Photos needed for Best of Year Series (Publisher):
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Deaadline: Monday, September 24, 2007
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Want/ Needs List
BEST MOUNTAIN BIKING
1 - Monarch Crest, Ponch Springs, CO, http://www.monarchcrest.com - images of
biking and lifestyle of riding the shuttle.
2 - Curt Gowdy State Park, Cheyenne, WY
3 - Webs, part of the Kingdom Trails, East Burke, VT.
4 - Vancouver North Shore
ROAD BIKING:
5 - LAMB ride, Green Mountains, VT - 112-mile ride over Vermont¹s Green
Mountains‹Lincoln, Appalachian, Middlebury, and Brandon Gaps (thus L.A.M.B.).
BEST UNCROWDED WAVE:
6 - Nelscott Reef, OR - newly discovered big wave break off the Oregon coast
at Lincoln Beach
7 - Supertubes, CA
8 - Martinique Beach, Nova Scotia
9 - Bocas Del Toro, Panama
BEST CLIMB:
10 - Clyde Minaret, near Mammoth Lakes, California images of the long hike
in, the magically pyramid-like peak and snow-field approach.
BEST WATERFALL DIVE:
11 - Jacks River Falls, Cohutta Wilderness, GA - Within the 37,000 sq-acre
Cohutta Wilderness, straddling the border between Georgia and Tennessee, is an
otherwise unassuming 80-foot waterfall on the Jacks River. Images of jumping,
swimming, camping, hot springs, hiking.
BEST HOT SPRING:
12 - Wild Willy's in the sage land desert, south of Mammoth, CA.
BEST WILDERNESS HOT SPRING:
13 - Kern Hot Springs, Kern River, CA (Sierra Nevadas)
BEST UNDERGROUND WONDERLAND:
14 - Budapest Labyrinth - A labyrinth beneath the Buda Castle complex on a
massive hill that dominates the Budapest skyline. Images of the entrance to a
huge network of caves that people have been using since prehistoric times up
through the medieval period, and well into World War II era. Here there is a
scary and dangerous labyrinth.
BEST ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE:
15 - Actun Tunichil Muknal, Belize - An ancient Mayan religious center in
western Belize (known as 'ATM'). Excavation is ongoing and requires a 1.5-hour
journey into the mountain that results in a massive chamber filled with remnants
of Mayan rituals, circa 700 AD, including several skeletons
BEST UNKNOWN CAMPSITE:
16 - Meat Cove, Nova Scotia - Campsite is on a spit of peninsula jutting out
100 feet above the crashing surf, on land that¹s been owned by the same family
for 7 generations
Grassy Ridge Bald, Highlands of Roan, NC/TN border
17 - Sinkyone Wilderness, CA
18 - Buckhorn Wilderness, Washington
BEST OFF-THE-BEATEN TRACK SKIING
19 - Silverton Mountain
20 - Marble Mountain, Newfoundland
BEST EXCLUSIVE SKI RESPORT:
21 - Mt. Holly, UT - Opening this winter with six lifts and 36 runs.
BEST BEACH:
22 - Puu Mahana, Hawaii - This is a green sand beach located on the southern
tip of the Big Island (called Ka Lae), about an hour south of Kona.
23 - Governor Beach, St. Barts
24 - Long Point, Cumberland Island, GA
25 - Jalama Beach, San Bernandino, CA
BEST PLACE TO SCUBA DIVE:
26 - Mighty O (McCain¹s old aircraft carrier, sunk off the coast of Florida)
BEST WAY TO KILL YOURSELF:
27 - The speed riding kite. It's a cross between a paragliding wing and a sky
diving wing for skiers.
BEST BACKCOUNTRY TRANSPORTATION:
28 - Aerotrekking - Photos of John McAfee flying his two-person kite plane,
which lifts people 20 30 ft. allowing them to reach spots they could not reach
before.
BEST FLY FISHING LODGE:
29 - Fuller¹s North Branch Outing Club, Michigan On the AuSable trout
stream.
BEST SAFARI LODGE:
30 - Okonjima, Namibia - home to AfriCat foundation a big cat preservation
organization that rehabs leopards and cheetahs wounded by farmers. Images of
hanging out, eating and drinking alongside the peg warthog and seeing the cats
up-close
BEST SAFARI:
31 - Porini Camps, Kenya - Images of local Masai guides and opulent lodge at
this private reserve.
