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Vintage Beetles, now with electric motors!

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Where to hike this weekend: the new John Nicholas Trail

California bans bobcat trapping

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Cooking from the Summer Garden

In Alaska, Obama renames Mount McKinley to Denali

Burning Man style rules the desert

Where to go this weekend: Squamish, B.C.

So simple. So good. Figs with Gorgonzola & Honey from Homegrown

Refrigerator Pickles from Homegrown

Wood bison, a Lazarus species, is back from extinction

Raspberry Dark Chocolate Mousse from Homegrown

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Links we love: Fun with fall decorating

Coffee desserts: the perfect way to end the day

Not Your Abuela’s Día de los Muertos

Where to go this weekend: Mesa, AZ

Links we love: What’s old is new again

Where to Go This Weekend: Oakland’s Jack London Square

Links we love: Halloween decorating tricks & treats

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Fun Halloween baking kits for kids

Where to go this weekend: Astoria, OR

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