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AUGUST/SEPTEMBER, 2011 Vol 15 , No. 5  Lynn Rosen, Content Editor  Steve Giordano, Web Editor

     
  Joel Savoy
 

MUSIC OF ACADIANA—The Savoy Cajun Band: The First Family of Cajun Music, by Lynn Rosen

Nearly every Saturday morning, there’s a Cajun Music Jam goin’ on at the Savoy Music Center out in Eunice, LA, along Hwy. 190, about 40 miles northwest of Lafayette....more

 
  Mail Trail to Iccberg Falls
 

WILD AND MILD—Touring Glacier National Park, by Lee Juillerat

Our final “adventure” day featured a two-hour paddle-raft trip down the John Steven’s Canyon of the Middle Fork of the Flathead. It’s an easy beginner’s float, although some of its rapids, with names like “Bone Crusher,” “Jaws” and “Pumphouse” revved the adrenalin for first-timers. The trip generated genuine excitement when a whirlpool sucked in two paddlers....more

 
  Climbing coconut pals
 

FIJI: EXPERIENCES IN PARADISE, by Vicki Andersen

I’m off to my coconut encounter on the shore where the first travelers arrived: Likuri Island. Popularly called Robin Crusoe Island, Likuri lies just off the southeastern coast of Viti Levu......more

 
  Cowgirl Tory
 

BIG EMPTY—AMERICA'S OUTBACK, by Larry Turner

The buckaroo (descended from the influences of the vaquero of Mexico and the Moors of Spain) and their traditions I greatly admire—their skill with horses, ropes, tack and the handling of ranch work via horseback is second to none....more

Cowboy Duane
  St. Kitts train crossing
 

THE RAILROAD TYCOON AND THE ST. KITTS SCENIC RAILWAY,
by Ted and Sylvia Blishik

The volcanic Caribbean island of St. Kitts displays extravagantly green peaks, fields of pineapples, papaya, guava, banana and palm trees—and a tourist train. The St. Kitts Scenic Railway is powered by a tiny, odd-looking diesel with old-fashioned driver rods....more

 
     
 

 

Hey, look at this adventure - all about the 1911-13 Mt. Baker Marathon, which continues today as the annual 7-legged Ski to Sea Race that ends in Bellingham, Washington.

 
 
     
     
     
 
     
 

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