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Author and photographer Ann Torrence took the scenic route through seven of the West's national parks.

These six stories about spectacular outdoor destinations—from blooming gardens to surreal desert, ocean beaches to the Golden Gate Bridge—will have you dusting off your hiking boots.

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View the impressive fjords and rich wildlife along New Zealand's southern coast by boat, plane, or kayak.

VIA loves gardens. Here are some of the articles that celebrate botanical riches around the West.

Dinosaur bones and fossils are on display from Las Vegas, Nev., to Anchorage.

For 160 million years, terrible lizards tromped all over the West. You can still catch them in action at sites from California to Montana.

Grab a gourmet meal at 15 must-try restaurants right off the highway in California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.

Tours at top microbreweries in the West offer a peek behind the scenes—and samples, too.

You can find good food anywhere. But great food? Join the diners who’ve discovered the other city by the bay: Oakland, Calif.

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