 Articles on the American West
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Travel Guides for the American West |
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Destination information, travel itineraries, and related links
for popular attractions in the American West. Includes Alaska, Oak Creek Canyon & Sedona,
Northern Arizona, Painted Desert, Grand Canyon National Park, Monument Valley, Lake Powell,
Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park,
Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, Bryce Canyon National Park,
Capitol Reef National Park, the Canyons of the Escalante River,
and Rocky Mountain National Park.
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New Best in the West Guide
The Top Fifty Best Places in the American West
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Our original "best in the west" guide, the Top Fifty Best Places in the American West provided a random, eclectic, and entertaining selection of the "best" and "most" places in the west. Our New Best in the West guide takes a more organized look at some of the west's greatest places, designed for visitors considering a trip to the American West.
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Alaska |
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Includes our North to Alaska road trip series, Denali National Park, and
Gates of the Arctic National Park.
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Arizona |
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A cross-reference to our large collection of articles on Arizona. Sub-categories
include Travel Guides, Canyon Country, Cultural & Historic, Deserts, and Mountains.
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California |
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A cross-reference to our large collection of articles on California. Sub-categories
include Mountains, Deserts, Seacoast, and Cultural/Historic.
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Canyon Country
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Features the Grand Canyon National Park, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Lake Powell,
and the magnificent canyonlands and red rock country from northern Arizona and Utah including Paria
Canyon, Oak Creek Canyon, Zion National Park, and more. Includes the Northern Arizona Travel Guide
and six Grand Canyon articles.
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Caverns |
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Visit the west's greatest underground attractions, New Mexico's Carlsbad Caverns
National Park and Arizona's Kartchner Caverns State Park.
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Culture, Lifestyle, Urban, & Historic |
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A wide-ranging look at the culture, history, lifestyle, and urban areas of
the American West. Subjects range from Wine Country to great museums to
historic places to great cities, and more.
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Fossils & Dinosauria |
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The west is a treasure trove of ancient remains, ranging from dinosaur bones
to spectacular petrified forests. Features Petrified Forest, Painted Desert,
Dinosaur National Monument, and Cleveland-Lloyd Quarry.
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Ghost Towns & the Old West |
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The "ghosts" of a raucous past linger all over the American West. Our highlight
is a three part feature on Tombstone, Arizona. Also, Colorado's Durango Silverton Railroad,
and the true ghost towns of Bodie, California and Rhyolite, Nevada.
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Indian Ruins & Rock Art |
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The prehistoric inhabitants of the Southwest became great stone craftsmen
nearly a thousand years ago. The well-preserved remnants of their
spectacular civilization can be found all over the region.
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Mountain Settings
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The Rocky Mountains of the American West feature some of the world's
greatest scenery and recreation. Our articles highlight
Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, Yellowstone National Park,
Grand Teton National Park, and Glacier National Park in Montana.
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Seacoast & Beaches |
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Our articles focus on California's Central Coast, one of our favorite places,
including the magnificent Pacific Coast Highway (California Highway 1) on the Big Sur coast.
Also, several features from San Diego, and one from Olympic National Park in Washington.
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Southwestern Deserts |
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Our general focus is the Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona. Summer rains
make the Sonoran Desert especially lush and attractive. Also, includes articles
on Death Valley National Park, Fossil Creek, the Painted Desert, and more.
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Volcanic & Thermal Areas |
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The American West is part of the geologically unstable Pacific Rim, with many
active and dormant volcanic and thermal areas. We feature Yellowstone National
Park which has more geysers than the rest of the world combined.
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