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As/cs autumn/nn starts/vbz its/pp$ annual/jj sweep/nn ,/, few/ap Americans/nps and/cc Canadians/nps realize/vb how/wrb fortunate/jj they/ppss are/ber in/in having/hvg the/at world's/nn$ finest/jjt fall/nn coloring/nn ./.
Spectacular/jj displays/nns of/in this/dt sort/nn are/ber relatively/ql rare/jj in/in the/at entire/jj land/nn surface/nn of/in the/at earth/nn ./.
The/at only/ap other/ap regions/nns so/rb blessed/vbn are/ber the/at British/jj-tl Isles/nns-tl ,/, western/jj Europe/np ,/, eastern/jj China/np ,/, southern/jj Chile/np and/cc parts/nns of/in Japan/np ,/, New/jj-tl Zealand/np-tl and/cc Tasmania/np ./.
Their/pp$ autumn/nn tints/nns are/ber all/abn fairly/ql low/jj keyed/vbn compared/vbn with/in the/at fiery/jj stabs/nns of/in crimson/nn ,/, gold/nn ,/, purple/nn ,/, bronze/nn ,/, blue/nn and/cc vermilion/nn that/wps flame/vb up/rp in/in North/jj-tl America/np-tl ./.
Jack/np Frost/np is/bez not/* really/rb responsible/jj for/in this/dt great/jj seasonal/jj spectacle/nn ;/. ;/.
in/in fact/nn ,/, a/at freezing/vbg autumn/nn dulls/vbz the/at blaze/nn ./.
The/at best/jjt effects/nns come/vb from/in a/at combination/nn of/in temperate/jj climate/nn and/cc plenty/nn of/in late-summer/nn rain/nn ,/, followed/vbn by/in sunny/jj days/nns and/cc cool/jj nights/nns ./.
Foliage/nn pilgrimages/nns ,/, either/cc organized/vbn or/cc individual/jj ,/, are/ber becoming/vbg an/at autumn/nn item/nn for/in more/ap and/cc more/ap Americans/nps each/dt year/nn ./.
Below/rb is/bez a/at specific/jj guide/nn ,/, keyed/vbn to/in the/at calendar/nn ./.



Nature/nn-hl 
Canada/np-hl ./.-hl

Late/jj September/np finds/vbz Quebec's/np$ color/nn at/in its/pp$ peak/nn ,/, especially/rb in/in the/at Laurentian/jj hills/nns and/cc in/in the/at area/nn south/nr of/in the/at St./np-tl Lawrence/np-tl River/nn-tl ./.
In/in the/at Maritime/jj-tl provinces/nns farther/rbr east/nr ,/, the/at tones/nns are/ber a/at little/ql quieter/jjr ./.
Ontario's/np$ foliage/nn is/bez most/ql vivid/jj from/in about/rb Sept./np 23/cd to/in Oct./np 10/cd ,/, with/in both/abx Muskoka/np (/( 100/cd miles/nns north/nr of/in Toronto/np )/) and/cc Haliburton/np (/( 125/cd miles/nns northwest/nr of/in Toronto/np )/) holding/vbg color/nn cavalcades/nns starting/vbg Sept./np 23/cd ./.
In/in the/at Canadian/jj-tl Rockies/nps ,/, great/jj groves/nns of/in aspen/nn are/ber already/rb glinting/vbg gold/nn ./.
New/jj-tl-hl England/np-tl ./.-hl

Vermont's/np$ sugar/nn maples/nns are/ber scarlet/jj from/in Sept./np 25/cd to/in Oct./np 15/cd ,/, and/cc often/rb hit/vb a/at height/nn in/in early/jj October/np ./.
New/jj-tl Hampshire/np-tl figures/vbz its/pp$ peak/nn around/in Columbus/np-tl Day/nn-tl and/cc boasts/vbz of/in all/abn its/pp$ hardwoods/nns including/in the/at yellow/nn of/in the/at birches/nns ./.
The/at shades/nns tend/vb to/to be/be a/at little/ql softer/jjr in/in the/at forests/nns that/wps blanket/vb so/ql much/ap of/in Maine/np ./.
In/in western/jj Massachusetts/np and/cc northwest/jj Connecticut/np ,/, the/at Berkshires/nps are/ber at/in their/pp$ vibrant/jj prime/nn the/at first/od week/nn of/in October/np ./.



