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Wish Lists Cut Back This Year

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:38:28 -0800

By Laura Nesbitt and Lee Ross Mountain View Telegraph State legislators representing the Estancia Valley and the East Mountains say they will be working to bring home the bacon during the upcoming 30-day legislative

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Bush celebrates Christmas at Camp David

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 14:52:36 -0800

WASHINGTON -- President Bush and his extended family are in Camp David, where they are exchanging gifts and having a midday feast. The president gave his wife a silver tray and purse and she gave him a new coat and warming soles for cold weather mountain

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Winter cyclist profile Jakub the IT worker

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 14:04:22 -0800

Name / Occupation / Age Jakub / IT worker / 23 What do you use your bike for? Everything from leisure rides to errands. How often do you ride? I try to be on bike at least two hours a day, but come summer far more often. How long have you been commuting by bicycle and what made you decide

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Life without a car takes longer - much longer

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:49:57 -0800

By GORDON DICKSON North Texas was built for cars. For 26 days -- four workweeks and three weekends -- I ditched my car for a taste of what it's like to live in America's fourth-largest metro area without wheels. I tried to live and work as normally as possible, which meant very little telecommuting. Instead, I walked, rode a mountain bike, took buses and trains, caught a cab and bummed rides

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Stolen Limousine Rams DC Police Officer

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:04:53 -0800

A Washington, D.C. police officer riding on a mountain bike in Northeast Washington, was seriously injured yesterday when the driver of a stolen limousine tried to run down the officer and a partner, authorities said. The driver abandoned the vehicle nearby and remained at large last

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First major snowstorm in Sierra excites skiers

Sun, 09 Dec 2007 09:56:46 -0800

RENO, Nev. -- Skiers and snowboarders rejoiced but motorists cursed after a storm dumped as much as 3 feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada. Resort operators, who had relied on manmade snow to cover the slopes before the snowfall began Thursday, said the storm changed conditions overnight. "We saw people going from hiking and mountain biking one day to skiing and snowboarding the

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Making tree day an outing / Turn the annual holiday chore into an adventure

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:43:05 -0800

With one small twist to the day, you can turn the chore of getting a holiday tree into an adventure that can be treasured for years. You do it by combining a trip to a choose-and-cut holiday tree farm with a visit to a nearby park for a walk, hike or bike...

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New bike will make life a bit easier for homeless man

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:00:21 -0800

Bicycle shop also donating labor for any repairs as well as other gear. Jimmy Northen is getting a new bicycle and bike maintenance for a year. The homeless man now gets around town on a busted-up bike that often needs

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Vail cyclists want path open for winter

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:00:15 -0800

VAIL Intermountain resident Jen Pinkus commutes through Dowd Junction on Interstate 70 many mornings to her job in Avon. I always ride way to the side, but it s really scary, said Pinkus, an avid mountain bike rider and racer who tries to commute by bike as much as possible, even in the

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Sheriff's detectives recover stolen high-dollar bikes

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:46:51 -0800

VISTA ---- Sheriff's detectives arrested five people Thursday on a variety of charges and recovered several high-end mountain bikes that were stolen in September from a Vista bicycle manufacturer, authorities said. View A

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Volunteer group plans community forums to brainstorm uses of Camden Snow Bowl

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:38:51 -0800

CAMDEN The Ragged Mountain Recreation Area Redevelopment Committee is seeking people s ideas on how to improve year round recreational and public use of the Ragged Mountain Recreational Area, home of the Camden Snow

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Land Protection and Mountain Biking

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:38:15 -0800

IMBA members highly value land conservation, clean water and clean air. The vast majority of mountain bicyclists enjoy riding in natural areas on narrow trails, away from roads, development and resource

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A warm, rugged place to sleep on Mount Hood

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:15:40 -0800

Skiing or snowshoeing into some of Mount Hood's most scenic winter terrain can be grueling, if not downright impossible. It's getting easier, though, thanks to a brainstorm by two outdoor

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Deep Water

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:59:00 -0800

The race, the boats, man against sea, the sea itself - all of these are abundant in Deep Water. These elements will appeal to any sailing buff. The archival materials and first-person interviews will satisfy even the most nit-picking historian. And the story of Donald Crowhurst's gradual descent into madness will ring disturbingly true to anyone who has ever found him- or herself caught in a situation gone off the

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Bay City soldier designs a bicycle that works like a motorcycle using parts around his Baghdad base

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 13:42:25 -0800

Sgt. Trevor Soini's creation looks a little like a bicycle and a little like a chopper - hence, its name: The Bopper. Made from a mountain bike souped up with an engine from a power washer, the Bopper can kick up some Iraqi sand as Soini races around his Baghdad army base that, for now, is his

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