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	Candyce H. Stapen BellaOnline's Adventure Living Editor

Winter Adventures Grand Canyon National Park
In winter when the crowds thin at the Grand Canyon, one of the U.S’s. best–known national parks, the spectacular landscape looms even larger. Without summer's shoulder-to-shoulder tourists, the vistas are even more memorable and the on-site lodging is more affordable and more available.

Reindeer Safari and Skiing in Finland
Do something different this winter: go to Finland for skiing in Saariselka and for a reindeer safari in Lapland.

Winter Adventures Cross-Country Skiing
The pristine setting convinced Alissa, my then 13-year-old daughter, to go cross-country skiing with me. A denizen of high-speed downhill runs, Alissa thought that plowing ahead on level ground with skis was a boring exercise for fuddy-duddies only. That is until she took her first glide.

Winter Fun at the Balsams, New Hampshire
At a year-round, grande dame resort such as The Balsams, New Hampshire, the downhill runs, admittedly, tend more toward mild than wild. But what the resort may lack in slopeside thrills, it makes up for in style and fabulous food.

Winter Wonders of Yellowstone National Park
Visiting Yellowstone in winter proved magical maybe even reverential. There was enough quiet to appreciate the natural wonders and the park’s spectacular setting. To see Yellowstone in winter, book the limited, special tours as soon as possible.