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<![CDATA[ Ultimate Texans Texans fire head coach Gary Kubiak Wholesale Hats Gary Kubiak, who led the Houston Texans to back to back AFC South division titles and the franchise's only two playoff victories but stumbled to 11 straight losses and a 2 11 record this year, was fired on Friday.The decision was announced by owner Bob McNair hours after the team's 27 20 loss at Jacksonville a final straw in a season that started with Super Bowl aspirations but has resulted in the worst record in the NFL.Thursday night's defeat gave the Texans their longest losing streak in the franchise 12 year history and matched the longest in Houston's pro football history, tying the Oilers (1972, 1994) for that dubious distinction.has been a very disappointing year, McNair said. started with such high hopes. To have this string of losses is unacceptable.was difficult for me because I think so much of Gary, McNair continued. here to have a winning culture and this year has not contributed to that. Phillips will serve as the interim coach the remainder of the season. McNair also said that former UH star Case Keenum will be the starting quarterback the rest of the season.It was a difficult year for Kubiak, a 52 year old Houston native and former St. Pius and Texas A quarterback. He missed a game after suffering a mini stroke at halftime of the nationally televised game on Nov. 3 against Indianapolis.Kubiak, under contract through 2014, finished his Texans career 61 64.want to thank Gary Kubiak, McNair said. has brought this team to a new level. Had two division championships. It's been a job that he has totally committed to, put his whole being into it. Couldn't ask for more out of anyone. Very disappointed that he is not going to be with his. Truly thought he would be with us until he retired. But we have to do what's best for the organization.Like his players and coaches, owner McNair entered the season with plans to compete for the Super Bowl after the team was eliminated in the divisional round of the playoffs the previous two years.But after a 2 0 start that included victories on the last play against San Diego and Tennessee, the Texans plunged into abyss that's made them the worst team in the NFL.disappointing and shocked by what happen, McNair continued. fans are disappointed. Texans general manager Rick Smith: got to right the ship. We have to move forward as an organization. Kubiak's tenure, the Texans had three winning records 9 7 in 2009, 10 6 in 2011 and 12 4 in 2012.The last two seasons produced division titles and wild card victories at Reliant Stadium over the Cincinnati Bengals.The Texans' downfall this season began in the third game at Baltimore, where they lost 30 9. As it turned out, the beginning of the end came the next week, in the fourth quarter, against Seattle.The Texans had pushed the Seahawks all over Reliant Stadium for three quarters, leading 20 3, but quarterback Matt Schaub threw a pick six in his second consecutive game. Cornerback Richard Sherman's return tied the score, forcing overtime. The Seahawks won 23 20, and the Texans never recovered.Last season, the Texans were 5 0 in one score games. They began this season 2 0. Then they couldn't win close games, losing the most recent seven games by a touchdown or less. That stretch is an NFL record, according to Elias Sports. Wholesale Snapbacks Until this season, offense was the hallmark of Kubiak's teams. They placed seven offensive players in the Pro Bowl last season, including Schaub. This year team might send only receiver Andre Johnson.Schaub seemed to lose his confidence when he threw a league record pick six in four consecutive games. After blowout losses to San Francisco (34 3) and St. Louis (38 13), Schaub lost his starting job to undrafted Case Keenum, the former UH record breaking star and fan favorite. http://www.chihairstraightener.us.com/ In Thursday loss in Jacksonville, Keenum was benched.Schaub rallied the Texans by throwing a touchdown pass on his first series, but he threw an interception in the final minutes as the Texans lost again.The Texans will return to Keenum the final three games of the season.is going to be the quarterback and give him a chance to see how he can perform, McNair said. is still out. Shown flashes of brilliance and then shown some rookie mistakes. Improve, eliminate those and continue some of the outstanding. And see if he can be a starting QB in NFL. showed a lot of patience with Kubiak through the years.The owner resisted firing his coach after the 2010 season when fans and media demanded it. They hired Wade Phillips as defensive coordinator. With Kubiak in charge of the offense and Phillips the defense, they won back to back division titles.Kubiak was Denver's offensive coordinator when McNair hired him in 2006 to replace Dom Capers.Capers, the Texans' first coach, lasted four seasons. He was fired after the team finished a league worst 2 14 in 2005.The Texans represented Kubiak's first head coaching job. It's also the first time in his career as a coach or player that he was fired. www.cheaphandbags.us.com In 1994, Kubiak got his first NFL job when he coached San Francisco's quarterbacks under head coach George Seifert and offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan. Kubiak won his first Super Bowl ring with the 49ers. chi flat iron website When Shanahan was hired as Denver's head coach in 1995, he took Kubiak with him as offensive coordinator, a position he maintained for 11 seasons until McNair called him to come home to Houston. chi flat iron official website
