TRAVEL BEAT : BUTTERFLY VACATION.Byline: Carol Bidwell If fluttering butterfly wings fascinate you, a Jan. 31-Feb. 2 Image Quest tour to Pismo Beach may be a great way to spend a weekend. Tour participants will be able to photograph about 200,000 migrating Monarch butterflies and will visit the adjacent Oceano Sand Dunes Wilderness Area Broadly, a wilderness area is a region where the land is left in a state where human modifications are minimal; that is, as a wilderness. It might also be called a wild or natural area. (Very low or immaterial human impact or "footprint. . Cost of the weekend - including lodgings and some meals - is $275 per person. Information: (213) 939-2819. Skiing for women Both Alpine Meadows The term Alpine Meadows may refer to:
Snow Summit will host the Rossignol Skiing for Women workshop Jan. 25 and 26. Cost is $245 ($210 for Snow Summit season-pass holders); included are lift tickets, video training, instruction, drills, lectures, free skiing, breakfast and a fun race. Information: (802) 434-7080. See L.A.'s history Learn more about Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. in January on two tours sponsored by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County opened in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA in 1913 as the Museum of History, Science, and Art. The moving force behind it was a museum association founded in 1910. . ``The Richness of Our Roots,'' from 10 a.m. to noon and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 11, will tour El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Park, Olvera Street and its environs. Cost is $15 for museum members, $20 for nonmembers. ``The Ups and Downs ups and downs pl.n. Alternating periods of good and bad fortune or spirits. ups and downs Noun, pl alternating periods of good and bad luck or high and low spirits of L.A.: A Stairway Walk With Larry Gordon,'' from 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 19, will explore the West Los Angeles
Outdoor extravaganza River rafting and other outdoor sports and adventure exploits will take center stage at the Great Western Sports, RV and Travel Show, which runs Dec. 28-Jan. 5 at the Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim Convention Center is a major convention center in Anaheim, California. It is located across from the Disneyland Resort on Katella Avenue. Much of the Anaheim Convention Center has been renovated in recent years with state-of-the-art facilities. , 800 W. Katella St., across from Disneyland. |
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