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Rim of the Valley gets wide support to become part of the national park system
Nearly all of the more than 5,000 respondents to a proposed plan to add a huge swath of wilderness to the national parks system are in favor the idea, federal officials said. About 100 of the responses were against putting the so-called Rim of the Valley...
Tags: Golf, National Parks, Sports, Travel, Natural Resource Industry
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Message from the past
Forty years ago a La Caņada Flintridge teen named Tim Taylor summited an unnamed mountain more than 12,000 feet high and more than 20 miles deep in the backcountry of the southern Sierra. Taylor left behind a small legacy that was discovered last month,...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, National Parks, Travel, Tim Taylor
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The Lighter Side: Our Los Angeles Staycation
As summer vacation approached, my kids started to come home from school with stories of exotic vacations that their friends soon would be enjoying: France, Italy, South Korea, Washington, D.C., Hawaii, and even Orlando to see the new Hogwarts Castle at...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Hawaii, Lifestyle and Leisure, Popcorn, Ice Cream
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Desert getaways during the cool season
When the calendar says October, it’s time in California to start thinking about a desert getaway because it won’t be long before temperatures come down enough to make a trip to the desert quite appealing. The sun’s still there in the...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Services and Shopping, Golf, Travel
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Hiker falls to his death
A man in his 20s fell to his death Saturday morning while hiking in Eaton Canyon just north of Pasadena, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s officials said. The man, who was not immediately identified, was hiking with a female companion near the second...Tags: Health, Tourism and Leisure, Injuries and Wounds, Hospitals and Clinics, National Parks
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This should be on everyone's SoCal to-do list
No one can resist the charms of SeaWorld, the San Diego theme park that has attracted visitors for many decades. There’s no question that SeaWorld deserves a checkbox on most everyone’s SoCal to-do list.
But the thing about SeaWorld is you...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Pets, San Diego (San Diego, California), California, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Around & About
CLASSES Rose pruning — Saturday, Jan. 8, 11 a.m. Rose horticulturist Amanda Everett teaches why rose pruning is necessary, what tools to use, the best time to prune and pruning techniques for different types of roses. The class meets in the Rose...Tags: Arts, The Lucky Ones (movie), Chevy Chase, Clubs and Associations, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Park hillside to get improvements
After nearly a decade of waiting, city officials have decided to move ahead on a plan to fortify and beautify the hillside slope behind Memorial Park. Landscaping improvements and installation of retaining walls, storm drains, a footpath and a...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Finance, Oliver Purnell, Government, Human Interest
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Election signs now permitted in residential parkways
With campaign season in full swing, the La Caņada Flintridge City Council voted this week to loosen an existing ordinance and allow election signs to be placed in public right-of-ways that abut developed residential lots. The amendment, which limits the...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Local Elections, Elections, Travel, Family
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The Valley Line: Going Bouldering
![<em style="dropcap_large">I</em>'m back to our fair city from a jaunt to Boulder, Colo., and its rarefied atmosphere. Colorado offered up its most interesting weather just for us. One afternoon we were treated to a dramatic thunderstorm with lightning blazing across the sky in multiple directions and ear-splitting blasts of thunder. All of our little kids — three 3 year-olds, one 6-year-old and one 9-year-old — sat at the window watching the extravaganza as if they were in a movie theater. They seemed to be mesmerized by it all, screeching with delight with each roar of thunder.](http://www.lacanadaonline.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-06/53969857-03094659.jpg "<em style="dropcap_large\">I</em>'m back to our fair city from a jaunt to Boulder, Colo., and its rarefied atmosphere. Colorado offered up its most interesting weather just for us. One afternoon we were treated to a dramatic thunderstorm with lightning blazing across the sky in multiple directions and ear-splitting blasts of thunder. All of our little kids — three 3 year-olds, one 6-year-old and one 9-year-old — sat at the window watching the extravaganza as if they were in a movie theater. They seemed to be mesmerized by it all, screeching with delight with each roar of thunder.")
I'm back to our fair city from a jaunt to Boulder, Colo., and its rarefied atmosphere. Colorado offered up its most interesting weather just for us. One afternoon we were treated to a dramatic thunderstorm with lightning blazing across the sky in multiple...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Children, Hotels and Accommodations, Tourism and Leisure
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Best Travel Deals
$263 WINE TOUR – FINGER LAKES Experience a weekend in Finger Lakes Wine Country, New York, destinations with breathtaking scenery, rich history, and world class wine Nov 2-3. Includes transportation, hotel on Lake Geneva, tour of four wineries...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Travel Deals, Turkey, Eastern Africa
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Horse-drawn wagons highlight National Pike Festival
matthewu@herald-mail.comKaren Davis enlisted friends Stacey Schaab and Beth Przybylski to join her for last year’s National Pike Festival and Wagon Train in Washington County because she had just finished radiation treatment for cancer. “Now, I can’t get rid...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Travel, Annapolis
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