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Atomic City Days ... by bicycle

BY DENNIS WEBER, SPECIAL TO THE SUN

Editor's note: Dennis Weber, a Yuma-area resident and retired Antelope Union High School teacher, has been biking across the West this summer. this is one in a series of stories he's writing about his experiences.--- On July 17, 1955, in Arco,...

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Special San Diego time for each family member

BY GARY A. WARNER, FREEDOM NEWS SERVICE

I'm breaking up our happy home. We're going our separate ways. No more compromises. Out the door and not coming back. At least for three weekends. Here's the deal: Our family vacations live by what I call "the rule of thirds." The time on a trip is roughly...

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With puppy as travel partner, the skies are friendlier than ever

STORY BY DAVID MEDZERIAN, ILLUSTRATIONS BY AMY NING, FREEDOM NEWS SERVICE

Who needs Underdog? My dog flies, too. Sure, he needs a plane, but Jake's adventures in the sky are far more entertaining than anything I've seen that cartoon superhero do. Since I got my Jack Russell terrier pup in May 2007, we've flown six round-trips...

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AP Travel News

==New RI trail shows Ocean State's watery heart

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (AP) -- With a few strokes of a kayak paddle, Rhode Island's developing Blue Trail offers a new perspective on Narragansett Bay, the watery heart of the Ocean State....

==Cheap fun in Rio: Beaches, mountains

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) -- The weak dollar and a steadily strengthening Brazilian real have seen Rio climb from the 135th most expensive city in the world just a few years ago, to the 31st most expensive today - tied with Barcelona and Stockholm, according to the latest cost of living survey by the Mercer consulting firm....

==Denver's parks include 13,000-foot-high lake

DENVER (AP) -- Some city parks have gazebos, lakes, fountains and jogging trails. Denver's parks have those, plus: a 1,000-year-old fen, two bison herds, a ski resort, a lake at 13,000 feet in altitude and an amphitheater framed by 300-million-old sandstone monoliths....