And crazy laws.

You can’t fish from a camel’s back. Can’t give someone a box of candy over 50 pounds.

Thank your lucky stars you also have McCall.

So you can do stuff like this when your camel’s out of commission.

And you can get your fun on all year long.

Winter Carnival and Brundage Ski Resort might convince you winter’s the most fun.

Actually, it’s  summer.  No wait, fall.

Man, this is hard.

Either way, it’s all good. If you can’t find some fun in McCall, you’re doing it wrong.

So get out there and have confidence that, after you’ve played fun hog for the day, there are plenty of noms to be had along with some tasty beverages to wash it down.

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All this video needs is Burl Ives and a bumble.

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It’s the “Gateway To That Part Of The West That Isn’t Kansas.” And if you can’t get to the mountains, which actually happens sometimes, you can get straight downtown and, hey, there’s whitewater.

Kind of.

Right where Cherry Creek and the South Platte meet, there’s this cool little plaza and some waves and a (tiny) hole.

There’s also a Starbucks and an REI and Confluence Kayaks and My Brother’s Bar.

Confluence Park is good for the following floatation devices: canoes, kayaks, rafts, SUP, inner-tubes, floaties, inflatable alligators, hydrobroncs, shredders, those foam egg-looking things you strap to your back, and the creature craft.

Some of those might be overkill.

Still and yet, hey, middle of the city, nice amenities and good people-watching.

You should check it out.

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Kids disappeared (for a while, anyway).

They were OK,  but still. There are times where there’s a nervous question among the group: “Is this fun?”

The answer: Of course. But they weren’t just going to *give* you the fun. You had to work for it.

That’s pretty much what’s going on at the City Museum in St. Louis.

It’s art you can climb through. It’s a giant display you’re a part of.

It’s getting lost as a matter of principle.

The word “museum” is definitely the wrong way to describe it.

You’ll have to go there to find the right one.

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They rule.

You already know the parts and pieces:

• Bike stuff out the hoo-ha.
• Dirtbag climber refugee zones.
• Rivers. ‘Nuff said.

If you take all that stuff and cover it in sausage gravy, you get Brevard, NC.

Like to ride? Point your fat tires in any direction.

If you climb then you’re already aware of the eyebrows on Looking Glass.

And paddlers can almost always spank the monkey.

Little known romantic fact for lovebird-types: The Brevard area has more waterfalls per whatever than anywhere else in the country.

Now you know. Go there.

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Tiny towns with names like Loogootee, Bummerville, and Idaho Beer Bottle Crossing.

Yeah, that last one’s in Georgia.

But you know what? You should be proud when you’re in the fruitcake capital of the world (also in Georgia. Damn!).

And if there’s climbing?

Or boating?

Or biking?

Or whatever outside-ish activity that makes that place a backwater beacon for those who wander but are not lost?

Then you should get to know that place.

Hence this new series.

Enjoy.

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“You don’t have to go over an initial set of passes to get into the heart of the Wind Rivers. It’s very accessible,” says Becca Cameron.

Taking a backseat to it’s neighbor Grand Teton National Park, the Wind River Range hosts some of the best hiking in the nation, as well as two routes on the 50 Classic Climbs of North America list.

Next time you’re heading to Wyoming, maybe consider skipping the Tetons and instead visiting the Winds.

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In the heart of southern West Virginia, on the winding backroads of US 60 near the New River Gorge, lurks the Mystery Hole, a roadside attraction straight out of the 1950s.

The name–and the sign–say it all. The Mystery Hole is sensational. It’s baffling. It’s mysterious. Seeing is believing. The Mystery Hole defies physics.

These enticements to explore the inside of this aging, gorilla-topped quonset hut might be laughed off if it were not for one thing: Our need to know what’s inside, whether we’ll get b-movie cheese or genuine weirdness. Or maybe, just maybe, both.

The Mystery Hole prohibits cameras of any kind inside, so you’ll just have to visit and see for yourself.

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In this episode of The Classics, follow two riders as they take you through all the twists, rollers and drops along the North Shore of Vancouver, B.C.

Just a few minutes from Vancouver, British Columbia, lies a mecca of single track mountain biking trails. But if you wait for a dry day to ride it, you won’t get much riding done.

Boardwalks and berms, moss and ferns, it’s all that precip that makes the place almost magical.

“It’s very artistic trail building,” says Molly Steinhoff. “It’s like you’re in someone’s book.”

Steep and technical, the trail system of the North Shore is a gem.

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After the music runs out, the snacks are devoured and the conversation flags, sometimes the excitement of your final destination isn’t enough to keep you going.

Roadside attractions are the perfect antidote to the mid-trip malaise. There’s nothing like experiencing these road oddities with friends and family. You’ll have an instant conversation piece once you’re back in the car and a memory to last until your next road trip and beyond.

Once a month, we’ll give you a peek at some of these places. And just know there are hundreds of these roadside oddities out there, just waiting.

So go ahead, take that exit, venture into the tumbledown entrance and feast your eyes on the mysteries awaiting you there.

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