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<![CDATA[ Rob Lowe Cites Sources With Surprising Colts News cheapermichaelkorsoutlet.us.com Although the source of this rumor is unexpected, such a tweet by a veteran NFL reporter such as Adam Schefter or Jay Glazer wouldn't have seemed entirely out of the blue. After all, Manning missed the entire 2011 NFL season due to a serious neck injury and the team is positioned to draft Stanford's superstar quarterback Andrew Luck with the No. 1 pick in the upcoming NFL Draft. Colts owner Jim Irsay has also been cleaning house after the team stumbled to a 214 record without the franchise's iconic quarterback. Irsay fired longtime Colts vice president Bill Polian as well as general manager Chris Polian. Manning was reportedly stunned by that news. Irsay then hired Ryan Grigson as the team's GM. In one of his first moves, Grigson axed coach Jim Caldwell. Several hours before his Manning tweets, Lowe actually tweeted at Irsay to offer his suggestions about who should replace Caldwell as the team's coach. Cheap Replica Sunglasses Despite the disbelief greeting Lowe's tweets from the football community, the actor seems to have some connection to the owner of the Colts and, therefore, he could actually have "people" with the inside track on such news. In a story about the tweets, USA Today ran a picture of Lowe with Irsay at a Super Bowl Party in 2010. The Associated Press reported that the actor was the first person that Irsay followed upon joining Twitter. However, any relationship that does exist between the two men did not stop Irsay from responding by starting a scandalous rumor of his own. Cheap Wholesale Sunglasses
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<![CDATA[ Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts continue throughout city chi flat irons By Linzi SheldonIt's been just over a week since Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines, but many relief organizations are reminding people that the need is just beginning.On Sunday, the American Red Cross collected money from Seahawks fans at CenturyLink Field."I just want to make a difference for families who are not as lucky to have what we have," Deborah Richardson said.Wide receiver Doug Baldwin, whose relatives in the Philippines survived, urged people on Twitter to give. Then he hit the field with the Filipino flag.After high winds and unbelievable storm surges that washed away homes,nearly 4,000 people are now known dead.Philippines president Benigno Aquino announced he'll camp out in the hardest hit province, Leyte, until survivors there get proper aid.Thousands of victims attended Sunday Mass even though some barely had a church left.In Seattle, Immaculate Conception church collected money for Catholic Relief Services, which is helping typhoon victims.Fred Verzosa's sisters and brother live in Leyte."I'm just overwhelmed and really grateful that the whole world is coming together to help," he said.At the Filipino Community Center, executive director Sheila Burrus said the Filipino Community of Seattle was holding a concert Sunday night with more than half a dozen bands performing for hours to raise money for typhoon victims.They've also been collecting shampoo, blankets, food and other items, and plan to ship them in a large container."It's good to have this on people's mind all the time," Burrus said.She hopes people will donate large plastic Ziploc bags so the volunteers can pack up items properly for families.The FCS is also holding a larger community fundraiser at the community center on Friday.From Our News PartnersPoll: Republican belief in evolution on the declineBride killed in horrific crash heading home from wedding receptionPhotos: World rings in 2014High speed chase of Ferrari leaves man sorry he hitched a rideCentury old frozen photos found in Antarctic expedition hutTop Local HeadlinesHigh speed chase leaves Olympia man sorry he hitched ride Two men jailed in attempted robbery, gun possessionDanford Grant's wife moved his car twice after his arrestTwo men shot at South Seattle ParkThe local battle over raising minimum wage is going national MoreKIRO 7 WeatherWeatherKIRO 7 Interactive Doppler Radar5 Day ForecastAdvertisers and SponsorsFree ClassifiedsCars at AutotraderLocal Services at KudzuCoupons at Valpak. Cheap Snapbacks