Middle/jj-hl Atlantic/jj-hl states/nns-hl ./.-hl

The/at Adirondacks/nps blaze/vb brightest/rbt in/in early/jj October/np ,/, choice/jj routes/nns being/beg 9N/cd from/in Saratoga/np up/in to/in Lake/nn-tl George/np-tl and/cc 73/cd and/cc 86/cd in/in the/at Lake/nn-tl Placid/jj-tl area/nn ./.
Farther/ql south/nr in/in New/jj-tl York/np-tl there/ex is/bez a/at heavy/jj haze/nn of/in color/nn over/in the/at Catskills/nps in/in mid-October/np ,/, notably/rb along/in routes/nns 23/cd and/cc 23A/cd ./.
About/rb the/at same/ap time/nn the/at Alleghenies/nps and/cc Poconos/nps in/in Pennsylvania/np are/ber magnificent/jj --/-- Renovo/np holds/vbz its/pp$ annual/jj Flaming/vbg-tl Foliage/nn-tl Festival/nn-tl on/in Oct./np 14/cd ,/, 15/cd ./.
New/jj-tl Jersey's/np$-tl color/nn varies/vbz from/in staccato/nn to/in pastel/nn all/abn the/at way/nn from/in the/at Delaware/np-tl Water/nn-tl Gap/nn-tl to/in Cape/nn-tl May/np-tl ./.
Southeast/jj-tl-hl ./.-hl

During/in the/at first/od half/abn of/in October/np the/at Blue/jj-tl Ridge/nn-tl and/cc other/ap parts/nns of/in the/at Appalachians/nps provide/vb a/at spectacle/nn stretching/vbg from/in Maryland/np and/cc West/jj-tl Virginia/np-tl to/in Georgia/np ./.
The/at most/ql brilliant/jj displays/nns are/ber along/in the/at Skyline/nn-tl Drive/nn-tl above/in Virginia's/np$ Shenandoah/np-tl Valley/nn-tl and/cc throughout/in the/at Great/jj-tl Smokies/nps-tl between/in North/jj-tl Carolina/np-tl and/cc Tennessee/np ./.
Midwest/np-hl ./.-hl

Michigan/np ,/, Wisconsin/np and/cc Minnesota/np have/hv many/ap superb/jj stretches/nns of/in color/nn which/wdt reach/vb their/pp$ height/nn from/in the/at last/ap few/ap days/nns of/in September/np well/rb into/in October/np ,/, especially/rb in/in their/pp$ northern/jj sections/nns ,/, e.g./rb ,/, Wisconsin's/np$-tl Vilas/np-tl County/nn-tl whose/wp$ Colorama/np celebration/nn is/bez Sept./np 29-Oct./nn 8/cd ./.
In/in Wisconsin/np ,/, take/vb route/nn 55/cd north/nr of/in Shawano/np or/cc routes/nns 78/cd-tl and/cc 60/cd-tl from/in Portage/np to/in Prairie/np Du/np Chien/np ./.
In/in Michigan/np ,/, there/ex is/bez fine/jj color/nn on/in route/nn 27/cd up/in to/in the/at Mackinac/np-tl Straits/nns-tl ,/, while/cs the/at views/nns around/in Marquette/np and/cc Iron/nn-tl Mountain/nn-tl in/in the/at Upper/jj-tl Peninsula/nn-tl are/ber spectacular/jj ./.
In/in Minnesota/np ,/, Arrowhead/nn-tl County/nn-tl and/cc route/nn 53/cd-tl north/nr to/in International/jj-tl Falls/nns-tl are/ber outstanding/jj ./.
Farther/ql south/nr ,/, there/ex are/ber attractive/jj patches/nns all/abn the/at way/nn to/in the/at Ozarks/nps ,/, with/in some/dti seasonal/jj peaks/nns as/ql late/jj as/cs early/jj November/np ./.
Illinois'/np$ Shawnee/np-tl National/jj-tl Forest/nn-tl ,/, Missouri's/np$ Iron/nn-tl County/nn-tl and/cc the/at maples/nns of/in Hiawatha/np ,/, Kan./np should/md be/be at/in their/pp$ best/jjt in/in mid-October/np ./.
The/at-hl West/nr-tl-hl ./.-hl

