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At Sequim Open Aire Market, where everything is handcrafted, homegrown, and juried for quality and originality, you’ll never need to ask if an item is made in the USA. From early May through late October, local artists, farmers, cooks, bakers, and crafters from this charming Olympic Peninsula town in Washington State offer their fascinating wares for sale.
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Wall plaque at Family Affair Coffee & More. Sound advice from Wallace, Idaho.
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Driving south on Highway 93 along Flathead Lake, Montana, we saw ample huckleberry and cherry stands, but being the skeptic I am, I didn’t believe the cherries were local and not bought for resale from some large supermarket chain until we pulled up and saw the vendor: an elderly gentleman who talked about picking the sweet fruit as a youngster and explained how the soil of The Flathead – enriched by glacier activity ages ago – was the key factor in the sweetness of his Bing variety. Now that’s the real McCoy!
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Yellowstone’s interpretive center at Grant Village is dedicated to RENEWAL. Exhibits show how Yellowstone ~ the world’s first and oldest national park ~ was able to regenerate itself after the devastating 1988 fire that consumed 793,880 acres (36%).
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Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world. ~ George Bernard Shaw
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Guidebooks explain:
that over 100 million years ago, a collision of tectonic plates along North America’s West Coast bowed up a vast block of sedimentary rock deposited by ancient seas;
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Wind River alongside the campground reflected an overcast Dubois morning.
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It’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~ Chinese proverb
[Photo credit: Mosseby's photostream, Creative Commons.]
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Last week Prescott, Arizona, was introduced as a place to see fantastic skies. Having now traveled farther east through the Land of Enchantment, I can personally say that the clouds alone are ample reason for visitors to flock to New Mexico.
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