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<![CDATA[ Twitter reaction to no Big Ten QB drafted in the first round in 18 years http://www.chihairstraightener.us.com/ COLUMBUS, Ohio Eighteen years is a long time. So when people are told it has been that long since a Big Ten quarterback was taken in the first round of the NFL Draft, it's hard to believe. Cheap Snapbacks But it really happened last in 1995, when Kerry Collins was chosen by the Carolina Panthers. When Ohio State and Penn State play on Saturday night, Braxton Miller and Christian Hackenberg may prove themselves to be two quarterbacks who have a chance to break that drought. Wholesale Hats Yes, the Big Ten has two elite quarterbacks in the league in Tom Brady and Drew Brees. Yes, Terrelle Pryor, the Browns' Brian Hoyer, Chad Henne and ACC refugee Russell Wilson, who played one year at Wisconsin, also are leading teams or have started this year. chi flat iron But it's also true that Tulane has had two quarterbacks drafted in the first round since the Big Ten has had any. http://www.cheaphandbags.us.com/
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<![CDATA[ Turnovers will be key for Dolphins against opportunistic Patriots Wholesale Snapbacks Hats The Dolphins (5 6) haven caused a turnover since Oct. 28 against the Jets, a span of four games. chihairstraightener.us.com The Patriots (8 3) have turned the ball over just eight times this season, and just once in their past four games.And, more important, the Dolphins, minus 10 in turnover differential for the season, have turned the ball over eight times in the past three games (1 2 record). Cheap Snapbacks Hats The Patriots, an amazing plus 24 this season, have forced 12 turnovers in that same stretch that have resulted in nine touchdowns.Basically, if both teams keep doing what they been in the turnover department, the Dolphins have no chance. chi flat iron It will be up to rookie Ryan Tannehill, the third quarterback taken in April draft, to control the ball. He has thrown seven touchdowns against 12 interceptions, including six in the past three games.Andrew Luck, the first overall pick, turned the ball over four times (one fumble) against the Patriots Nov. 18, so Tannehill has his work cut out for him. http://www.cheaphandbags.us.com/ A look at the Dolphins, whom the Patriots are seeing for the first time since Dec. 24:Northborough native Mike Sherman, the former Packers coach, calls the plays for an offense that is heavily influenced by coach Joe Philbin roots as Packers offensive coordinator. The Dolphins are throwing 56 percent of the time, but have been much more balanced in their past two games.Tannehill (59 percent completions) is a talented quarterback with a big arm and runs very well. But he shows his inexperience (he started college as a receiver) when the protection breaks down. He make poor decisions and will float passes when his feet aren set outside designed rollouts.The Dolphins prefer to run out of two back sets with either fullback Jorvorskie Lane or H back Charles Clay in the backfield. Clay has really come on of late and is a threat in the passing game wherever he lines up. The Dolphins also use a lot of spread techniques to balance the power looks.The Dolphins have a lightning and thunder backfield tandem with Reggie Bush (4.4 yard average) running hard inside and outside, and Daniel Thomas (3.7 ypg) solely an inside runner. They combined for 147 yards on 23 carries (6.4 average) against a very good Seahawks rush defense Sunday. chi flat irons Receivers Brian Hartline and Davone Bess share the team lead with 55 receptions. Hartline is strictly a boundary receiver who can make plays in the air. Bess makes a lot of plays in the middle of the field and is tough. Tight end Anthony Fasano is a very good blocker who is solid in the pass game (27 receptions) and a top red zone target.Left tackle Jake Long, the first overall pick in 2008, has really taken a step back. He was arguably the top left tackle in the league two years ago, and now he merely good at pass blocking. Inside speed moves give him trouble. His run blocking is still top notch.At right tackle, second round pick Jonathan Martin is a bit slow of foot and susceptible to speed. The interior line is good with center Mike Pouncey playing at an All Pro level and veteran left guard Richie Incognito and right guard John Jerry limiting mistakes.Longtime Bengals defensive backs coach Kevin Coyle runs the show for a 4 3 defense that likes to mix up the pressure and coverage calls. Everything starts with end Cameron Wake, who is pushing for Defensive Player of the Year with 9 sacks, nine tackles for a loss, and 21 quarterback hits. He usually plays outside the right tackle but will move around. Wake likes to power a lineman and then close with quickness.Right end Jared Odrick is strong and relentless. The tackles, Paul Soliai and Randy Starks, have played terrific of late and were largely responsible for Marshawn Lynch of the Seahawks gaining just 46 yards on 19 carries Sunday. Strong side linebacker Koa Misi also did a nice job against the run.Dynamic veteran middle linebacker Karlos Dansby is playing with a torn left biceps, which affects him playing the pass. Weak side linebacker Kevin Burnett is a playmaker.
