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Death Valley’s Secret Stash

Monday, February 8, 2010

Like the prospectors a hundred years before them, eight grizzled ski bums came to the desert looking for a rare gem. They struck white gold when they found one of the most spectacular backcountry lines in California.

Your Perfect Weekend, January 8-10

Thursday, January 7, 2010

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In many ways, 2009 was a disappointing year. This weekend is an opportunity to put your own stamp on the past. Get amped for the Vancouver Olympics by celebrating the the fiftieth anniversary of the 1960 games at Squaw Valley, celebrate the 75th birthday of the king of rock n' roll by kicking up your blue-suede shoes in Memphis, or see the newest steel on four-wheels as Detroit revs up for the North American International Auto Show.

Your Perfect Weekend, December 11-13

Thursday, December 10, 2009

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Mosey on over to Monterey, California, this weekend for the Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival, range the icy expanse at the Sandstone Ice Festival in frigid Minnesota, or slip down to the Mississippi River Delta for a weekend of swamp touring and gumbo.

Your Perfect Weekend, December 4-6

Thursday, December 3, 2009

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December has arrived, and with 2009 winding down, now is the perfect time for an adventure. This weekend join the pack by dog sledding the snowy flats in northern Minnesota, tour one of the premier arts festivals in sunny Miami, or check out the future of cars at the LA Auto Show.

Jay Leno’s Time Machines

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

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Welcome to an alternate dimension populated by automotive peculiarities and mechanical oddities, where vehicles are powered by turbines and tank engines. This is Jay Leno’s world, and he’ll be your guide.

A History of Defiance: Viggo Mortensen

Friday, October 23, 2009

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Viggo Mortensen publishes writers no one else will, doesn’t mind campaigning for a lost cause (Dennis Kucinich!), and is about to star in a movie so bleak few thought it could ever get made.

Your Perfect Weekend September 11-13

Thursday, September 10, 2009

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Football kicks off this weekend, but that's no reason to stay glued to the couch. Take advantage of the dwindling days of good weather with an early start to Oktoberfest in Vail, a massive hot-air balloon race in Reno, or cycling festival in Folsom.

Naked Chardonnay

Saturday, July 18, 2009

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Chardonnay, you may have heard, has become hip to hate, but don't jump on that bandwagon until you've tried the new laser-bright, crisp, un-oaked chardonnays now hitting the market.

Your Perfect Weekend July 17-19

Thursday, July 16, 2009

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This weekend catch some rays and watch the world's best surfers battle it out in California, join up with America's hiking enthusiasts at a gathering in Vermont, or if you just feel like taking it easy, quaff some beers at Portland's International Beer Festival.

My Father’s Guns

Sunday, July 12, 2009

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In my family, firearms were a mark of manhood — until the day they became a symbol of tragedy.

Your Perfect Weekend: July 4th

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

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Pay homage to America's great ancestors this Fourth of July with popping fireworks in Huntington Beach, a good-old american grand prix up the coast in NorCal, or a get-away weekend in the backwoods of Wyoming.

Activist with a Paddle

Monday, June 22, 2009

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George Wolfe set out to save the Los Angeles River and in the process patched a hole in the Clean Water Act.

The Best Neighborhoods in America

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

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A neighborhood with real soul can make a vibrant city even better. And enclaves of unique vitality can breathe life into unsung workaday towns. No matter where you live, finding just the right 'hood is what really makes a place home.

Your Perfect Weekend: April 24-26

Friday, April 24, 2009

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Finish April with a bang by mountain bike racing in California, toasting cold beers in Oregon, or jamming at a wily music festival in New Orleans.

Go Before It’s Gone: Isla Guadalupe

Sunday, April 12, 2009

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This island 210 miles south of San Diego is possibly the greatest place on Earth to view great white sharks in action — drop a cage in the water, add some chum, then jump in and watch the show thrash around you. But all of that is changing, and fast: The Mexican government last year [...]

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