TRAVEL BARGAINS : BIKERS HEAD FOR TAHOE.Byline: Daily News Northstar at Tahoe Northstar-at-Tahoe is a year-round resort situated near the North Shore of Lake Tahoe, approximately 200 miles from the San Francisco Bay Area. The 2,480 acre resort features 2,280 vertical feet of downhill terrain accessed by 16 lifts (including 8 express lifts), a snowmaking resort at Lake Tahoe offers a two-day mountain bike getaway package from $131 per person, double occupancy, that includes two nights' lodging and a two-day chairlift ticket to transport mountain bikes to Mount Pluto Mount Pluto may refer to:
Chairlifts operate June 15-Sept. 2 and Sept. 7-Oct. 13, weather permitting. The resort has more than 100 miles of marked trails for bike riders from 6,330 to 7,040 feet elevation, and offers mountain biking mountain biking Sports medicine A sport in which participants use specialized bicycles to navigate rough, steep trails covered with unforgiving rocks Injury risk Concussions, fractures, death. See Extreme sport, Novelty seeking behavior. lessons and guided bike tours. Information: (916) 562-2248. Take the train: Amtrak Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run offers a half-price discount through September for the second adult in a family of three or more traveling together. Tickets must be purchased by June 15. Available on nearly all train service in the Northeast Corridor except for weekday Metroliners, the special fare is in addition to Amtrak's existing half-price fares for children 2 to 15 years old. Information: (800) 872-7245. Family stays: The Melia Turquesa Resort in Cancun, Mexico, allows two children under age 12 to share their parents' room for free and get a 50 percent discount on meals through Dec. 23. The package is priced at $65 per adult per night, based on double occupancy; rates are $10 higher per night in July and August. Information: (800) 336-3542. Love and marriage: Couples who book a week's passage on Club Med 2 from Tahiti can get percentage discounts equal to the number of years they've been married on the regular cruise price of $4,130 per couple. The minimum savings is a 5 percent discount for couples married five years. Information: (800) 453-7447. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Mountain bikers can use chairlifts to get to Lake Ta hoe hoe, usually a flat blade, variously shaped, set in a long wooden handle and used primarily for weeding and for loosening the soil. It was the first distinctly agricultural implement. The earliest hoes were forked sticks. peaks for a ride back down. |
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