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<![CDATA[ Richard Dawkins is not an IslamophobeNo doubt, Nathan Lean, the editor in chief of an Islampositive online entity called Aslan Media, fired off his recentdenunciationof Richard Dawkins' alleged "Twitter rampage" about the paucity of Muslims among Nobel Prize laureates, and heaved a sigh of satisfaction. If one believes in free speech, one cannot let what he wrote go unchallenged.Lean starts out by accusing Dawkins of"simpleminded antiMuslim Twitter trolling." What first excites his ire is Dawkins' Aug. 8 tweet that, "All the world's Muslims have fewer Nobel Prizes than Trinity College, Cambridge. They did great things in the Middle Ages, though." Lean does not indeed cannot contest Dawkins' factuality here, but snaps back in his essay by loudly impugning the messenger's motives: "who in the hell cares apart from people like Dawkins who hope either to embarrass or discredit the faith group by pointing out such arbitrary things?" www.cheapermichaelkorsoutlet.us.com Well, apparently Lean cares, and cares a lot, as the strangely truculent vehemence of his response shows. In a false concession to conventions of free speech, he allows that, "to be sure, it's always okay to criticize religious beliefs" since "no religion should be immune from or its followers resistant to wellintentioned and reasonable inquiries about faith claims." But straightaway he slips into obscurantist double Dutch: "there's a difference between problematizing a religion's tenets and persecuting its adherents. There's also a difference between raising legitimate concerns about doctrines, scriptures and the rationale of one's beliefs, and hurling insults that shift the tenor of the debate into a machismo register better suited for high school locker rooms."Persecuting? No definition of "persecution" fits Dawkins' factually accurate, if often humorously acerbic, tweets about Islam. Lean's charge appears to be purposefully overblown to soften readers up for underhanded accusations of bigotry to come. None of the tweets he adduces can be characterized as "insults," hurled or delivered otherwise. As for the "machismo register," well, in his lofty state of dudgeon Lean apparently forgets that both he and his opponent use "hell" in an exclamatory sense. And if, as Lean would have it, Dawkinsdoeshave a right to tweet his opinions on Islam, it's alimitedright, one to be exercised in strict accordance with boundaries Lean establishes post factum concerning which facts cited meet criteria of legitimacy, the tone in which they are cited, and their potential for causing offense.The fact Dawkins presents that so few Muslims have won Nobel Prizes does raise legitimate (paceLean) questions that Dawkins himself addresses in a blogpostabout the controversy he stirred up by his tweet. He points out that in view of the grandiose claims advanced by some Muslims for the "science" contained in the Quran, it's rather depressing to note that not much by way of science has come out of the Muslim world in the past 500 years, and it behooves us, and certainly Muslims, to ask why. Dawkins also wonders why Jewish people, with infinitesimal demographic stature, have won 120 Nobels, whereas the 1.6 billionstrong Muslim world can boast of only 10 (and six of those were Peace Prizes). At the risk of being labeled an "Islamophobe," I will here hazard a proximate cause: There are few universities with science faculties of note in the Islamic world. According to accepted rankings, the top 200 to 400 universities are located predominantly in the United States, Canada and Europe; only three are to be found in Muslimmajority countries.After going after Dawkins' "Twitter rant," Lean might have left good (or bad) enough alone, and ended there. But no, he chose to launch another broadside against the scientist and decisively squib himself. In March, the University College of London, a secular institution whose website proclaims it to be "the first university to welcome female students on equal terms with men,"allowed its premises to be used for a debate titled "Islam and Atheism." Nonbelief's advocate at the event, the professor Lawrence Krauss, agreed to take part on the condition that there be no segregation of the audience by sex. The Islamic host organization acceded, but, once the participates were onstage, nonetheless tried to seat women apart from men.Lean, in another feint to fairmindedness, notes that segregation by sex was "without question, a poor decision, and one that many protested," but then proceeds to jump on Dawkins for doing just that. Since he professes to agree with the substance of Dawkins' complaint, he muddles the issue, voicing no real problem with Dawkins' objection to what happened, but finding, however, "normative statements like that" deeply troubling, indicative of a politically incorrect hamartia, Islamophobia. "Dawkins is quick to grab the biggest brush he can find and paint 'the Muslims,' or 'Muslims,' or even 'Islam' with one broad stroke." As evidence, he then offers a Dawkins tweet from February (but dates it in March, after the debate, surely to create the impression of an unhinged, postUCL "rant"): "Islam is the greatest force for evil in the world today. greatest force for evil? How is that even quantifiable and what constitutes evil?" Lean