Even Valdez, the pretty salmon-fishing town on Prince William Sound at the foot of the mountains, receives an average of eight feet of snow on its rooftops each winter.

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With no boundaries between park and hotel, guests can expect mountain sheep, coyotes, even the odd bear to range over the hotel's stunningly picturesque grounds at the foot of the Rocky Mountains.

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Safari drives take in stunning scenery and include elaborate picnics, laid out in style at the foot of the mountains.

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At the foot of the mountains the world Bobsleigh Championship is taking place, giving motorists a momentary glimpse of the action as the bob hurtles above the ice wall.

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The home of cable channels Food Network, HGTV and Travel Channel is tucked between the old Brown Squirrel Furniture Store and the Dead Horse Lake Golf Course at the foot of the Great Smoky Mountains in Knoxville, Tenn.

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There is an air of calm and peace at this racing oval at the foot of the San Gabriel mountains.

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Located at the foot of the rocky Taurus Mountains, the tree-house villages are a modern beach idyll.

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Born in Quitman, Texas, Ms. Spacek now lives on a farm at the foot of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains.

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