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You probably don't have three months off to goof around anymore--even you high-school and college-age readers likely have been scooped into summer jobs by the full-employment economy--but this is still the season for sun-splashed weekend getaways and even a full-fledged vacation or two.

Follow the summer guidance served up by Newcity.com affiliates and you'll find the coolest ways to spend this year's hot months.

 

 


POPPING WHEELIES
Mountain biking goes big time, but the money brings celebrities and drug tests

BEACH BOOKING
Thumb through this collection of summer reads

IF LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS
The ups and downs of being an over-the-hill lemonade stand entrepreneur

HIGHER! FASTER! STRANGER!
Weird new summer games for the outdoor sports nut

BREAKING THE WAVES
A beginner's guide to surfing

GET BACK
The neighbors will wonder what's really going on when you hide your truly wild summer shindigs on the back porch or deck

PLAYING CATCH
Even major leaguers just wanna have fun

ROLLIN' ON THE RIVER
Riverboards deliver whitewater thrills--without all the spills

GOING SPLAT
Paintballing offers a surprising number of challenges--physical and mental--in a realm of pain and paint

WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
Slinky shoes for the fair-weather glam queen

ALL WET
Keeping cool means thinking like a kid and going with the flow

BUZZ, MUNCH, CHOMP
What to do when summer pests drive you buggy

BUT IT'S A DRY HEAT
Tips for staying cool during the hottest of months

SPEAKING VOLUMES
Get lit with these summer reading suggestions

WALK SOFTLY & CARRY A BIG MALLET
The Brits aren't the only ones enjoying the wicketest of games

CHASING DREAMS ON THE MOTHER ROAD
Taking a cruise down fabled Route 66

NORTHERN EXPOSURES
Summer is the coolest in Alaska

TOURIST TRAPS AHOY!
While some define "summer vacation" as a trip to exotic lands, anybody with sense knows it really means piling into a car and hitting the highway

A DAY IN OREGON
A river, a gorge, a mountain, waterfalls and fresh fruit--the reasons Oregon rocks

WHO RUNS GLACIER?
Some will tell you that behind its lush wilderness, breathtaking vistas and luxurious accommodations, Glacier National Park has a less accommodating side

CLIMB AMERICA'S MOUNTAIN
Find your serenity on Pikes Peak

WYNNING BIG
Everyone should visit Las Vegas once. Win a million. Beat the house. Just once.

GO TOPLESS
Convertibles map the way to freeway freedom

SPOIL THE ROD
Reeling in Chicago's best offerings for fishermen

ON THE FLY
Fly fishermen go with the flow in Monterey County

LONG, STRANGE TRIPS
This year, make sure your summer vacation takes you someplace really interesting

AUTO VIEWS
If you can find a drive-in near you, make the time to see a movie under the stars

NUTS, NOODLES & ANGINA TOAST
A backpacker's guide to cooking in the backcountry

FROM GRILL LOSS TO GRILL BOSS
Tired of wienies and beer? You too can become master of the patio.

SUMMER SIPPING
When it comes to pairing beverages with barbecue, don't overthink, just drink

SACK RACE
What do interstate trips, hikes and vigorous walks have in common? They all demand a good sack lunch.

BASKET CASE
Relaxing over a slapdash picnic

TASTY FREEZING
Raise a glass to the heat of summer with frozen fruit drinks

CART CUISINE
Finding a tasty snack from the world of streetside vendors

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEAN EARNEST
Iced coffee need not be a watered-down disaster

BERRY PICKY
The joys of plucking your own fruit

IN SEARCH OF SOUL
Dig into the history of soul food and discover the recipe for New Orleans' unique brand of Southern cooking

NOSTALGIA-RAMA
In yet another summer concert season filled with voices from the past, music writers remember what some of the acts meant to them

SOLD OUT
Normally as barren as the desert, Vegas' summer concert schedule is loaded this year

LET FREEDOM RING
This summer, Detroit-area concert stages and boom boxes will get wild

TRI-STATE TREATS
Get the concert lowdown for Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York

BRITNEY RULES THE AIRWAVES
There's nowhere to run, nowhere to hide--Britney Spears targets teens with sugar pop and defuses adults with ironic posing

SUMMERS PAST
"The Family Values Tour 1999" CD makes him want to stay home

 

 

 

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