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Making Friends on the way to Mount Whitney, by Lee Juillerat
The main allure of the John Muir Trail is its incredible scenery, sights that photos or videos can't replicate. But backpacking proved a shared experience. On some sections I was joined by friends and my daughter, Molly. Other times it was with new friends, including the Grouse Meadow trio....more |
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Singapore, by Yvette Cardozo
The government heavily recommends (and that means virtually orders) locals to buy a new car every 10 years. That is so beater cars don’t break down on the highways and thus, hold up Singapore’s main purposes in life—business and efficiency....more |
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SAN FRANCISO RAILWAY MUSEUM – IT’S ALL ABOUT VINTAGE STREETCARS,
by Ted and Sylvia Blishak
When World War II started, many of the conductors and motormen were drafted into the armed forces, leaving the San Francisco Municipal Railway short-handed. While previously they had hired only white males, this crisis forced Muni to change their requirements. Thus women and people of color were eventually considered eligible. A true pioneer in this change was a determined, 15-year-old Maya Angelou....more
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THE LONG WAY TO MOUNT WHITNEY:
23 Days and 230 Miles on the John Muir Trail,
Story and photos by Lee Juillerat
The delights, and challenges, of the Muir Trail start immediately, beginning with the Mist Trail, part of the nearly 6,000-foot elevation gain between the Yosemite Valley and Tuolumne Meadows. The visual eye candy never stops, from flower-filled meadows to a series of breathtaking, in more ways than one, mountain passes that require near daily treks up – and down – 11,000-foot passes, to the sights and sounds of bubbling streams, thundering waterfalls and dreamy lakes so welcome and beautiful it was hard to believe they weren't mirages. more... |
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Virgin Atlantic Food, by Yvette Cardozo
Some people (those in upper classes and, also the coach folk on international flights) still get meals aboard an airplane these days. But have you ever wondered just how that food gets to them? Or how airlines deal with the 30% kill factor of our taste buds in the air. Or cultural differences. And so much...more
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Stockholm, a Capital City on the Water, By Brad Hathaway
While an hour cruise to the east onto Lake Maleran was fun, a longer voyage to the west was a thrill. Stockholm is located at the most protected spot of an archipelago of more than 24,000 islands scattered over the 50 miles between Stockholm and the Baltic Seas....more |
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