The/at Rockies/nps have/hv many/ap ``/`` Aspencades/nps ''/'' ,/, which/wdt are/ber organized/vbn tours/nns of/in the/at aspen/nn areas/nns with/in frequent/jj stops/nns at/in vantage/nn points/nns for/in viewing/vbg the/at golden/jj panoramas/nns ./.
In/in Colorado/np ,/, Ouray/np has/hvz its/pp$ Fall/nn-tl Color/nn-tl Week/nn-tl Sept./np 22-29/cd ,/, Rye/np and/cc Salida/np both/abx sponsor/vb Aspencades/nps Sept./np 24/cd ,/, and/cc Steamboat/nn-tl Springs/nns-tl has/hvz a/at week-long/jj Aspencade/np Sept./np 25-30/cd ./.
New/jj-tl Mexico's/np$-tl biggest/jjt is/bez at/in Ruidoso/np Oct./np 7/cd ,/, 8/cd ,/, while/cs Alamogordo/np and/cc Cloudcroft/np cooperate/vb in/in similar/jj trips/nns Oct./np 1/cd ./.



Americana/np-hl 
pleasure/nn-hl domes/nns-hl ./.-hl

Two/cd sharply/ql contrasting/vbg places/nns designed/vbn for/in public/jj enjoyment/nn are/ber now/rb on/in display/nn ./.


	The/at Corn/nn-tl Palace/nn-tl at/in Mitchell/np ,/, S./np Dak./np ,/, ``/`` the/at world's/nn$ corniest/jjt building/nn ''/'' ,/, has/hvz a/at carnival/nn through/in Sept./np 23/cd headlining/vbg the/at Three/cd-tl Stooges/nps and/cc Pee/np Wee/np Hunt/np ./.
Since/in 1892/cd ears/nns of/in red/jj ,/, yellow/jj ,/, purple/jj and/cc white/jj corn/nn have/hv annually/rb been/ben nailed/vbn to/in 11/cd big/jj picture/nn panels/nns to/to create/vb huge/jj ``/`` paintings/nns ''/'' ./.
The/at 1961/cd theme/nn is/bez the/at Dakota/np-tl Territorial/jj-tl Centennial/nn-tl ,/, with/in the/at pictures/nns including/in the/at Lewis/np-tl and/cc-tl Clark/np-tl expedition/nn ,/, the/at first/od river/nn steamboat/nn ,/, the/at 1876/cd gold/nn rush/nn ,/, a/at little/jj red/jj schoolhouse/nn on/in the/at prairie/nn ,/, and/cc today's/nr$ construction/nn of/in large/jj Missouri/np-tl River/nn-tl reservoirs/nns ./.
The/at panels/nns will/md stay/vb up/rp until/cs they/ppss are/ber replaced/vbn next/ap summer/nn ./.