BEST CUSTOM TENT:
32 - Arctic Oven tent - http://www.alaskatent.com/products/tents/arctic_oven.htmL
BEST CUSTOM SKI SHOP:
33 - Larry¹s Boot Fitting, Boulder, CO Custom ski shop images of owner
Larry Houchen fitting people for ski boots.
BEST CUSTOM GOLF SHOP:
34 - Hot Stix Golf Phoenix, AZ Images of people being fitted and helped
at this store.
BEST ADVENTURE MYTH:
35 - Bigfoot of Northern India Any images of this anyone?!
BEST MARATHON:
36 - Medoc Marathon, Bordeaux, France Images of runners going past 24
chateaus, where they are given wine.
BEST ART GALLERY:
37 - Walter De Maria's Lightning Field Western New Mexico Images of
travelers watching light show of this art installation that's comprised of 400
polished stainless steel poles. OR a sun show, because as the sun slowly sets
throughout the day, more and more of the poles are revealed until you can see
them all just before dusk. Pictures of the small wooden cabin where one cooks
their own dinner. Images of hiking either within the installation or through the
desert toward the distant green hills. http://www.lightningfield.org/#overview
BEST INTERNATIONAL STEAKHOUSE:
38 - Casa Julian, Tolosa (Basque Country), San Sebastian, Spain Images of
this rustic restaurant, and the highly rated steaks they serve.
BEST INTERNATIONAL AIR CARRIER:
39 - Singapore Airlines Images of the first-rate staff and immaculate
aircraft.
BEST AIRPORT LOUNGE:
40 - New Virgin Atlantic Lounge in Heathrow Airport, London Pictures of
this lounge including images of: Bumble and Bumble hair salon, Cowshed spa
treatments, steam room / sauna, big screen TV sports room, lounging sofas and
chairs, pool table.
BEST RIBS:
41 - Greenbrier Resort, West Virginia - Images of this really swank resort
(former home of secret government bunkers) and the ribs they serve.
BEST BURGER INNOVATION:
42 - The Burger Dip, Goeduck Tavern, Brinnon, Washington If by chance there
are images of this burger, please send: Two large burger patties with Swiss
cheese on a Kaiser roll and a large side of fries and au jus dipping sauce. Also
image of the rural, wood-floored tavern which has the usual animal heads on the
wall and holds its own annual salmon derby.
BEST SALAMI:
43 - Fra'Mani, a new top-of-the-line artisanal brand by chef Paul Bertolli,
formerly of Chez Panisse and Olivetto. Best thing to drink with Salami:
Lambrusco, the Italian red-wine bubbly.
BEST ROE:
44 - Salmon eggs eaten straight out of the belly of a still-twitching salmon
you've just caught.
BEST LUXURY RESORT/HOTEL:
45 - Anse Chastenet, St Lucia - Please ONLY send images the new 'Jade
Mountain' hotel at Anse Chastenet. We are told these are HUGE rooms with open
showers and no 4th wall - it's open to the outdoors, separated by a small
private plunge pool and overlooking the two Piton mountains. We are looking for
incredible photos of the view over the infinity pool from one of these rooms.
BEST EXCUSE TO WATCH THE WAVES:
46 - Images of surfer, Karina Petroni, who is on the WQS.
BEST RIVALRY:
47 - America¹s Cup rivalry between Ellison and Italians
BEST HIKE:
48 - MAIN: Sierra High Route, Lake Edison to Devil¹s Postpile, CA
49 - Wonderland Trail between Summerland & Indian Bar, WA
50 - IAT, Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec
51 - Georgia Loop, AT, Benton MacKaye, and Duncan Ridge Trails, GA (Or
Jacks/Conasauga River V -
BEST NATURAL DIVE:
52 - MAIN: Cocos Island off Costa Rica
53 - Classic dive: Wolf Island, Galapagos
BEST WILDERNESS LODGE:
54 - Nimmo Bay Lodge, British Columbia
BEST SAILBOAT CHARTER:
55 - S/Y Pacific Eagle 16-day trip around Vanuatu
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