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6 Spots for a Late Summer Trip: Not Too Hot, Not Too Crowded

Let others fight the lines and the heat while you relax on a secluded beach or bike a trail through the mountains.

By Shannon Sims

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6 Places Where Beginners Can Learn to Kiteboard

The sport, in which you strap on a 30-foot kite and skim across the waves, is about to make its Olympic debut. Here’s where non-Olympians can give it a try.

By Nora Walsh

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What’s the Deal With All the Flags on the Jersey Shore?

One journalist, a resident of the beach town Avalon, N.J., wanted to find out.

By Michelle Gustafson for The New York Times

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For July 4, Here Are 6 Beach Destinations to Enjoy the Sun and Surf

From Hawaii to Rhode Island, here are some of our favorite shores on which to enjoy some hard-earned R & R this Independence Day holiday.

By The New York Times