	Longwood/np-tl Gardens/nns-tl ,/, near/in Kennett/np-tl Square/nn-tl ,/, Pa./np (/( about/rb 12/cd miles/nns from/in Wilmington/np ,/, Del./np )/) ,/, was/bedz developed/vbn and/cc heavily/rb endowed/vbn by/in the/at late/jj Pierre/np S./np Du/np Pont/np ./.
Every/at Wednesday/nr night/nn through/in Oct./np 11/cd there/ex will/md be/be an/at elaborate/jj colored/vbn fountain/nn display/nn ,/, with/in 229/cd nozzles/nns throwing/vbg jets/nns of/in water/nn up/rp to/in 130/cd feet/nns ./.
The/at ``/`` peacock/nn tail/nn ''/'' nozzle/nn throws/vbz a/at giant/jj fan/nn of/in water/nn 100/cd feet/nns wide/jj and/cc 40/cd feet/nns high/jj ./.
The/at gardens/nns themselves/ppls are/ber open/jj free/jj of/in charge/nn the/at year/nn round/rb ,/, and/cc the/at 192/cd permanent/jj employes/nns make/vb sure/jj that/cs not/* a/at dead/jj or/cc wilted/vbn flower/nn is/bez ever/rb seen/vbn indoors/rb or/cc out/rp by/in any/dti visitor/nn ./.
The/at greenhouses/nns alone/rb cover/vb 3-1/2/cd acres/nns ./.



Books/nns-hl 
clock/nn-hl without/in-hl hands/nns-hl ./.-hl

Carson/np McCullers/np ,/, after/in a/at long/jj ,/, painful/jj illness/nn that/wps might/md have/hv crushed/vbn a/at less-indomitable/jj soul/nn ,/, has/hvz come/vbn back/rb with/in an/at absolute/jj gem/nn of/in a/at novel/nn which/wdt jumped/vbd high/rb on/in best-seller/nn lists/nns even/rb before/in official/jj publication/nn ./.
Though/cs the/at subject/nn --/-- segregation/nn in/in her/pp$ native/jj South/nr-tl --/-- has/hvz been/ben thoroughly/rb worked/vbn ,/, Miss/np McCullers/np uses/vbz her/pp$ poet's/nn$ instinct/nn and/cc storyteller's/nn$ skill/nn to/to reaffirm/vb her/pp$ place/nn at/in the/at very/ap top/nn of/in modern/jj American/jj writing/nn ./.
Franny/np-hl and/cc-tl-hl Zooey/np-hl ./.-hl

With/in an/at art/nn that/wps almost/rb conceals/vbz art/nn ,/, J./np D./np Salinger/np can/md create/vb a/at fictional/jj world/nn so/ql authentic/jj that/cs it/pps hurts/vbz ./.
Here/rb ,/, in/in the/at most/ql eagerly/rb awaited/vbn novel/nn of/in the/at season/nn (/( his/pp$ first/od since/in The/at-tl Catcher/nn-tl In/in-tl The/at-tl Rye/nn-tl ,/, )/) he/pps tells/vbz of/in a/at college/nn girl/nn in/in flight/nn from/in the/at life/nn around/in her/ppo and/cc the/at tart/jj but/cc sympathetic/jj help/nn she/pps gets/vbz from/in her/ppo 25-year-old/jj brother/nn ./.
The/at-hl Head/nn-tl-hl Of/in-tl-hl Monsieur/np-hl M./np-hl ,/,-hl 
Althea/np Urn/np ./.
A/at deft/jj ,/, hilarious/jj satire/nn on/in very/ql high/jj French/jj society/nn involving/vbg a/at statesman/nn with/in two/cd enviable/jj possessions/nns ,/, a/at lovely/jj young/jj bride/nn and/cc a/at head/nn containing/vbg such/ql weighty/jj thoughts/nns that/cs he/pps has/hvz occasionally/rb to/to remove/vb it/ppo for/in greater/jjr comfort/nn ./.
There/ex is/bez probably/rb a/at moral/nn in/in all/abn this/dt about/in ``/`` mind/nn vs./in heart/nn ''/'' ./.
A/at-tl-hl Matter/nn-tl-hl Of/in-tl-hl Life/nn-tl-hl And/cc-tl-hl Death/nn-tl-hl ./.-hl

