Black Hills and Badlands.

    Read More On a road trip to South Dakota’s Black Hills and BadlandsContinue

  • Heading outdoors any way you want this summer
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    Heading outdoors any way you want this summer

    Byuser May 28, 2020July 10, 2021

    Families, it seems, think camping can be the antidote they seek — and a way to get out of town safely, according to a new COVID-19 edition of the North American Camping Report, sponsored by Kampgrounds of America.

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  • Summer travel, or not, in the new normal
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    Summer travel, or not, in the new normal

    Byuser May 22, 2020May 13, 2024

    What’s a family to do? If families get away at all, they are likely to drive and stay closer to home, suggests Roger Dow, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association

    Read More Summer travel, or not, in the new normalContinue

  • Getting moms and daughters out of their comfort zones
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    Getting moms and daughters out of their comfort zones

    Byuser May 14, 2020July 5, 2021

    When Steff Keene wanted to backpack for the first time, she didn’t turn to adventure-loving friends for advice like college students might. She turned to mom.

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  • Staying sane: Helping your kids cope as the pandemic continues
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    Staying sane: Helping your kids cope as the pandemic continues

    Byuser May 7, 2020December 5, 2021

    A Q&A with Dr. David Schonfeld, expert on children’s mental health issues, on coping with fear and disappointment during the pandemic

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  • Let’s hear it for moms everywhere (grandmas, too!)
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    Let’s hear it for moms everywhere (grandmas, too!)

    Byuser May 7, 2020July 14, 2021

    Happy Mother’s Day! If there ever was a time to thank moms for all they do it’s this year, as we celebrate the strangest Mother’s Day ever

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  • Why Greece is the Destination for Skip-Gen Vacations
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    Why Greece is the Destination for Skip-Gen Vacations

    Byuser May 6, 2020July 7, 2021

    Isn’t this the best possible gift for the young ones! Grandparents today are healthy, active and available. Combining their stories and their unconditional love with the young children’s curiosity connects the kids with their past and their roots

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  • Thinking about adventures past and to come — in Alaska
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    Thinking about adventures past and to come — in Alaska

    Byuser April 30, 2020July 14, 2021

    Nearly a year later, stuck at home, trips canceled in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, I smile thinking about that stellar day and the rest of last summer’s trip to Alaska

    Read More Thinking about adventures past and to come — in AlaskaContinue

  • To Golden Gate Park for its big birthday
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    To Golden Gate Park for its big birthday

    Byuser April 23, 2020July 9, 2021

    They called the area the Great Sand Wastes, but even those who believed in the project could never have imagined what Golden Gate Park would become

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  • Learning about the origins of the Titanic in Belfast, Northern Ireland
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    Learning about the origins of the Titanic in Belfast, Northern Ireland

    Byuser April 16, 2020July 14, 2021

    At the award-winning Titanic Belfast, the world’s largest Titanic visitor experience, you are right where Titanic was built (a special dry dock had to be constructed — the largest in the world at the time).

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  • Thinking about the great outdoors
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    Thinking about the great outdoors

    Byuser April 9, 2020July 7, 2021

    As for Doc, he retired and opted for a second career where people meet him with big smiles on their faces, some having waited more than a year to meet him

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  • On a virtual adventure
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    On a virtual adventure

    Byuser April 2, 2020July 14, 2021

    Since we are all grounded right now, let the kids lead us all on virtual adventures (and they can safely share them with grandparents too)

    Read More On a virtual adventureContinue

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