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• Savoring the outdoors

  Prime tent or RV spots may be harder to score than a table at the hottest new restaurant — but once you're there, fire ring at the ready, the food can be just as fabulous. More so, when you factor in appetites whetted by pine-scented breezes. »Story,

• Gila Wilderness open to fishing through Oct. 31

  For many anglers, July 1 has always meant opening day on the spectacular and now wildly popular Valle Vidal in Northern New Mexico. »Story,

• Night Sky: Nature's fireworks stunned cultures

  Imagine a cool summer night nearly 1,000 years ago. You stand watch atop a bluff while your family sleeps peacefully at the nearby great house. The stars overhead appear brilliant and clear in the dark sky. You pass the time watching the old crescent moon rise only a few hours before dawn. Suddenly, a piercingly bright and luminous object clears the horizon to the east-northeast. It wasn't there the night before. Startled, you wonder what is going on. »Story,

• Fishing report July 3

  Northern lakes »Story,