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See it now: Santa Cruz skate park.(August In the West)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Think of it as a 17-foot-wide tube of a perfect wave that never breaks. This monumental concrete swoop is the star of the new Ken Wormhoudt Skate Park, a visionary public arts project overseen by the city's Department of Parks and Recreation. (The surface is sandblasted and etched to look...

Wish you were here: Spring Bay Inn.(August In the West)
August 1, 2007... A stay on Washington's Orcas Island without getting out on the water would be like a trip to Rome without eating a meal. That's why Spring Bay Inn owners Carl Burger and Sandy Playa--both retired park rangers who met on the job and married--offer guided kayak tours to all guests, gratis. On...

Most refreshing summer swim.(August In the West)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... A day at the pool never looked so blue. Jutting out from Kitsilano (Kits) Beach as if it were floating, framed by boats and barges and the snowcapped North Shore Mountains beyond, the enormous saltwater Kitsilano Beach Pool in Vancouver, B.C., is a viscerally rewarding experience in a city...

Your guide to Sunset.
August 1, 2007... We publish five regional editions (your region is identified on the table of contents) to provide local garden and travel information. To receive a different edition, please contact customer service (see below). [GRAPHIC OMITTED] When offering garden advice, we refer to the 32...

From the editor.(Editorial)
August 1, 2007... IN MY FAMILY, the story of how Uncle Charlie came to own his vacation cabin is legendary. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Every summer in the 1950s, he and Aunt Sue took their five children camping at Pinecrest Lake in California's Sierra Nevada. They cooked all their meals on the camp...