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A tale of two mountains echoed by O’Shaughnessy Winery's Cabernet Sauvignon

Edit The Examiner 03 Jun 2016
Over the next few years, additional vineyards on Howell Mountain and Mount Veeder added to the source available for varieties of grapes. It is here in Betty’s estate vineyards on Howell Mountain and Mount Veeder that Sean Capiaux’s Cabernet Sauvignon wines are born each vintage ... In the O’Shaughnessy Howell Mountain and Mt ... The climate of Howell Mountain and Mt....

Blog: "Mountain biking gives me the adrenaline rush I crave" (EFDS - English Federation of Disability Sport)

Edit Public Technologies 03 Jun 2016
This week it's M for mountain biking, and Phil Hall discusses rediscovering the thrill of hurtling downhill on a muddy trail ... I am 44 and have been riding and talking about four-wheeled accessible mountain biking for the last 10 years ... Prior to that I had been enjoying downhill mountain biking for just over 12 months ... But when I then discovered accessible mountain biking on a trip to America I absolutely loved it....

Getting Warburton Active (Yarra Ranges Shire Council)

Edit Public Technologies 03 Jun 2016
(Source. Yarra Ranges Shire Council) ... Warburton Mountain Bike Hub Update. The development of around 100km of mountain biking trails in Warburton is moving full steam ahead, with the project now entering its design phase ... Once constructed, the mountain bike trails will accommodate a range of different mountain biking challenges including cross-country, all mountain, down hill and dirt jump tracks ... (noodl. 33928940) ....

Dirt is the new snow

Edit The Examiner 03 Jun 2016
That is mountain bike season where "dirt is the new snow." Or at least that is what I read on a T-shirt. If you like skiing and snowboarding, you will love downhill mountain (DH) biking ... Ride and repeat ... Fair warning that DH mountain biking is just as addictive as skiing and snowboarding can be....

Holiday vacationing in Los Angeles this summer

Edit The Examiner 03 Jun 2016
After all, they originated in the San Jacinto Mountains, in Riverside County, just outside of Los Angeles area ... Los Angeles has many well-known vacation spots, like DisneyLand, Magic Mountain, Universal Studios, and Knott’s Berry Farm, to name a few ... If music festivals and the arts are on the list, there are quite a few to choose from, including those nestled in the mountains surrounding Los Angeles....

Learning Japanese from the news / Do black bears make the flowers bloom?

Edit The Japan News 03 Jun 2016
＝＝＝＝＝ ... It has been found that Asian black bears carry the seeds of kasumizakura, a species of wild cherry that turns spring mountains a brilliant color, to higher areas on mountains ... A national laboratory investigated the bears’ droppings in mountains at altitudes of 550 to 1,650 meters in Tokyo’s Okutama area, and the bears were found to have carried the seeds up to 738 meters up the mountains ... ＝＝＝＝＝. Speech明（あき）らかになる： become apparent ... ....

Thousands of Peruvian pilgrims attend Snow Star Festival

Edit The Associated Press 03 Jun 2016
The native melodies resound throughout a snow-capped mountain range long adored by the Quechua people ... The sanctuary is in the Sinakara Valley at the base of the Qullqip'unqu mountain in the Andes ... On the last night of the festival, men known as "ukukus" climb more than 4,500 meters (about 14,765 feet) in freezing temperatures up to the Qullqip'unqu mountain's glacier....

Vermont festival revs up for mountain bikers

Edit The Providence Journal 03 Jun 2016
Over Father’s Day weekend, June 17-19, two great mountain-biking organizations will again join forces for the fifth annual New England Mountain Bike Association's Festival in East Burke, Vermont, at the Kingdom Trails ... ....

Call to ban ‘degrading’ vans from Blue Mts

Edit The Daily Telegraph Australia 03 Jun 2016
THE Blue Mountains Council mayor is sick of the ‘degrading’ slogans on Wicked Campervans and wants them banned from NSW and tourist parks in the Mountains ... ....

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and CDOT Sign Agreement (Colorado Department of Transportation)

Edit Public Technologies 03 Jun 2016
(Source. Colorado Department of Transportation). MONTEZUMA COUNTY - Officials from the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (UMU) will sign a maintenance agreement Friday, June 3, 12.00 noon at the Ute Mountain Casino 11 miles South of Cortez on SH 491 ... Original documenthttps.//www.codot.gov/news/2016-news-releases/06-2016/ute-mountain-ute-tribe-and-cdot-sign-agreement ... (noodl. 33927237) ....

Guizhou's Kaili city gets tourism boost from Beijing

Edit China Daily 03 Jun 2016
The money will help to develop the city's major scenic spots, such as Xiasi ancient town and Xianglu Mountain, as well as urban infrastructure....

Missing boy found safe in Hokkaido

Edit The Japan News 03 Jun 2016
The second-grade primary school student from Hokuto was left in a mountain forest in Nanae on May 28 as a “disciplinary” step by his parents....

S.F.’s Pamela Amaechi aiming for history at state track meet

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 03 Jun 2016
S.F.’s Pamela Amaechi aiming for history at state track meet A 4.33 student, compassionate team leader and conscientious in every regard, Lincoln junior Pamela Amaechi is a “once-in-a-generation kid,” said her track and field coach Kevin Doherty ... 9 ... 8 ... Jacob Avelino (Mountain View) 50.60 ... Owen Mountford (Mountain View) 154-4. Rachael Estell (Mountain View) 11.94. Rachael Estell (Mountain View) 24.78. Gabrielle Joffe (Mountain View) 2.14.07....
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