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      In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson 

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      Ruth Mormon
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      Published on 09-14-2011 12:25 AM
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      President Franklin D. Roosevelt probably didn't realize that when he sent mild-mannered history professor, William E. Dodd, to Germany in 1933, as ambassador and charged him with maintaining stability and protecting U. S. investments, he was also sending Dodd's exact opposite-- his high-spirited daughter Martha. While William assessed and reported on the situation in pre-war Germany, growing more and more alarmed at Hitler's blatant aggression, Martha fell in love, literally and figuratively, with Nazi Germany. Although the 22 year old left an estranged husband in New York, she embarked ...
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      Gallup's Nightly Indian Dances - Gallup, New Mexico 

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      Jaimie Bruzenak
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      Published on 09-14-2011 12:10 AM

      White Eagle Dancers- Gallup NM
      Photo by George Bruzenak
      Several different Native American dance groups rotate putting on a nightly show in front of the Courthouse. The performance lasts for one ...
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      Boston, Massachusetts to Burlington, Vermont: A Weekend in New England 

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      Mike O'Brien
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      Published on 09-14-2011 12:03 AM
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      2. Massachusetts,
      3. New Hampshire,
      4. Vermont,
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      256 miles - 8 to 10 hours

      A road journey between Boston and Burlington is a perfect way to see the reds, oranges and yellows of autumnal New England. Salem, New Hampshire is home to the mysterious Amerca's Stonehenge and Vermont's Green Mountain National Forest provides ample viewing opportunities of hardwood forests and refreshing waterfalls. There's even a ...
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      Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone - Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 

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      Peter Thody
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      Published on 09-13-2011 12:02 AM

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      Photo by Peter Thody
      The beautiful terraced structures of Mammoth Hot Springs (formed by calcium carbonate dissolved from the limestone rock, which solidifies as travertine), are among the most instantly recognizable features of Yellowstone National Park. Early visitors used to clamber ...
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      The Truth, Not the Journey, is the Real Reward 

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      John R. Olson
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      Published on 09-12-2011 01:30 AM


      John R. Olson, author of
      Down John's Road
      There is always a plan of sorts to every road trip.

      Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson, on perhaps the first true American road trip, had a plan. On May 18, 1903, he accepted a $50 wager, at a gentlemen's club in San Francisco, that he could not drive across America by a fledgling invention – the automobile. Yet he did just that in 63 1/2 days. He had averaged 1.93 mph when he pulled into New York City on July 26, 1903 in a dusty Winton ...
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      Provincetown, Massachusetts 

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      Dennis Goza
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      Published on 09-12-2011 12:10 AM


      Photo by iStockPhoto.com (c) Denis Jr. Tangne
      Provincetown is a vibrant little city nestled away on the very tip of Cape Cod. It's a haven for artists of all sorts, and is also reportedly the 'most gay' city in the ...
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      Marquette, Michigan to Mackinac Island: Across Michigan's UP 

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      Jerry Kendrick
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      Published on 09-12-2011 12:08 AM
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      2. Michigan,
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      276 miles - about 8 hours

      A drive across the UP (Upper Peninsula) of Michigan offers quite a variety of sights and attractions. Along this route you can see some great views of the largest fresh water lake in the world, some beautiful rock formations along the shore, a museum for wrecked ...
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      Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary - Ramah, New Mexico 

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      Published on 09-11-2011 12:03 AM

      Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary
      Photo by George Bruzenak
      More than 70 wolves and wolf-dogs reside at this sanctuary in the New Mexico mountains southeast of Gallup. Tours are offered, twice a day, (12 pm and 3pm), so you can get up close to the residents and learn more about wolf behavior, differences between dogs and wolves, and the ...
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      Galax to Rockfish Gap, Virginia, on the Blue Ridge Parkway 

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      Published on 09-09-2011 12:00 AM
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      2. Virginia,
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      227 miles - 1-2 days

      Head north through Virginia on the Blue Ridge Parkway and, as well as passing through some of the nation's greenest and most rural countryside, you'll also travel back in time a little, to a place where getting from A to B took as long as it took. From rustic cabins to old farm buildings, from fiddle and banjo to moonshine ...
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      The Cell Block - Williamsport, Pennsylvania 

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      Published on 09-08-2011 12:02 AM

      The Cell Block
      Photo by Dennis Goza
      Williamsport's most popular nightclub was originally a prison, and the decor inside this Gothic stone structure creates a unique atmosphere for an entertainment venue and watering hole. ...
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