Virgilia/np Peterson/np ,/, a/at critic/nn by/in trade/nn ,/, has/hvz turned/vbn her/pp$ critical/jj eye/nn pitilessly/rb and/cc honestly/rb on/in herself/ppl in/in an/at autobiography/nn more/ap of/in the/at mind/nn and/cc heart/nn than/cs of/in specific/jj events/nns ./.
It/pps is/bez an/at engrossing/jj commentary/nn on/in a/at repressive/jj ,/, upper-middle-class/nn New/jj-tl York/np-tl way/nn of/in life/nn in/in the/at first/od part/nn of/in this/dt century/nn ./.
Dark/jj-tl-hl Rider/nn-tl-hl ./.-hl

This/dt retelling/nn by/in Louis/np Zara/np of/in the/at brief/jj ,/, anguished/vbn life/nn of/in Stephen/np Crane/np --/-- poet/nn and/cc master/jjs novelist/nn at/in 23/cd ,/, dead/jj at/in 28/cd --/-- is/bez in/in novelized/vbn form/nn but/cc does/doz not/* abuse/vb its/pp$ tragic/jj subject/nn ./.
Rural/jj-tl-hl Free/jj-tl-hl ,/,-hl 
Rachel/np Peden/np ./.
Subtitled/vbn A/at-tl Farmwife's/nn$-tl Almanac/nn-tl Of/in-tl Country/nn-tl Living/vbg-tl ,/, this/dt is/bez a/at gentle/jj and/cc nostalgic/jj chronicle/nn of/in the/at changing/vbg seasons/nns seen/vbn through/in the/at clear/jj ,/, humorous/jj eye/nn of/in a/at Hoosier/np housewife/nn and/cc popular/jj columnist/nn ./.



Dance/nn-hl 
Russians/nps-hl ,/,-hl Filipinos/nps-hl ./.-hl

Two/cd noted/vbn troupes/nns from/in overseas/nn will/md get/vb the/at fall/nn dance/nn season/nn off/rp to/in a/at sparkling/vbg start/nn ./.
Leningrad's/np$-tl Kirov/np-tl Ballet/nn-tl ,/, famous/jj for/in classic/jj purity/nn of/in technique/nn ,/, begins/vbz its/pp$ first/od U.S./np tour/nn in/in New/jj-tl York/np-tl (/( through/in Sept./np 30/cd )/) ./.
The/at Bayanihan/np Philippine/jj Dance/nn-tl Company/nn-tl ,/, with/in music/nn and/cc dances/nns that/wps depict/vb the/at many/ap facets/nns of/in Filipino/jj culture/nn ,/, opens/vbz its/pp$ 60-city/jj U.S./np tour/nn in/in San/np Francisco/np (/( through/in Sept./np 24/cd )/) then/rb ,/, via/in one-night/nn stands/nns ,/, moves/vbz on/rp to/in Los/np Angeles/np (/( Sept./np 29/cd thru/in Oct./np 1/cd )/) ./.



Festivals/nns-hl 
across/in-hl the/at-hl land/nn-hl ./.-hl

With/in harvests/nns in/in full/jj swing/nn ,/, you/ppss can/md enjoy/vb festivals/nns for/in grapes/nns at/in Sonoma/np ,/, Calif./np (/( Sept./np 22-24/cd )/) ,/, as/ql well/rb as/cs for/in cranberries/nns at/in Bandon/np ,/, Ore./np (/( Sept./np 28/cd thru/in Oct./np 1/cd )/) ,/, for/in buckwheat/nn at/in Kingwood/np ,/, W./np Va./np (/( Sept./np 28-30/cd )/) ,/, sugar/nn cane/nn at/in New/jj-tl Iberia/np-tl ,/, La./np (/( Sept./np 29/cd thru/in Oct./np 1/cd )/) and/cc tobacco/nn at/in Richmond/np ,/, Va./np (/( Sept./np 23-30/cd )/) ./.


