PHANTASMAGORICAL ICE FORMATIONS: Visiting Lava Beds National Monument in Winter by Lee Juillerat
Located in far northern California, the area is known for the geology that created its daunting landscape, one that includes more than 770 lava tube caves....more

CAMPING WASHINGTON, a new guidebook to camping in Washington State, reviewed by Lynn Rosen
"Camping Washington," the 2013 second edition by Steve Giordano, brings savvy updates and fresh photos to a Falcon Press classic on campgrounds in Washington State that has been the go-to guide for anyone looking for a camping adventure in Washington state since 2000....more

OUR FAMILY'S FIRST ROAD TRIP TO WASHINGTON, DC IN 1952
By Ted, George & Sylvia Blishak 
Two-lane roads, Burma Shave signs, and Mail Pouch Tobacco barns made this family’s first lengthy auto trip a memorable adventure....more

OLD BALDY and SKI TOWN, USA: IDAHO SKIING in the EMBRACE of HISTORY, by Larry Turner
Late in coming—but they made up for it with the size and quality—Sun Valley now has a world class terrain park. They also have a Nordic park which is one of my all-time favorites, offering as good and as beautiful a course found anywhere in America....more

KEEN ON KIRKWOOD, CALIFORNIA, by Vicki Hoefling Andersen

It was a tough decision to give up some afternoon turns, but harder to pass up an opportunity to see more of Kirkwood’s spectacular terrain, particularly if it involved dangling from a zipline....more

ADVENTURES IN EATING: CAMBODIA, by Yvette Cardozo
 
We ate in fancy hotels. We ate at street stalls. We ate at a private home. We ate sitting on a straw mat in a night market and best of all, we nibbled our way through sidewalk cafes in the country’s tourist mecca, Siem Reap....more

Interesting compilation of information about how, where and why people travel, courtesy of FlipKey.com

COLORADO TRAVEL TRENDS

Remember Tassajara? Surely you must remember the Tassajara Bread Book, don't you? Well, never mind, but the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center at the end of a 14-mile 4WD road in northern California will open to the public this summer (2013) with retreats featuring Zen and meditation seekers, yoga lovers, and artisan foodies looking to experience a truly serene environment...more