If you’ve ever thought sandcastles were just for kids with plastic buckets, let me introduce you to Imperial Beach Sand Castle Days 2008—a competition where grown adults turn sand into...
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When you stand in Ushuaia, Argentina—the southernmost city on Earth—you feel like you’ve reached the end of the map. Beyond the harbor, the Beagle Channel stretches toward Antarctica, and behind you...
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Sure thing! Here’s a lively and entertaining blog post in first-person style: Campfire Chaos and Canyon Magic: My 1999 Seminole Canyon Adventure Let me take you back to the summer of 1999—back...
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