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August 11, 2018

See a bison roundup in South Dakota; how to get a free sixth year of Global Entry

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August 11, 2018
Barnesville, in western Minnesota, fills a 20-by-20-foot mashed-potato wrestling pit for its Potato Days celebration.

Quick Trips: Irish Festival, Potato Days and Barbecue Championship

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August 11, 2018

Info: Beach camping on the Texas Gulf Coast

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August 10, 2018
THE SCENE: After docking at the quaint town of Invergordon, Scotland, our journey took us to the stunning Dunrobin Castle. The castle is perched high

At Scotland's Dunrobin Castle, an owl steals the show

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August 10, 2018
Self-portrait of young Hamer women in Turmi, Omo Valley, Ethiopia. Photo by Hamer girls

Local people in Ethiopia take photos of their world

Instead of capturing people in photos, a traveler invites them to take their own, with glorious results.
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August 9, 2018
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Midwest Traveler: Kansas boasts quirky 'grass-roots art' capital

Small-town Lucas attracts artists from way, way off the beaten path.
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August 9, 2018
The USS Constitution glides through Boston Harbor past the city skyline on a cruise to honor Vietnam veterans, Friday, May 18, 2018, in Boston. The U.

Daring to venture out — by water taxi — during Boston layover

With a four-hour stop at Boston Logan airport, I had a plan. And it involved a boat ride.
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August 9, 2018
Henry Perez watches the sun rise from the jetties at Mansfield Cut during a beach camping trip in May 2018. (Pam LeBlanc/American-Statesman/TNS)

Sand camping in Texas is gritty, but South Padre stay pays off in surf, fish

Beach camping is gritty, but this South Padre beach pays off in surfing, fishing.
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August 4, 2018
The exterior of the Stone House, which was built with rock left over from projects around Roanoke, Va. MUST CREDIT: Photo courtesy of Tay Whiteside/Bl

Rental for 'Salvage Dawgs' lovers

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August 4, 2018

Quick trips: Bluegrass festival, Rendezvous Days and Dragon boat festivals

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August 4, 2018
Women on the GrOw on their trip to Hawaii's Big Island. Provided photo

Female and fearless: New Minnesota company offers women's trips

Kimberly Case launched Women on the Grow, a travel company devoted to getting women out in the world.
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August 3, 2018

Visiting Olympic National Park

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August 2, 2018
Photos by Lisa Meyers McClintick Olympic National Parkís mild temperatures and up to 14 feet of rain have nurtured the nationís most colossa

Colossal forests, thick fog and stunning eco-diversity in Olympic National Forest

On a Washington state peninsula, the national park boasts some of the world's more diverse habitats.
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August 2, 2018
This was taken in January at Chaxa Lagoon in the Atacama Salt Flats in Northern Chile. The photo was taken with an iPhone 8.Please identify me as Bob

Astounding beauty of Atacama Salt Flats of Chile

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August 2, 2018
The Driftless Historium in Mount Horeb, Wis., includes an 1890s former hardware store and a replica of an 1882 railroad inn.

Midwest Traveler: Small-town museum in southwest Wisconsin has big vision

The Driftless Historium in Mount Horeb, Wis., is an impressive tribute.
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August 2, 2018
Patrick Connolly of the Orlando Sentinel took an airboat ride on Lake Tohopekaliga with Captain Jim and the Duus family from Norway. (Patrick Connolly

Up close with nature on a central Florida airboat ride

Wild Willy's airboat goes where other boats cannot on Lake Tohopekaliga.
Travel
August 1, 2018
Mykonos, Greece

Octopus — it's what's for dinner tonight

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August 1, 2018
Hannah Point, Antarctica

Baby penguins cuddle at Hannah Point, on Antarctica's Livingston Island

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August 1, 2018
Not as exotic of a locale as some of the international locations, but this was taken Saturday May 12, on Woman Lake near Longville, MN The morning of

Hushed, blushed scene is the catch of the day

Travel
August 1, 2018

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