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• Huang Cun; The Village of The Water Buffalo

  
  Trifter — Authority: 568
  These days the village has outgrown the original design and there are houses and shops outside the core village and lining the banks of the lake on one side. However much of the initial village is still in existence and the villagers proudly open it daily to tourists. On approaching Huang Cun, at the base of ...
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• World AIDS Day: The Names Project Quilt

  
  Gadling — Authority: 701
  Filed under: Activism , Arts and Culture , Festivals and Events , Stories , Video Today is World AIDS Day, a day that reminds me of a trip I took to Washington, D.C. more than ten years ago. There are some sights that can only be adequately described in photos or in words--a person has to see them for the ...
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• The World’s Ultimate Hike . . . Down

  
  The Expeditioner Travel Magazine — Authority: 131
  Most hikers brag about how far up they’ve gone, but what about treks going down into the earth?  For what has to be one of the world’s ultimate hikes, try heading to the Grand Canyon, where you can descend one mile down past eons worth of rock layers, as is described in this NY Times piece . But it’s ...
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• When I Turned 21, Part Two

  
  mile73.com — Authority: 120
  Right. So, dark gas station parking lot in the middle of the desert in Cedar City, Utah, waiting for a cab. I had been traveling all day from Massachusetts to Utah. It sounds like something horrible should have happened, like with guns or alligators or cowboys or something. I was alone! In the dark! In the desert! ...
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• Grand Canyon National Park Collection

  
  Tony Eckersley — Authority: 407
  I remember a Travel documentary I saw about 5 years ago on the BBC and it was asking people if they had one word to describe the Grand Canyon, what would that word be? Most people’s choice? “Awesome” It’s very true. Every time I visit the Grand Canyon I will always overhear people who wonder to the edge, ...
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• Great Holiday Ideas for the States

  
  Guide To A Great Vacation — Authority: 143
  It would be a tough task to come up with a holiday better than one in America. The vastness and differenr range of things to do here is what is the main attraction for so many people. Let’s just look at the realities. There are 50 different large states to choose from. That is enormous. For many people this is also ...
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• Christmas tree arrives on Capitol Hill

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 503
  The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree arrived Monday in Washington from the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in Arizona. The tree will stand on the Capitols West Lawn and will be decorated with roughly 5,000 ornaments from residents across Arizona. This years theme is "Arizonas Gift From the Grand Canyon State. The ...
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• The best video of rafting trip crash and burns

  
  Gadling — Authority: 701
  Filed under: Paddling , Stories , Africa , North America , United States , Video , Ecotourism When picking a rafting trip like one down the Grand Canyon , whether its the day long or several days version, make sure that the trip is a good fit for you. How much excitement are you after? How does the thought ...
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• Rafting the Grand Canyon: Adventure of a lifetime

  
  Gadling — Authority: 701
  Filed under: Paddling , Photos , Stories , United States , Camping , Ecotourism Even a few hours raft trip can feel like an adventure. A raft trip down the Grand Canyon is perhaps one of the greatest raft adventures of all. My husband used to be a rafting guide in Alaska and Montana and still recalls the ...
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• Disappointed on the day of judgment

  
  Santos Woodcarving Popsicles — Authority: 134
  photo credit-Richard Perry-NYTimesThere are lots of apocalyptic references in the readings for Advent, it can be hard to get your head around them, whether or not you are a fan of the Left Behind series!  So, I was amused to find the following quote at the start of a New York Times article yesterday on the Grand ...
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• In Which I Am A Nana. And Then Am Not A Nana. And Then Am A Nanny.

  
  curiouser and curiouser — Authority: 112
  1. On Friday evening I was supposed to be going out to meet friends for drinks after getting my hair cut. Haircut reasonably successful and completed early, I went home and lay down for a short nap… and woke up 9 hours later, still wearing my clothes. That’s it. My Nana-dom is official. 2. Tim and I went ...
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• Man Dies in Fall From South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park

  
  National Parks Traveler — Authority: 590
  Rangers at Grand Canyon National Park are trying to determine how a man fell 200 feet to his death from the South Rim near Mather Point. read more
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• Grand Canyon Skywalk: Is it worth the trip?

  
  Daily Contributor — Authority: 553
  Wondering why the Grand Canyon Skywalk — that U-shaped structure that shoots out over a rim of the steep-sided gorge—is surging in Google Trends ? Apparently we have the answer. According to Kdminer.com, questions are now being raised about the management of the tourist attraction— especially after the Grand ...
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• Grand Canyon Skywalk

  
  wisnuaji dot com — Authority: 449
  The Grand Canyon Skywalk is a one-of-a-kind glass bottom, cantilever bridge, and resting 4,000 feet above the Colorado River. This impressive engineering masterpiece opened on March 28, 2007 to a world-wide audience with rave reviews. To date, nearly one million visitors have experienced the Skywalk and its ...
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• National Parks in the United States

  
  Where's the Travel Answer Man — Authority: 473
  Whether you are strategically plotting out a long vacation or a short one, the national parks within the United States offer an almost unlimited number of choices. Encompassing more than 700 – 800 million acres, this natural resource has a variety of land masses, waterways, and eco-zones not matched or equaled in ...
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• The Sunday Preview

  
  In Transit — Authority: 141
  Henry Shukman discovers that the Grand Canyon is a different word in the winter, a peaceful retreat with a small smattering of visitors
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• Parking and Traffic Changes Will Ease Congestion at Grand Canyon National Park

  
  National Parks Traveler — Authority: 590
  Big changes in roads, parking and other facilities are nearing completion on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. The result should be a much-improved visitor experience, beginning this month. The real payoff will come with next summers crowds. read more
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• Walking Into the Earth’s Heart: The Grand Canyon

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 901
  Hikers coming up out of the canyon on the South Kaibab trail, headed for the South Rim.
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• Crossing bridges one at a time

  
  Ann-alog: a pixel remix — Authority: 105
  Twin Marble Canyon bridges, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area The good news is that the books are done, bound and in a shipping container somewhere on the high Pacific. The bad news is that I am attempting to update four websites all at once to get ready for the launch. Sagebrush Press needs a press kit, ...
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• Road Access To North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park To Close Monday, November 30

  
  National Parks Traveler — Authority: 590
  Years ago there was a lodge on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon just outside the national parks boundaries. It would operate through the winter as a cross-country ski resort. Sadly, its no longer in operation, and its snowcat rides to the North Rim are a thing of the past as well. Which means that after Monday, if ...
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