Word: tented
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...want to feel the rocks under-foot but can't bear to stray too far from the Atlantic, there are plenty of scenic trails throughout the White and Green Mountains. Many of these paths have shelters and tent platforms, and the Appalachian Mountain Club also operates a string of huts along the Appalachian Trail...
...take: A pair of good boots are an absolute must--particularly on the granite slab of the High Sierras. Other essentials are a warm sleeping bag, insect repellent, a canteen (don't trust that there'll be water everywhere), and if you're in the East, a light tent and rain poncho (afternoon showers are common, and there is nothing worse than hiking in wet clothes). The cardinal rule, however, is travel light. As an experienced backpacker said, "Put everything you think is absolutely essential in one pile, then take half of that...
Narrated by many of the play's characters--most notably the clear-eyed, ironic Scholar Wu, who wanders around in portable stocks with a sign that says "Drunkard" draped around his neck--this is the tale of a decent, confused lad, whose body is "a tent of exile" from society. Scolded by his mother for his idleness. Aladdin is dispatched by a wicked magician to an enchanted cave, where he is to fetch a magic lamp. Aladdin winds up hanging onto the lamp, using its genie to help win the hand of a Sultan's beautiful daughter. The magician...
...show has been playing for two days in a circus tent at Hale's 5-H Ranch, a drive-through animal park in Cape Girardeau, Mo. It has brought animal fanciers from 43 states, New Zealand, Mexico and Canada. Close to 2,000 head of animals are on hand, including a couple of elephants (the bidding on one goes to $21,000, but there is no sale, because the owner values them at $40,000 apiece). There are four giraffes, axis deer, oryxes, African crowned cranes and elands that were hand-raised and are, says Hale, "as gentle...
...tossing a surprise birthday party for my blue-eyed cowboy." Cary Grant, the Fred Astaires, the Gregory Pecks, Spiro Agnew, the Johnny Carsons and 200 others were on hand to greet the guest of honor at his own spread in Rancho Mirage, Calif., under a tent rigged with saloon-style bars, cacti, a bandstand and spittoons. Old Blue Eyes was delighted: "I'm gushing with happiness," said he. Guess when a man turns 65, it's time to hoe down...