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Lost Trail Lodge: the faint call of the wild
A white curtain of snow obscured my view of a sparse pine forest and the towering mountains bordering Donner Memorial State Park. The temperature on that January morning had dropped below 30, and the forecast called for one of the biggest snowfalls in...Tags: Climbing, Transportation, Rivers, Dolly Parton, Road Transportation
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Prisoner's lawsuit says it was too easy to escape
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterScott Anthony Gomez Jr. made his first break from the Pueblo County Jail two years ago. He pushed up a ceiling tile, hoisted himself into the ventilation system and climbed until he reached a roof. Then he shinnied down the wall on bedsheets fashioned...Tags: Climbing, Crime, Law and Justice, Los Angeles Times, Colorado, Metal and Mineral
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Planning your trip to Las Vegas
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterROCK CLIMBING Guide Mike Ward works for Mountain Skills Rock Climbing Adventures in Red Rock Canyon. $105 to $230 per person (rate depends on size of the group); (505) 776-2222, www.climbingschoolusa.com. What to take: Wear comfortable, flexible...Tags: Parachuting, Climbing, Los Angeles Times, Skydiving, Canoeing and Kayaking
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Exploring Moaning Caverns, a Calaveras County adventure
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterVallecito, Calif. Deep under the wooded hills of Calaveras County -- in the belly of one of the state's largest caves -- I worm my way through a rocky slot that our cavern tour guide calls the "pancake." It's a rectangular gap, 3 feet wide by about 18...Tags: Climbing, San Jose, Landforms, Calaveras County (California), Crosswords
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A wilder side of Las Vegas
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLas Vegas Sorry, Bugsy. In 1941, you came to this desert valley dreaming of building a gambling paradise to fleece tourists, celebrate excess and promote decadence. Now I drift into your town ignoring the exploding fountains, the blinding neon lights...Tags: Climbing, Spider-Man (fictional character), Canoeing and Kayaking, Rivers, Water
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Los Angeles Times Travel & Adventure Show Is Quite an Experience
Los Angeles, CA, February 2, 2009 -- The Los Angeles Times Travel & Adventure Show (latimestravelshow.com) is an experience in itself, offering attendees scuba lessons, rock climbing, a ropes course and the chance to ride a zip line over the show floor....Tags: Climbing, Business, Car Guides and Reviews, Newspapers, Journalism
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A life of uphill battles
Times Staff WriterOn the ice wall of Mt. Hood's treacherous north face, gravity is no longer the benign anchor that keeps humans from sailing off into space. It's an assassin, lying in wait for overconfidence, fatigue, a sudden cramp. Arlene Blum was in its sights as...Tags: Climbing, Death, Pakistan, University of California, Berkeley, Science and Technology
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Can't get away? Take a day trip
Sun-SentinelIf you -- or the kids -- feel like you just gotta get out and really move, try this selection of skateparks, ice rinks and recreation and game centers. Activities range from go-karts and batting cages to video games and rock climbing. 1. Palm Beach...Tags: Climbing, Natural Disasters, Travel, Entertainment, Sport Climbing
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Tragedy, triumph at Fort A.P. Hill
Special CorrespondentThe jamboree is the Boy Scouts of America's biggest event. It happens every four years, and is attended by more than 43,000 Scouts. This year, 20 countries were represented, and all 50 U.S. states. My trip to the 2005 National Scout Jamboree began very...Tags: Climbing, White House, George W. Bush, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Clubs and Associations
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Admirers of environmentalist seek a monument 14,242 feet high
Mountaineers worldwide consider it the zenith of the Sierra, 14,242 feet of vertigo-inducing walls and saw-toothed ridgelines, the loftiest in a cluster of peaks that guard the eastern flank of Kings Canyon National Park.
North Palisade, they will tell...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Climbing, Berkeley (Alameda, California), Stanford University, Colorado
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SEAL dies in combat on mission in Iraq
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt is not unusual for young men to join the Navy in hopes of finding out what they want to do with their lives. But not Mark T. Carter. He knew exactly what he wanted to do when he joined the Navy after graduating from Fallbrook High School in 1998. He...Tags: Climbing, Death, Wrestling, Los Angeles Times, Iowa
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The Cat in the Hat strikes back
Special to The TimesSeventeen miles west of the Strip and two miles from where construction workers are hammering together yet another housing development lies the most spectacular sight in all Las Vegas: a 7,000-foot band of sandstone, riven into a series of canyons and...Tags: Climbing, Death, Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Feet
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