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Bluestone Turnpike is remote, scenic river trail in southern West Virginia
HINTON, W.Va. — The Bluestone Turnpike is one of the best-kept secrets in West Virginia.
The 10-mile trail follows the Bluestone National Scenic River in a 1.000-foot-deep gorge between Pipestem Resort State Park and Bluestone State Park in...Tags: Travel, Health, Personal Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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On a pilgrimage to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThe White Mountains that straddle the California-Nevada border are known for their extreme environment. They get less than a foot of rain a year. The wind blows almost constantly, and the temperatures can dip to well below zero. Hard to imagine, then,...Tags: Travel, Education, Ecosystems, Conservation, John Muir
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Fashion Diary: Tribal influences for fall
Los Angeles Times Fashion CriticMuch of what's out there for fall looks like it could have been ripped from the pages of Cowboys and Indians magazine: arrow print maxi-skirts, blanket-stripe ponchos, suede jackets with swinging fringe, cowboy booties and T-shirts with more Navajo...Tags: Proenza Schouler, YouTube, Diane von Furstenberg, Woodstock Festival (1969), New York
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Pendleton's new indie spirit
Los Angeles Times Fashion CriticCan Pendleton conquer the hipster class? For many, the brand is associated with career clothes and mom jeans, with Indian blankets and plaid shirts worn by the Beach Boys. But Pendleton has been working to attract a new generation of contemporary...Tags: Proenza Schouler, Consumer Goods Industries, Project Runway (tv program), Diane von Furstenberg, New York
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Pendleton Woolen Mills company history
Los Angeles Times Fashion CriticFrom the first celebrity customer — Apache leader Geronimo — to the recent collaboration with high-end boutique Opening Ceremony, which introduced the brand to the fashion crowd, here are a few key moments in the 102-year history of...Tags: Lucille Ball, Los Angeles Times, The Beach Boys, Justin Timberlake, Disneyland Park
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Classic cartoon had life of its own
"Injun Summer," an earlier era's celebration of autumn and childhood imagination, took on a life of its own — almost literally.
The famous cartoon first appeared on Sept. 30, 1907, on Page One, the answer to a looming deadline on a slow news day....Tags: History, Museums, Minority Groups, Arts and Culture, Soldier Field
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Enjoying California's volcanic legacy
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThe Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway yawns languidly for 500 miles from the southern reaches of California's Cascade Range to lower Oregon. The landscape is at once harsh and ridiculously beautiful, crafted by the alchemy of volcanic eruptions and the...Tags: Travel, Foods and Beverages, Trips and Vacations, Gardens and Parks, Bear (animal)
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New developments expected in suit over Native American casino
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsWith a state-controlled casino under construction south of Wichita, the Oklahoma-based Wyandotte Nation still wants to build its own casino just north of Wichita. But the U.S. Department of Interior has to approve. "It may take us longer than we want it...Tags: Interior Policy, Trials, Politics, Minority Groups
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Badger ferry owners seek landmark status for coal-burning ship
Facing a deadline to stop dumping toxic coal ash into Lake Michigan, owners of the last coal-powered steamship on the Great Lakes are pushing for it to join Mount Vernon, Lincoln's Tomb and Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthplace as a protected national...Tags: Travel, Lincoln, Bill Huizenga, Mount Vernon, DTE Energy Company
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Archaeological finds boost profile of Arundel's Pig Point
Three years of digging at a prehistoric Indian site in Anne Arundel County has unearthed the oldest structures and human habitations in Maryland and is making this bluff above the Patuxent River one of the most important archaeological sites in the Mid-...Tags: Education, Beaches, Material Science, Maryland, North Carolina
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White and mixed-race youths rank high in alcohol, substance abuse
The first-ever survey of adolescent alcohol and drug abuse to recognize youths of mixed race or ethnicity has found that such kids hover closest to white adolescents in the rate at which they suffer substance abuse disorders. That is not reassuring,...Tags: Health, Marijuana Use, Social Issues, Minority Groups, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Elouise Cobell dies at 65; Native American activist
Elouise Cobell, the treasurer of the Blackfeet tribe who tenaciously pursued a lawsuit that accused the federal government of cheating Native Americans out of more than a century's worth of royalties, resulting in a record $3.4-billion settlement, has...Tags: Justice System, File Sharing, Los Angeles Times, U.S. Military, Regional Authority
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