	The/at mule/nn is/bez honored/vbn at/in Benson/np ,/, N.C./np (/( Sept./np 22/cd ,/, 23/cd )/) and/cc at/in Boron/np ,/, Calif./np (/( Sept./np 24/cd thru/in Oct./np 1/cd )/) ,/, while/cs the/at legend/nn of/in the/at Maid/nn-tl of/in-tl the/at-tl Mist/nn-tl is/bez celebrated/vbn at/in Niagara/np-tl Falls/nns-tl through/in the/at 24th/od ./.
The/at fine/jj old/jj mansions/nns of/in U.S./np Grant's/np$ old/jj home/nr town/nn of/in Galena/np ,/, Ill./np are/ber open/jj for/in inspection/nn (/( Sept./np 23/cd ,/, 24/cd )/) ./.
An/at archery/nn tournament/nn will/md be/be held/vbn at/in North/jj-tl Falmouth/np-tl ,/, Mass./np (/( Sept./np 23/cd ,/, 24/cd )/) ./.
The/at 300th/od anniversaries/nns of/in Staten/np-tl Island/nn-tl (/( through/in Sept./np 23/cd )/) and/cc of/in Mamaroneck/np ,/, N.Y./np (/( through/in Sept./np 24/cd )/) will/md both/abx include/vb parades/nns and/cc pageants/nns ./.



Movies/nns-hl 
Purple/jj-tl-hl Noon/nn-tl-hl :/:-hl 
This/dt French/jj film/nn ,/, set/vbn in/in Italy/np ,/, is/bez a/at summertime/nn splurge/nn in/in shock/nn and/cc terror/nn all/abn shot/vbn in/in lovely/jj sunny/jj scenery/nn --/-- so/ql breath-taking/jj that/cs at/in times/nns you/ppss almost/rb forget/vb the/at horrors/nns the/at movie/nn is/bez dealing/vbg with/in ./.
But/cc slowly/rb they/ppss take/vb over/rp as/cs Alain/np Delon/np (/( Life/nn-tl ,/, Sept./np 15/cd )/) ,/, playing/vbg a/at sometimes/rb appealing/jj but/cc always/rb criminal/jj boy/nn ,/, casually/rb tells/vbz a/at rich/jj and/cc foot-loose/jj American/np that/cs he/pps is/bez going/vbg to/to murder/vb him/ppo ,/, then/rb does/doz it/ppo even/rb while/cs the/at American/np is/bez trying/vbg to/to puzzle/vb out/rp how/wrb Delon/np expects/vbz to/to profit/vb from/in the/at act/nn ./.



Records/nns-hl 
Norma/np-hl ./.-hl

Callas/np devotees/nns will/md have/hv good/jj reason/nn to/to do/do their/pp$ customary/jj cart/nn wheels/nns over/in a/at new/jj and/cc complete/jj stereo/nn version/nn of/in the/at Bellini/np opera/nn ./.
Maria/np goes/vbz all/ql out/rp as/cs a/at Druid/np princess/nn who/wps gets/vbz two-timed/vbn by/in a/at Roman/jj big/jj shot/nn ./.
By/in turns/nns ,/, her/pp$ beautifully/rb sung/vbn Norma/np is/bez fierce/jj ,/, tender/jj ,/, venomous/jj and/cc pitiful/jj ./.
The/at tenor/nn lead/nn ,/, Franco/np Corelli/np ,/, and/cc La/np Scala/np cast/vbn under/in Maestro/nn-tl Tullio/np Serafin/np are/ber all/abn first/od rate/nn ./.
Jeremiah/np-hl Peabody's/np$-hl polyunsaturated/jj-hl quick/rb-hl dissolving/vbg-hl fast/rb-hl acting/vbg-hl pleasant/jj-hl tasting/vbg-hl green/jj-hl and/cc-hl purple/jj-hl pills/nns-hl ./.-hl

