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Rent Paddles, Pedals and More

Posted by Mike Bender on 8/31/2009 at 1:00 PM

On your next outing, choose these rentable get-abouts for the whole family.

By China Williams

Instead of carting the family around in a car to see the sights on your next vacation, skip the traditional get-abouts and cover ground with these curious contraptions that provide amusement no matter how far you travel.

Rent a Funcycle in Cannon Beach, Oregon

Pedal power gets a playful makeover with these recumbent tricycles, perfectly suited for cruising Cannon Beach's nine-mile stretch of packed sand. The trikes come in all sizes: minis for the toddlers and stretches for tall grownups.

Two locally owned companies, Family Fun Cycles (503-436-2247) and Mike's Bike Shop rent recumbents and cruisers for around $12 per hour.

Wait, you've never heard of Cannon Beach? It's one of Oregon's most adorable beach towns, and the humpbacked figure of Haystack Rock had a cameo appearance in the movie "The Goonies" — a favorite for parents who were once kids themselves back in the dark ages of the 1980s. Plus, Cannon Beach is an easy daytrip from Portland, Ore., only 69 miles away.

 

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Podcast: Food Fight

Posted by Mike Bender on 8/10/2009 at 1:00 PM

We've partnered with the world-renowned travel publisher, Lonely Planet, to bring you the Progressive Driving Destinations Podcast series, which provides useful, innovative and easily accessible travel information.

Today, we're discussing regional preferences in pie. As in pizza pie and flaky dessert pie.

Food Fight - Total Time: 5:16

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America's Great Amusement Parks

Posted by Mike Bender on 7/20/2009 at 1:00 PM

By Greg Benchwick

Cotton-candy dreams still run free in America. This is, after all, the land that brought you massive wooden roller coasters like Cedar Point's Blue Streak and Coney Island's Cyclone. From steel, sweat, and even a few screams, the U.S. created the juggernauting amusement parks that bring us together every summer to explore the best jaw-dropping adrenaline rushes the world has to offer.

 

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Road Trip Down the Mighty Mississippi

Posted by Mike Bender on 7/19/2009 at 1:00 PM

Road trips are as popular as ever, and we've partnered with world-renowned travel publisher Lonely Planet to bring you some of the best driving trips in the United States. Each trip focuses around a specific theme, locale or passion.

This week's trip takes you along the shores of the mighty Mississippi River in search of its most noteworthy attractions.

Few other tributaries have captured our imagination the way the Big Muddy has. From "Old Man River" to "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," the Mississippi River has been immortalized in song, on stage and in literature.

The Mississippi River isn't our country's longest; that distinction goes to the Missouri River. But it is our most important waterway, ferrying fuel, goods and people to the Midwest and back again, just as it has for hundreds of years.

 

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Best U.S. Auctions

Posted by Jon Beals on 6/29/2009 at 1:00 PM

By Karla Zimmerman

"Five, five, five — do I hear five? Ten dollars for the pair? SOLD!"

Nothing beats the thrill of buying at a live auction. Sure, you could get those same two antique plates online at eBay, but then you'll miss pleasures like the warp-speed, sing-song voice of the auctioneer, and the chance to stare down and outbid your competition face-to-face.

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