While the message began its voyage to the cosmos--a 24, 000 year trip to M-13, a cluster of stars in the constellation Hercules, to be exact--visiting dignitaries listened over a loudspeaker while each bit played as a short, high-pitched tone.

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But, as I'm learning on this three-day pack trip into northwest Yellowstone National Park, the opposite is true: I have no idea how to ride.

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The report looked at the extra travel time for peak period travel during 2003 divided by the number of travelers who began a trip during the peak period (6-9 a.m. and 4-7 p.m.).

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While I'm listening to this fraternal trip down memory lane, dermatologist Dr Dan Glass is scrubbing-up for surgery.

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Because I'm also an inveterate saver of computer files, I still have my carefully mapped-out itinerary for the trip, and thus can tell you with certainty that this story took place on Nov. 12, 2001.

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