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Twelve Alaska overland options highlight Denali and Yukon in 2014 SEATTLE, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Holland America Line is rebranding its popular Alaska CruiseTour program with the new name Land+Sea Journeys. This change reflects substantial program updates designed to appeal to the desires of today's travelers. With more time in the marquee destinations and less overland travel time, Holland America Line guests will have more opportunities than ever to explore and personalize...
SEATTLE, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Marine Lines is partnering with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reduce identity fraud and strengthen hiring practices. Seattle-based Alaska Marine Lines became an official member of ICE's Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers (IMAGE) this month. IMAGE is a voluntary program that allows private sector businesses to partner with ICE to reduce unauthorized employment and the use of fraudulent identity...
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Santa Clara County, Calif., has among the highest number of commuters coming from another county in the nation, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today in new estimates released from the American Community Survey. Nationally, 27.4 percent of workers commute outside the county where they live. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130305/DC71091-INFO)(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) Among workers...
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Multnomah County, Ore., has among the highest number of commuters coming from another county in the nation, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today in new estimates released from the American Community Survey. Nationally, 27.4 percent of workers commute outside the county where they live. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130305/DC71080-INFO) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) Among workers...
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Los Angeles County, Calif., has among the highest number of commuters coming from another county in the nation, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today in new estimates released from the American Community Survey. Nationally, 27.4 percent of workers commute outside the county where they live. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130305/DC71077-INFO) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) Among workers...
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Travel Oregon, in partnership with Sustainable Travel International, will donate more than $14,000 to projects throughout Oregon that improve the environment, support local culture and enrich the destination for future visitors through the Oregon Travel Philanthropy Fund (OTPF). OTPF is the first statewide program of its kind. The goal of the program is to improve experiences for visitors and locals by connecting them to participating...
Delta Travel Services is offering new specials for travel club members to receive reduced rates on their travel to Alaska. Valencia, CA (PRWEB) February 26, 2013 According to Delta Travel Management in Valencia, Frannie Jules, "Alaska is one of the most requested vacations from our members, so we are always looking for someway to get our members the best prices on travel to Alaska, or anywhere else for that matter. And when we do get great deals, we let our members know that this is...
Living Better LLC, DBA - LivingBetterat50+ is one of 25 Oregon companies that made the list of concept-stage semifinalists in the Oregon Entrepreneur Network’s 2013 Angel Oregon. Portland Oregon (PRWEB) February 25, 2013 Living Better LLC, DBA Livingbetterat50+ is a lifestyle company that focuses on baby boomer women, to encourage women to live better physically, emotionally, financially and spiritually. They are the publishers of an online woman's magazine:...
Crystal Travel Services is offering new specials for travel club members to receive reduced rates on their travel to Alaska. Thousand Oaks, CA (PRWEB) February 13, 2013 According to Crystal Travel Management in Thousand Oaks, Jeff Greits, "Alaska is one of the most requested vacations from our members, so we are always looking for someway to get our members the best prices on travel to Alaska, or anywhere else for that matter. And when we do get great deals, we let our members know...
Travel Services MyTSOnline is offering new specials for travel club members to receive reduced rates on their travel to Alaska Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) January 23, 2013 Travel Services, more commonly known as "MyTSOnline.com" is now promoting specials on trips to Alaska. According to Travel Services Management in Boca Raton, Fla., Steve Deniems, "Alaska is one of the most requested vacations from our members, so we are always looking for someway to get our members the best...
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Olympic National Park is located in the state of Washington, in the Olympic Peninsula, in the United States. The park holds 922,650 acres of land that was once inhabited by Native Americans. Most of the tribes were wiped out once European explorers introduced diseases into the area. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the logging industry boomed, but the public began to express concerns of over logging in the 1920’s. However, the first proposal to establish the area as a...
North Cascades National Park is located in the state of Washington in the United States and was established in 1968. The park holds 504,781 acres and is the largest of three national park areas known as the North Cascades National Park Service Complex. It once contained 318 glaciers, but all of these have retreated at a fast rate and many glaciers have completely disappeared. The largest remaining glacier is Boston Glacier, but other large glaciers include Redoubt, Neve, and McAllister....
The Sierra Nevada Mountains located along the Eastern portion of California and the Western Portion of Nevada have a huge impact on the weather in this region. The first is the Sana Anna winds. These are very warm winds that ascend from the mountains westward back into the basins of California in such places like Los Angeles. These are very dry winds that can heat the temps up into the 100s and can cause rapidly forming fires. When weather systems come in from the west they hit these...