In/in a/at raucous/jj take-off/nn on/in radio/nn commercials/nns ,/, Singer/np Ray/np Stevens/np hawks/vbz a/at cure-all/nn for/in neuritis/nn ,/, neuralgia/nn ,/, head-cold/nn distress/nn ,/, beriberi/nn ,/, overweight/nn ,/, fungus/nn ,/, mungus/nn and/cc water/nn on/in the/at knee/nn ./.
Of/in the/at nation's/nn$ eight/cd million/cd pleasure-boat/nn owners/nns a/at sizable/jj number/nn have/hv learned/vbn that/cs late/jj autumn/nn is/bez one/cd of/in the/at loveliest/jjt seasons/nns to/to be/be afloat/rb --/-- at/in least/ap in/in that/dt broad/jj balmy/jj region/nn that/wps lies/vbz below/in America's/np$ belt/nn line/nn ./.
Waterways/nns are/ber busy/jj right/ql now/rb from/in the/at Virginia/np capes/nns to/in the/at Texas/np coast/nn ./.
There/rb true/jj yachtsmen/nns often/rb find/vb November/np winds/nns steadier/jjr ,/, the/at waters/nns cooler/jjr ,/, the/at fish/nn hungrier/jjr ,/, and/cc rivers/nns more/ql pleasant/jj --/-- less/ap turbulence/nn and/cc mud/nn ,/, and/cc fewer/ap floating/vbg logs/nns ./.


	More/ap and/cc more/ap boats/nns move/vb overland/rb on/in wheels/nns (/( 1.8/cd million/cd trailers/nns are/ber now/rb in/in use/nn )/) and/cc Midwesterners/nns-tl taking/vbg long/jj weekends/nns can/md travel/vb south/nr with/in their/pp$ craft/nn ./.
In/in the/at Southwest/nr-tl ,/, the/at fall/nn brings/vbz out/rp flotillas/nns of/in boatsmen/nns who/wps find/vb the/at summer/nn too/ql hot/jj for/in comfort/nn ./.
And/cc on/in northern/jj shores/nns indomitable/jj sailors/nns from/in Long/jj-tl Island/nn-tl to/in Lake/nn-tl Michigan/np-tl will/md beat/vb around/in the/at buoys/nns in/in dozens/nns of/in frostbite/nn races/nns ./.
Some/dti pleasant/jj fall/nn cruising/vbg country/nn is/bez mapped/vbn out/rp below/rb ./.



Boating/vbg-hl 
west/nr-hl coast/nn-hl ./.-hl

Pleasure/nn boating/nn is/bez just/rb scooting/vbg into/in its/pp$ best/jjt months/nns in/in California/np as/cs crisp/jj breezes/nns bring/vb out/rp craft/nn of/in every/at size/nn on/in every/at kind/nn of/in water/nn --/-- ocean/nn ,/, lake/nn and/cc reservoir/nn ./.
Shore/nn facilities/nns are/ber enormous/jj --/-- Los/np Angeles/np harbors/vbz 5,000/cd boats/nns ,/, and/cc Long/jj-tl Beach/nn-tl 3,000/cd --/-- but/cc marinas/nns are/ber crowded/vbn everywhere/rb ./.
New/jj docks/nns and/cc ramps/nns are/ber being/beg rushed/vbn at/in Playa/np Del/np Rey/np ,/, Ventura/np ,/, Dana/np-tl Point/nn-tl ,/, Oceanside/np and/cc Mission/nn-tl Bay/nn-tl ./.


