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1) Boise, ID:
Boise combines big-city amenities with small town charm and is an exciting place to visit year-round. Enjoy many unique attractions like the World Center for Birds of Prey, Basque Museum and the Old Idaho PenitentiaPerforming arts are plentiful and include a Shakespeare festival, ballet, philharmonic orchestra, theatre companies and music festivals. Boise offers excellent dining and shopping opportunities as well as endless outdoor recreation. Golf, whitewater rafting, slow river floats, mountain biking, skiing/snowboarding, hiking and fishing are available in the city or nearby. Boise offers something for everyone and is the perfect gateway to your Idaho adventure. www.boise.org or call 800-635-5240

2) Sun Valley, ID
While Sun Valley is known the world over for its world-class skiing, summer is actually the area¹s busiest, most popular season. With mild temperatures, endless sunny days, and the beautiful mountain and river vistas, Sun Valley is an ideal summer destination.  In addition to the many fine restaurants, art galleries, shops and spas that line the streets of Ketchum, visitors enjoy hiking, rafting, mountain biking or biking on over 30 miles of bike paths, ice skating outside, year-round, at the Sun Valley Resort, fly fishing in world famous streams, tennis, and golf. www.visitsunvalley.com

3) Pueblo, CO: Come see Colorado's newest outdoor water attraction. The Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo is a special destination in downtown Pueblo, Colorado. This 26-acre urban waterfront restores the Arkansas River channel to its original location. Pedestrian pathways allow you to stroll around the Riverwalk while bike paths located on the Riverwalk lead you to the beautiful Lake Pueblo, Colorado's most visited reservoir! Excursion boats rides provide visitors with a brief history of Pueblo’s beginnings as well as a panoramic view of the park. Shopping and dining opportunities abound along the adjacent Union Avenue Historic District. For more information visit www.puebloharp.com.

4) Gunnison Crested Butte, CO: A winter vacation in our laid back 1880’s Western and Victorian towns let you disconnect from life’s aggravations and reconnect to what life is really all about! Authentic and unpretentious are words that describe the Gunnison-Crested Butte experience. Ski Crested Butte Mountain Resort voted best snow, best grooming and best steeps! Nordic ski, snowshoe, dogsled and snowmobile for additional excitement! Sometimes the best way to reconnect is to get as far away as possible! For ski packages that can include massage, all activities, lift tickets and flights on United and American, call 877-223-2557 or visit www.GunnisonCrestedButte.com

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Boulder, Colorado

The tone of the city is laid back but adventurous, with hundreds of adventures waiting within city limits and hundreds more in the nearby mountains, rivers, icefalls, and canyons.

REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: The best of H20 in the Mountain West
Then god created the Salmon River, and paddlers everywhere said, “it is good.”
Divide & Conquer
Meet the Tour de France of mountain biking: A 2,465-mile suffer fest along the Continental Divide.
Backpacker: I AM THE REAL DEAL
Real Deal Backpacker: Paul Magnanti
OUTTAKES: On The Road
To Boldly Go Boulder: the Hooked Village Event Tour’s travel and gear tips.
FRESHWATER FLY: A River of the People
What gives montana’s madison river such mythic power? is it the famed salmon fly hatch? is it that heads of state and trout bums call the river their own? Or is it just that it’s simply the world’s best place to fish?
The Reverend Horton Heat Scorches Hooked Happy Hour
Reverend Horton Heat's rock-a-billy gives folks a reason to groove at winter OR.
Bike to the Bass in Boulder
Anyone who loves to fish shouldn't overlook the blue collar bass--even in the hipper-than-thou world of Boulder, Colorado.
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Help Save Wolf Creek, Colorado
A massive development plan threatens one of southern Colorado's most pristine wilderness areas. Read more on how you can help prevent needless destruction of a sensitive wilderness area.
SLR Cameras Come Into the Digital Age
Pentax's *ist D offers SLR technology with a versatile digital mindset.
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