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Northern California’s Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad Readies for April 1 Opening

Despite unusually heavy winter rains and snow, the owner of the historic Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad said the line will open April 1, 2010 and begin its 44th year as one of northern California's favorite visitor attractions.

"We have had a lot of snow up there this year," said Max Stauffer, owner of the railroad. "One storm in particular dropped a lot of very wet, and as a result, heavy, snow. It brought a lot of trees down over the line...

One of the West’s Most Important Paintings, “Mountain of the Holy Cross,” Returns to Autry National Center

One of the West's most important paintings, Thomas Moran's Mountain of the Holy Cross , has returned to the Autry National Center in Los Angeles where after a year of travels with two separate exhibitions it again serves as the centerpiece for the museum's art collection.

"It absolutely embodies cultural thinking about the West at the time of its creation: that the West was monumental and grand, the natural destination of the American people as the ...

Temporary Foot Bridge Gives Visitors Access to Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument in New Mexico

The history of the Southwest is an ancient one, so ancient that sometimes the story is whispered only by the pictographs, cliff dwellings and pottery artifacts left behind by native peoples long since vanished.

One of those special places is Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument in northern New Mexico, where at times Mother Nature can make it as difficult to visit as the ancient ones had in trying to live there.

Restoration Work on San Antonio’s Historic La Villita Should Be Completed In Time for April’s ‘Night In Old San Antonio’ Festival

La Villita, San Antonio's five-acre historic village with roots that date back to the 1700s, is getting a much-needed remodeling that should be finished in time for the city's annual "Night In Old San Antonio" fiesta, April 20-23.

While more work needs to be done to the village, the nearly $1.8 million allocated to the restoration will help refurbish and strengthen eight historic buildings, and some adobe walls, and upgrade some existing restroom ...

California’s Mendocino Coast Readies March Whale Watching Festivals

March is whale-watching month along California's northern Mendocino Coast, and this year promises lots of fun for visitors who want to combine watching with a lot of celebrating.

Whale watching in March is all about the migration of the Eastern Pacific Gray Whale from the protected lagoons of western Baja California to their ancestral feeding grounds in the cold waters of the Bering and Chukchi Seas.

Arizona’s Century Of Baseball History Now On View at Museum for Youth

The Cactus League's 2010 spring training season starts March 3, and if that wasn't enough reason for MLB fans to head for Arizona, there's a great new exhibit at the Arizona Museum for Youth highlighting the state's 100 years of baseball history.

From the barnstorming days before statehood to the inauguration of the Cactus League in 1947 and right up to the present day, with 15 teams playing the 2010 spring training season, "Play Ball! The Cactus ...

American Eagle Plans Nonstop Los Angeles-Reno Flights; New First Class Jet Service

Beginning June 10, American Eagle Airlines will offer nonstop jet service between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO).

The regional American Airlines affiliate also announced that starting in July it will offer first class service on all of its Bombardier CRJ-700 jets.

Los Angeles Breaks Ground on $1.5 Billion Bradley Terminal Modernization to Handle Airbus, Boeing Super-Jumbos

A new $1.5 billion world-class airport terminal to better serve the millions of international tourists who come to Los Angeles each year moved one step closer to reality Feb. 22, 2010 when city and airport officials broke ground on the project.

When completed in 2012, the Bradley West Project at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) will be able to handle more Airbus A380 super-jumbo jet flights than any other airport in North America.

March 2010 Issue

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Travel

Northern California’s Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad Readies for April 1 Opening

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Arizona’s Century Of Baseball History Now On View at Museum for Youth

National & State Parks

Temporary Foot Bridge Gives Visitors Access to Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument in New Mexico

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California’s Mendocino Coast Readies March Whale Watching Festivals

Places to Visit

Crow Collection Of Asian Art Presents ‘Seizing The New World’

Running now through April 18, 2010, internationally renowned artist Yang Jin Long is making his American museum debut with an exhibition entitled ‘Seizing the New World, Recent Paintings by Yang Jin Long,' at the Crow Collection of Asian Art in Dal...

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Paddlewheeler Creole Queen Returns to ‘Battle of New Orleans’ Tour Service

History of the West

Record Breaking Crowds Attend Autry’s Native American Heritage Weekend

Nearly 3,000 visitors enjoyed a weekend of Native American history and culture at the Autry National Center Nov. 6-8, 2009 in Los Angeles, which featured three major events including the annual Intertribal Arts Marketplace.

The other events included t...

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“Horse Nation” Exhibition Premieres At Smithsonian in New York

Things to Do

Restoration Work on San Antonio’s Historic La Villita Should Be Completed In Time for April’s ‘Night In Old San Antonio’ Festival

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'Captain EO' Featuring Michael Jackson Returns to Disneyland

People & Lifestyle

One of the West’s Most Important Paintings, “Mountain of the Holy Cross,” Returns to Autry National Center

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Western Art Sale Raises $3.8 Million for Autry National Center in Los Angeles

Restaurants

French Dips: History on a Bun, a Window into Early Los Angeles

We love French dip sandwiches - carved slices of just-roasted beef piled on the bottom half of a fresh-baked French roll, a slice of Swiss or provolone on top of that, with the top of the bun quickly dipped in beef au jus and gently pressed on top of...

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Good Comida, Early California History on Los Angeles’ Olvera Street

Camping / RV's

Some Sierra Campgrounds, RV Parks To Remain Open This Winter for Snow Fun, Sports Enthusiasts

When winter snows blanket the Sierra Nevada, most campgrounds and RV parks shut down, but there are a handful of California parks that stay open in an effort to accommodate cross-country skiers, snowshoers, downhill skiers, snowboarders and snowmobil...

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Fleetwood Rolls Out limited Edition 2010 Quest Class C Motor Home

OldWestNewWest.com: History & Travel Magazine

Northern California’s Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad Readies for April 1 Opening

One of the West’s Most Important Paintings, “Mountain of the Holy Cross,” Returns to Autry National Center

Temporary Foot Bridge Gives Visitors Access to Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument in New Mexico

Restoration Work on San Antonio’s Historic La Villita Should Be Completed In Time for April’s ‘Night In Old San Antonio’ Festival

California’s Mendocino Coast Readies March Whale Watching Festivals

Arizona’s Century Of Baseball History Now On View at Museum for Youth

American Eagle Plans Nonstop Los Angeles-Reno Flights; New First Class Jet Service

Los Angeles Breaks Ground on $1.5 Billion Bradley Terminal Modernization to Handle Airbus, Boeing Super-Jumbos

Northern California’s Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad Readies for April 1 Opening

Temporary Foot Bridge Gives Visitors Access to Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument in New Mexico

Crow Collection Of Asian Art Presents ‘Seizing The New World’

Record Breaking Crowds Attend Autry’s Native American Heritage Weekend

Restoration Work on San Antonio’s Historic La Villita Should Be Completed In Time for April’s ‘Night In Old San Antonio’ Festival

One of the West’s Most Important Paintings, “Mountain of the Holy Cross,” Returns to Autry National Center

French Dips: History on a Bun, a Window into Early Los Angeles

Some Sierra Campgrounds, RV Parks To Remain Open This Winter for Snow Fun, Sports Enthusiasts

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