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A Ski Utah Dream At Powder Mountain

Funky Powder Mountain resort in northern Utah is known for the 500" of powder dumped during the season and left for skiers and riders to discover. It's the perfect family destination...

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Top 10 Getaway for Family Togetherness – Marriott Vacation Club International

In 2005, FTF's annual Top 10 survey of award-winners honored Marriott Vacation Club International as a Top Resort Chain for Family Togetherness and it's still a winner. When FTF celebrated...

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5 Tips For Big Family Bike Trips

She’s cycled more than 22,000 miles across the Americas. No big deal. Cyclist and mom, Nancy Sathre-Vogel has been on numerous bike trips with her husband and twin boys. She offers...

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To Grandmother’s House We Go

Every few years, my family packs the car and we head to my grandmother’s house for the holidays.  My grandmother lives in a small farm community just west of Chicago, called...

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No’ar Hadash Summer 2010; Discovering My Second Home, Israel.

It is July 13th, 2010, local Israeli time, 7:15am, I am on an ElAl flight from Newark, New Jersey to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. I am with a Reconstructionist youth...

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Marble in the Rockies

The beauty of the mountains surrounding the tiny town of Marble, Colorado is astounding. Sitting on the deck outside our room at Beaver Lake Lodge, I can see one of the many sparkling...

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Breaking Latina Expectations

I have in my deepest memories the times that my father went deep-sea fishing and arrived home with few fish. Since age seven, I dreamt of holding a fishing pole and reeling in...

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South African Bush: An Untouched and Invisible World

I awoke to clamoring sounds on the rowdy bus.  It became increasingly evident we were approaching our intended destination, as the scenery was devoid of familiar architecture.  We were surrounded by...

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The Greatest Gift

They came from all over by the thousands.  They traveled for miles.  Some of them even came from neighboring countries. They walked, rode motorcycles, piled into the...

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