He has boated on Lake Mojave near Laughlin, NV and he took an auto tour around Lake Powell several years ago. The one desert lake that he had not yet explored was Lake Mead near Las Vegas, NV. One of his bucket list vacations has been to rent a houseboat for a long weekend on one of the big lakes along the Colorado River, so he decided to invite the family to join him for a weekend on Lake Mead. View from the top deck. On Friday, Oct. 23rd, our group arrived at the …

Since Julia and I had never been to New Mexico, and none of us had ever seen Lake Powell . Once again, Google said it would take about 9 hours. It took us 7. A pleasant surprise, to be sure, but wow. 2 hours off? That’s a bit excessive, …

Elmwood’s Nick Goebel (Photo: J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune) Elmwood’s cross country teams are both aiming for return trips to Columbus this weekend. The Royals are one of five boys teams and three girls teams from Wood County running for a trip to state Saturday at the regional meet at Tiffin’s Hedges-Boyers Park. Joining Elmwood on the boys side are Bowling Green, Eastwood, Lake and Otsego …

At Lake Powell , my guests stay at the Lake Powell Resort. It’s a huge resort complex right on the lake , with views, private patios, pools, a hot tub, restaurants, etc. I get lakeview rooms for my guests. They’ll spend nearly 24 hours at …. I have a huge amount of responsibility — these folks have paid thousands of dollars for a dream vacation . It’s my job to make sure it doesn’t turn into a nightmare. I take that responsibility very seriously. What I’ve found is that by …

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Stanley Stewart takes a white-knuckled rafting ride in Utah

“I believe in the gut and I believe in Laura Day.” — Brad Pitt. Learn from Laura Day, consultant to Hollywood’s most powerful stars and Fortune 500 Companies on leveraging intuition for success in Life, Love and Business, at her mini-workshops and book signings: Tuesday, November 3rd 2009; Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, WA and Wednesday, November 4th 2009; Barnes & Noble @ Lloyd Center …

“I believe in the gut and I believe in Laura Day.” — Brad Pitt. Learn from Laura Day, consultant to Hollywood’s most powerful stars and Fortune 500 Companies on leveraging intuition for success in Life, Love and Business, at her mini-workshops and book signings: Tuesday, November 3rd 2009; Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, WA and Wednesday, November 4th 2009; Barnes & Noble @ Lloyd Center …

THE VILLAGES — Sunny Hale has traveled the world playing polo. This weekend, Hale, the highest-rated woman player in the U.S., will be a part of The Villages Polo Club’s qualifying tournament for Women’s World Cup.

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