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Top 10
Awesome
Autumn
Destinations and events
that prove fall is a fabulous
season for travel
by craig moy
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1 | napa valley,
CalifoRnia
Plan a multi-day
cycling trip among the
Golden State’s famous
vineyards. Hundreds
of wineries offer tours
and tastings, while
accommodations—
from charming B&Bs
to brand-name hotels—
cater to all types of
traveller. Should your
ambitions go beyond
sipping chardonnay,
pedal to Sonoma to
spy Mexican colonial
architecture, or Bodega
Bay for rugged coastal
scenery.
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Fall 2018
2 | JaspeR, alBeRTa 3 | Reno, nevada 4 | Tofino, B.C. 5 | Kelowna, B.C.
The Rockies draw our
eyes upward, but in
Jasper National Park
there’s reason to look
even higher: The park
is protected from light
pollution and perfect
for stargazing. Jasper’s
Dark Sky Festival
(Oct. 12–21) hosts pho-
tography workshops,
astronomy activities
with TELUS World of
Science–Edmonton,
and an appearance by
twin astronauts Scott
and Mark Kelly. Find
your Jasper hotel at
AMATravel.ca/Hotels. Nevada’s second city is
an adventure-seeker’s
dream. Close proximity
to Lake Tahoe and
a chain of national
forests make it a great
base for outdoors
enthusiasts. For those
who’d rather see than
do, there’s the thrill
of the National
Championship Air
Races (Sept. 12–16)—
like NASCAR, but with
planes—and the Great
Reno Balloon Race
(Sept. 7–9), the world’s
largest free hot-air
ballooning event. Autumn is a great time
to visit this rainforest-
fringed community
on Vancouver Island’s
west coast. The roiling
ocean has made Tofino
popular for surfing—
the Queen of the Peak
women’s surf champi-
onship (Sept. 28–30)
is a local highlight—but
you can also ply calmer
currents on a sea kayak
or dugout canoe tour.
Foodies are in fine
fettle too: restaurants
pay tribute to the
Pacific bounty of oys-
ters, salmon and more. Verdant B.C. wine
country is a fab year-
round destination, and
it’s even better during
the autumn grape
harvest. The Fall
Okanagan Wine
Festival (Sept. 27–
Oct. 7) hosts events
for toasting the latest,
lauded vintages paired
with culinary delights
by top chefs. For more
wine tasting, book a
Naramata Wine Tour
with Gourmet Lunch
through AMA Travel,
from $149/person:
AMATravel.ca/Activities.
AMA InsIder
MARx/ALAMy
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