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After the hot, hot summer - family fall getways beckon (opens the original)
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After one of the hottest summers on record (and we’re talking temperature not travel activity), the air is cooling down in the northern Hemisphere and families are planning autumn getaways. According to the latest Longwoods International tracking study of American travelers, 74% of them are planning a fall day trip or overnight trip in the coming months.However, half of travelers (51%) who are planning fall trips cite financial constraints and travel costs as factors which may limit their travel
Yosemite Park land proposal ignites conservation fight that should concern all citizens (opens the original)
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“There can be nothing in the world more beautiful than the Yosemite, the groves of the giant sequoias... our people should see to it that they are preserved for their children and their children's children forever, with their majestic beauty all unmarred.” -President Theodore Roosevelt, 1905.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YrEj!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2
Traveling with very young children? What to know about vaccinations. (opens the original)
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Do you have any plans to travel with small children, grandchildren, even great-grandchildren, any time sooner or later? If so, you had better catch up on the latest (not greatest) news about vaccinations. It’s beyond confusing and frustrating.Last week, President Trump (with the usual great fanfare) signed an executive order telling all 50 states that they need to revise their childhood vaccination schedules, which have been pretty uniform and effective for decades. Eileen has been writing the n
This is the year to get your kicks on Route 66 (opens the original)
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We were bumping along the last unpaved stretch of Route 66 in Santa Fe on a 1973 Swiss military open sided vehicle. It’s haul!It’s hot and dusty. What must it have been like for those early travelers on Route 66? Like 100 years ago when the route was completed? At one point, drivers had to hire locals to drive their cars backwards up a steep hill as they hiked up<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kQ0q!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:stee
Don't let the heat beat your family summer fun (opens the original)
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Virtually every section of the Lower 48 States has experienced extreme heat this summer, which is likely to he hottest in a long string them. The temperature reached 100 degrees in Denver Colorado this week with little relief in sight. Even the usually cool mountain towns just west of Denver were experiencing upper 80s and 90s.These are prime spots for family summer vacations. So too are the coastal communities along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, now sweltering in both heat and humidity
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