ON THE MOVE : SQUID FESTIVAL.Byline: - Daily News Wire Services If squid suits your taste buds taste buds taste npl → Geschmacksknospen pl , consider heading to the Great Monterey Squid Festival May 23-24. The scenic peninsula, which modestly calls itself the Calamari Capital of the World, will feature squid-cooking and -cleaning demonstrations, and, of course, tastings. For the squid squeamish squea·mish adj. 1. a. Easily nauseated or sickened. b. Nauseated. 2. Easily shocked or disgusted. 3. Excessively fastidious or scrupulous. , there will be musical entertainment and other seafoods available, too. Information: (408) 649-6544. Jet ski Jet Ski A trademark used for a personal watercraft. jet ski Noun a small self-propelled vehicle resembling a scooter, which skims across water on a flat keel jet skiing n tours offered Lake Mead, the sprawling body of water formed by the construction of Hoover Dam Hoover Dam, 726 ft (221 m) high and 1,244 ft (379 m) long, on the Colorado River between Nev. and Ariz.; one of the world's largest dams. Built between 1931 and 1936 by the U.S. , will get a new tourist attraction starting April 1: jet ski tours. The National Park Service has approved the tours for adults and children as young as 12, with riders wearing two-way radio headsets enabling them to hear a guide's description of the area's history, geology and wildlife. The tours, which will depart from near Lake Mead Marina, also will include viewing and descriptions of Hoover Dam. The company operating the water trips, Lake Mead Jet Ski Tours, an affiliate of Lake Mead Cruises, says participants need not be experienced watercraft operators. Instruction will be provided for riding the three-person watercraft, and speeds for the two-hour trips will average 30 mph. Tour groups will be limited to 25 people. The trips, priced at $189 per watercraft, based on two riders, including box lunch and pickup and return to a Las Vegas hotel, will be offered from April through October, or can be arranged by groups year-round. U.S. predator viewing African safaris are a dime a dozen, but it's unusual to find a package featuring ``predator viewing'' on American soil. Bears and wolves, as well as bison, bighorn sheep Bighorn sheep a tall (up to 3 ft), heavy (up to 300 lb body weight) wild sheep that lives in inaccessible mountain country where it exercises its principal achievement of prodigious leaping and climbing. Called also Ovis canadensis. Several regional varieties, e.g. O. c. , elk, mule deer mule deer Large-eared deer (Odocoileus hemionus) of western North America that lives alone or in small groups at high altitudes in summer and lower altitudes in winter. Mule deer stand 3–3. and coyotes are on the observation list of a package being offered by 14 inns belonging to the Jackson Hole Bed and Breakfast Association. The four-night packages include rambles through Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park, 2,219,791 acres (899,015 hectares), the world's first national park (est. 1872), NW Wyo., extending into Montana and Idaho. It lies mainly on a broad plateau in the Rocky Mts., on the Continental Divide, c. and environs aboard a customized vehicle with roof hatches like those you might find in Kenya. The mid-May to early June packages start at $450, based on double occupancy. Information: (800) 542-2623; Web site: http://www.jacksonholebus.com Program for women outdoors California State Parks This is a list of state parks and reserves in the California state park system. Jump to: External links A : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
The program price of $289 includes lodging, instruction and meals. For more information, call (916) 653-5097. Ski free at Yosemite Midweek guests at Tenaya Lodge, a full-service resort hotel two miles outside the southern entrance to Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park (yōsĕm`ĭtē), 761,266 acres (308,205 hectares), E central Calif.; est. 1890 as a result of the efforts of conservationist John Muir. Located in the Sierra Nevada, it is a glacier-scoured area of great beauty; Mt. , can ski free this season at the park's Badger Pass downhill ski area. Two lift tickets are included in Tenaya's midweek (Monday-Thursday) room rates of $99. The offer is good through April 2. A midweek stay without the ski package is $69. For more information: (800) 635-5807. |
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