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Includes location guide and menu. Verified Mar-02.
B. Dalton
I'm informed that this bookshop chain, seen in most larger shopping malls, is a division of Barnes And Noble. It doesn't appear to have its own web site. All the obvious possibilities seem to lead to other organisations' sites, mainly search engines.
The US Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for civil engineering works such as dams and associated locks; this site contains information on some of these works. Verified Apr-97.
The US Bureau Of Reclamation is responsible for many aspects of water resource management in the West, including numerous dams, hydroelectric schemes and water distribution systems. Some USBR facilities are open to the public. Their web site has plenty of information about the USBR dams. Verified May-04.
This site's main focus is ferry information for the northwestern Washington State and southwestern British Columbia area. It also offers other travel related information for this area and ferry information for other areas. Verified Feb-01.
A member of the Ivy League. Verified Aug-99.
LADOT operate a local bus service in the Los Angeles area, which includes services called Dash. Verified Apr-03.
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This chain has locations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. Although their site offers a store location guide it seems that it is only possible to search by ZIP code. Verified Mar-02.
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Official site. Verified Mar-99.
Official site. Verified Dec-01.
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Links to travel related sites around the world. There is also a related free weekly EMail newsletter called Travel Link Express. Verified Jun-02.
An extensive list of links to fall foliage web sites. Verified Sep-97.
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A useful summary of average gas (petrol) prices by region of the USA and grade. Verified Aug-02.
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Departments Of Motor Vehicles For Each State
See separate section.
Departments Of Motor Vehicles For Each State
The
Massachusetts Department of Motor Vehicles site includes a list of links to the Department Of Motor Vehicles sites for many other states. Verified Feb-98.
An excellent collection of information on the desert southwest of the USA. Verified Apr-97.
Deserts
See separate section.
Alternative URL's: http://www.detlef-zier.de and http://berlin.germany.com/dzier. This personal site includes both thumbnail and full-size versions of numerous photographs, including Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (California), Joshua Tree National Park (California), Lake Havasu City (Arizona), Palm Springs (California), Phoenix (Arizona), the Salton Sea (California) and Yuma (Arizona). Verified Jul-00.
Both URL's lead to exactly the same contents. This site has some useful information. From the home page, use the drop-down list near the top-left corner to select and go to each section (I didn't think this was very obvious). Some of the maps don't load in Netscape Navigator V4.6 but they do work properly in Internet Explorer V4.01. Verified May-00.
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Detailed information for each US state for diabetes sufferers wishing to drive, but aimed mainly at US citizens rather than visitors from other countries. Verified Jun-05.
Now known as Ultramar Diamond Shamrock and recently acquired by Valero. Verified Aug-04.
According to the description in the Scout Report, this online dictionary has 90,000 entries, 70,000 audio word pronunciations in WAV format, and 900 illustrations. Verified Oct-02.
Useful information about the town of Banff, Alberta. Verified Oct-99.
This site contains guides to over fifty US cities. Verified Jul-98.
A department store chain. Verified Sep-02.
This appears to be the official Alberta Tourism site. Verified Jul-99.
Only includes Florida, Mississippi and Vermont so far. Verified Apr-97.
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An interesting if somewhat superficial exploration of skyscrapers, bridges and tunnels. Many of the examples are in the USA and Canada. Verified Mar-00.
Includes some information on the Canadian Rockies. Verified Apr-97.
Discussion Groups (newsgroups) of possible interest
As with all news groups spam postings appear, some of which may be unsuitable for children, and if you post items yourself then you are liable to receive spam email messages, some of which may again be unsuitable for children.
- rec.travel.national-parks - Verified May-00.
- rec.outdoors.rv-travel (an RV is a recreational vehicle, i.e. a motorhome) - Verified May-00.
- rec.travel.usa-canada - Verified May-00.
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Personal site. Large photographs make access slow. Verified Apr-97.
This site only covers Disneyland in California. Verified Oct-00.
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Discount store chain. Verified Sep-02.
Dolly Parton's theme park, with a country music basis. Verified Oct-00.
Verified Mar-02.
Donald Mark's personal web site features detailed information about each of the peaks in the Cascade Mountains, together with some excellent photographs. Verified Aug-02.
A personal site with an extensive collection of excellent photographs, well indexed, with both thumbnails and full size images. Highly recommended. Verified Aug-99.
In French and English. Verified Feb-04.
Verified Mar-02.
An excellent personal site with a wealth of useful information. Verified May-00.
Driveaway Car Companies
See separate section.
Available in both HTML and Adobe Acrobat PDF file format. Verified Jul-02.
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This page has links to the driver's manual and Department Of Motor Vehicle sites for many American states and some Canadian provinces. Verified Mar-98.
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Driver's Handbooks and Driver's Manuals
See separate section.
This group comprises Drury Inn, Drury Inn And Suites, Drury Suites and their economy brand Pear Tree Inn. They have over ninety locations, all company owned, in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas. Verified Aug-02.
Discount store chains. Verified Sep-02.
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Official site. Verified Jul-99.
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Service provider site with some local information. Verified Apr-97.
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