This time it was six long hours before a second flash corrected the first with the news that it was engine trouble and not a midair explosion that had forced Lindbergh to make an emergency landing on treacherous terrain in the mountains of western Pennsylvania.

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In Lebanon, violence, war and other forms of strife are as permanent a part of the terrain as its breathtaking mountains.

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But New York and Philadelphia, all jokes aside, are not filled with impassable, treacherous mountains and terrain that really succeeds in isolating pockets of the country from each other.

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But these old-school rides offer more than a journey back in time: They can unlock some of the world's toughest-to-reach terrain, from the Rocky Mountains to Russia's vast countryside.

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Long a little-known ski getaway, Sun Peaks Resort comprises three different mountains and more than 3, 600 acres of skiable terrain, making it the third largest ski resort in Canada.

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