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Western travel: Stories, tips, guidance to places of interest for travelers in the western United States and Canada.

'Tail of the Lizard,' a suspense novel by Craig Davis revisits the JFK assassination conspiracy 30 years later.
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JFK intrigue revisited: Suspense novel and a tour of Dallas

October 12, 2020 craigslegz 0

My new novel, ‘Tail of the Lizard,’ takes you face to face with JFK’s assassin amid a subsequent conspiracy. […]

The Columbia Icefield Adventure to the Athabasca Glacier is a prime attraction in the Canadian Rockies. (Craig Davis/craigslegztravels.com)
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Columbia Icefield glacier adventure a chilling, fun side trip

October 10, 2019 craigslegz 0

Columbia Icefield Adventure provides memorable visit to Athabasca Glacier and enlightening look at effects of climate change. […]

A family of bighorn sheep on the road overlooking picturesque Lake Minnewanka near Banff. (Craig Davis/craigslegztravels.com)
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Canadian Rockies: Banff is just the beginning

October 6, 2019 craigslegz 0

This is the first in a three-part series about summer travel in the Canadian Rockies By Craig Davis, Craigslegztravels.com When anyone is planning a trip to the Canadian Rockies, they usually say they’re going to […]

Red Canyon is a colorful area that shouldn't be overlooked on the way to Bryce Canyon in Utah. (Fran Davis/Craigslegztravels.com)
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Tour of Utah’s national parks highlights nature’s colorful palette

July 30, 2018 craigslegz 0

A fast-paced tour of three of Utah’s national parks — Arches, Bryce Canyon, Zion — reveals a colorful kaleidoscope in the state’s varying geology and rock formations. […]

The Courthouse fins are among the remarkable rock formations at Arches National Park. (Craig Davis/Craigslegztravels.com)
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Arches only part of allure of Arches National Park

July 30, 2018 craigslegz 0

Visitors to Arches National Park in Utah are drawn to the 2,000 arches but discover there is much more to see amid towering rock formations. […]

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Zion National Park shows other-worldly face on Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway

July 30, 2018 craigslegz 0

The east side of Zion National Park is an other-worldy realm of slickrock formations etched by eons of weathering, highlighted by the Checkerboard Mesa. It is an intriguing flip-side to popular Zion Canyon. […]

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Bryce Canyon’s unique wonders stir visitors’ imagination

July 20, 2018 craigslegz 0

Bryce Canyon National Park is a whimsical place where eons of erosion have created an arena-like amphitheater filled with humanoid-like hoodoos. […]

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Travel offseason to dodge crowds at national parks, hotspots

May 28, 2018 craigslegz 0

Traveling before Memorial Day and after Labor Day is a way to avoid peak crowds, summer heat at national parks and popular destinations. That was reinforced while visiting Utah’s biggest attractions. […]

Wally Rutherford at the scenic top of Sundance Mountains ski resort in Utah.
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Robert Redford’s Sundance Resort refreshing Utah ski alternative

January 31, 2018 craigslegz 0

Robert Redford’s Sundance Mountain Ski Resort is a refreshing alternative to the glitzy Utah ski resorts, and it’s cheaper to ski, too. […]

Redwood forest is a primal attraction at Humboldt Redwood State Park.
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Redwood forest a primal attraction on the Avenue of Giants

December 31, 2017 craigslegz 0

The Avenue of the Giants, a 32-mile drive through the redwood forest in northern California, is an unforgettable pathway to viewing the largest stand of old-growth redwoods in the world. […]

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Phoenix to San Diego: Unexpected journey through alien territory

August 3, 2016 craigslegz 0

A canceled flight that led to an unplanned road trip from Phoenix to San Diego provided an eye-opening journey through a wide range of desert terrain. Throw in the quirky Space Age Lodge and an army of wind turbines, and the trip had an otherworldly feel. […]

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Edmonton: Where oil, hockey meet in historic hi-octane blend

January 24, 2016 0

Edmonton is well known for the Great Gretzky and the champion Oilers of the 1980s. It took Vern “Dry Hole” Hunter to pave the way by imploring his crew to “drill one more meter” and spark the oil boom in western Canada. There’s more to modern Edmonton, including a surprising Brazilian steakhouse. […]

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Return to Aspen: Lost in the woods at Snowmass a real blast

February 11, 2015 craigslegz 1

Surprising discovery in the woods at Snowmass Ski Area, but the Hunter S. Thompson shrine remains elusive after an exhaustive search. […]

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New Mexico: Wonderland of art, artists

December 31, 2014 craigslegz 1

The images in the surroundings leave an indelible impression like a masterpiece on a wall. That may be why New Mexico is the land of artists. Because art is everywhere in the land. […]

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Travel is about discovery, and I learn most about a place when I explore it on foot. Craigslegz Travels is about favorite places and people, and advice to aid fellow travelers. My emphasis is on venturing off well-worn paths. - Craig Davis

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Travel is about discovery, and I learn most about a place when I explore it on foot. Craigslegz Travels is about favorite places and people, and advice to aid fellow travelers. My emphasis is on venturing off well-worn paths. - Craig Davis
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