Written Trips
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Discovering Your Inner Hippie in Williams, California
Bumping along a gravel road hugged by arching hills and a steaming stream, you pass a sign that states: "Time to Slow Down." Nothing could be truer. The warm waters and tranquil isolation of…
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Moshing With the Punks in Austin, Texas
Punk's not dead. Need proof? Follow the sea of studded-leather belts and neck tattoos to Austin in mid-May for the annual punk-and-hardcore-palooza—Chaos in Tejas. Since 2005, the festival has been drawing some of the…
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Caroling with the Pagans in Muir Woods, California
What's the best way to spend the longest night of the year? Drinking cider, watching Germanic dances and signing de-Christianized Christmas carols in the candle-lit dark of the Bay Area's most impressive natural site.…
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Hiking with Locals to a Secret Waterfall in Bolinas, CA
You won't read about it in any guidebook; you won't find road signs or trail markers. The Palomarin Trail is a locals’ secret, 8.8 miles of pure Northern California bliss. Stock up on water,…