	Inland/rb ,/, outboard/jj motorists/nns welcome/vb cooler/jjr weather/nn and/cc the/at chance/nn to/to buzz/vb over/in Colorado/np-tl River/nn-tl sandbars/nns and/cc Lake/nn-tl Mead/np-tl ./.
Newest/jjt small-boat/nn playground/nn is/bez the/at Salton/np Sea/nn-tl ,/, a/at once-dry/jj desert/nn sinkhole/nn which/wdt is/bez now/rb a/at salty/jj lake/nn 42/cd miles/nns long/jj and/cc 235/cd feet/nns below/in sea/nn level/nn ./.
On/in Nov./np 11/cd ,/, 12/cd ,/, racers/nns will/md drive/vb their/pp$ flying/vbg shingles/nns in/in 5-mile/jj laps/nns over/in its/pp$ 500-mile/jj speedboat/nn course/nn ./.
In/in San/np Francisco/np Bay/nn-tl ,/, winds/nns are/ber gusty/jj and/cc undependable/jj during/in this/dt season/nn ./.
A/at sailboat/nn may/md have/hv a/at bone/nn in/in her/pp$ teeth/nns one/cd minute/nn and/cc lie/vb becalmed/vbn the/at next/ap ./.
But/cc regattas/nns are/ber scheduled/vbn right/ql up/rp to/in Christmas/np ./.
The/at Corinthian/jj-tl Yacht/nn-tl Club/nn-tl in/in Tiburon/np launches/vbz its/pp$ winter/nn races/nns Nov./np 5/cd ./.
Gulf/nn-tl-hl Coast/nn-tl-hl ./.-hl

Hurricane/nn-tl Carla/np damaged/vbd 70%/nn of/in the/at marinas/nns in/in the/at Galveston-Port/np Aransas/np area/nn but/cc fuel/nn service/nn is/bez back/rb to/in normal/jj ,/, and/cc explorers/nns can/md roam/vb as/ql far/rb west/nr as/cs Port/nn-tl Isabel/np-tl on/in the/at Mexican/jj border/nn ./.
Sailing/vbg activity/nn is/bez slowed/vbn down/rp by/in Texas/np northers/nns ,/, but/cc power/nn cruisers/nns can/md move/vb freely/rb ,/, poking/vbg into/in the/at San/np Jacinto/np ,/, Trinity/np and/cc Brazos/np rivers/nns (/( fine/jj tarpon/nn fishing/nn in/in the/at Brazos/np )/) or/cc pushing/vbg eastward/rb to/in the/at pirate/nn country/nn of/in Barataria/np ./.
Off/in Grand/jj-tl Isle/nn-tl ,/, yachters/nns often/rb visit/vb the/at towering/vbg oil/nn rigs/nns ./.
The/at Mississippi/np-tl Sound/nn-tl leads/vbz into/in a/at protected/vbn waterway/nn running/vbg about/in 200/cd miles/nns from/in Pascagoula/np to/in Apalachicola/np ./.
Lower/jjr-hl Mississippi/np-hl ./.-hl

Memphis/np stinkpotters/nns like/cs McKellar/np-tl Lake/nn-tl ,/, inside/in the/at city/nn limits/nns ,/, and/cc sailors/nns look/vb for/in autumn/nn winds/nns at/in Arkabutla/np-tl Lake/nn-tl where/wrb fall/nn racing/nn is/bez now/rb in/in progress/nn ./.
River/nn cruising/nn for/in small/jj craft/nn is/bez ideal/jj in/in November/np ./.
At/in New/jj-tl Orleans/np-tl ,/, 25-mile-square/jj Lake/nn-tl Pontchartrain/np-tl has/hvz few/ap squalls/nns and/cc year-long/jj boating/nn ./.
Marinas/nns are/ber less/ql plush/jj than/cs the/at Florida/np type/nn but/cc service/nn is/bez good/jj and/cc Creole/np cooking/nn better/jjr ./.
tva/nn-hl lakes/nns-hl ./.-hl

Ten/cd thousand/cd twisty/jj miles/nns of/in shoreline/nn frame/vb the/at 30-odd/cd lakes/nns in/in the/at vast/jj Tennessee/np-tl River/nn-tl system/nn that/wps loops/vbz in/in and/cc out/in of/in seven/cd states/nns ./.
When/wrb dam/nn construction/nn began/vbd in/in 1933/cd ,/, fewer/ap than/in 600/cd boats/nns used/vbd these/dts waters/nns ;/. ;/.
today/nr there/ex are/ber 48,500/cd ./.