thunders back, as if blithely unaware of 9/11, suicide bombings, honor killings, acid attacks against women, and so on, and as though his issue here with Dawkins were purely metaphysical. He then adds that, "For a scientist, Dawkins rarely provides any qualification, context or evidence for his hypotheses. He doesn't often give names or reveal identities that could help us better understand exactly whom it is that he targets."This is not true and I think that Lean knows it. Dawkins' claim to fame as an atheist is his masterly, detailed denunciation of theistic religion, God Delusion, which Lean himself brings up in anotherjeremiadagainst him (and celebrity nonbelievers Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris) he published earlier in the year. He is baiting and switching, clumsily and ineptly trying to deflect readers' attention from Dawkins' outspoken declaration (and therefore from "evil's" ineluctable associations these days with atrocities committed, if nothing else, in the name of Islam). Let's not forget what prompted Lean to take to his computer keyboard here: Dawkins' outrage at an attempt to segregate an audience according to Islamic tradition, something that should never, ever have taken place in the West at an avowedly secular educational institution purporting to "welcome female students." Outrage, and plenty of it, is the proper response. Cheap Wholesale Sunglasses Lean then delves deep into obfuscation, saying that his metaphysical objections to Dawkins' tweet about evil are, after all his huffing and puffing, "beside the point." Hisrealproblem with the scientist turns out to be his reductionism: He sees Muslims as "'Muslims,' not fathers, sons, daughters, mothers, bankers, lawyers or doctors. They're not informed by any other identity that makes them complex human beings; it's 'Islam' that always animates these faceless people."It's a pretty safe bet that perpetrators of terrorist acts (partly as a result of which Dawkins calls Islam a "force for evil") are not acting based on beliefs they hold as fathers, mothers, bankers and lawyers, if they are any of these things. Dawkins is speaking of the faith and ideology animating those who identify themselves as Muslims. The last time I checked, the only thing differentiating a Muslim from a nonMuslim was, in fact, a professed belief in Islam hence Islam is the pertinent factor here in the makeup of "these faceless people." Lean surely understood this well, but hoped to paint Dawkins as absurdly reductive, when bald reductionism is necessary to establish who belongs to the Muslimummaand who does not that is, that people of every ilk, nationality and profession, married, single or whatever, must heed the truths inscribed in Islamic "holy" scriptures to win candidacy for eternal salvation, or else. www.replicachristianlouboutin.com Lean finally gets to the gravamen of his complaint about Dawkins and his tweets: his supposed concealed agenda. Here as earlier, he prefers to first assail Dawkins' integrity as a thinker, stating that he "has long represented himself, and his beliefs about the world and its creation, as originating from an intellectual and scientific place," which troubles him, since "some may consider [Dawkins'] bellicose ramblings to be reflective of his studied background and thus more salient than the mouthy insults of Islamophobes like Pamela Geller or Robert Spencer To advance this agenda, which Lean inelegantly implies is Islamophobia possessed of an "ugly underbelly" and wearing a "rational atheistic disguise," Dawkins drags in the Nobel Prize. Lean generously allows that a Nobel is "an honorable recognition like no other," but it is, portentously, an "accolade created by a Swedish philanthropist and awarded by an allwhitecommitteeof Scandinavians," and thus should not be used as "a measuring stick for Muslim contributions in the world."If the Nobel should not be used as "a measuring stick for Muslim contributions in the world," then Lean should state just what measuring stick hewouldemploy, at least to gauge contributions to science, which, after all, is what Dawkins was talking about. But he does not. He once again blatantly obscures the matter at hand the dearth of Muslim Nobel laureates this time by conflating race with religion, groundlessly giving readers to think that racist Scandinavians are depriving deserving Muslim candidates of their prizes based on skin color. Wholesale Fake Sunglasses What Lean is doing here is deleterious to free speech: he is trying to equate criticism of a religion (whose followers, in this case, mostly happen to be nonwhite) with racism. This sophistry cannot be allowed to stand. "Islamophobia" is nothing more than a quack pseudodiagnosis suggesting pathological prejudice against, and fear of, a supposedly neutral subject, Islam, in the way agoraphobic folk cringe at open places or claustrophobes dread an elevator. Based on the erroneous premise that those who criticize Islam are somehow ill, the term, along with its adjective should be banished from our lexicon as pernicious to rational thinking. People, regardless of race or creed, deserve equal rights and respect; religions, which are essentially hallowed ideologies, merit no a priori respect, but, rather, gimleteyed scrutiny, the same scrutiny one would apply to, say, communism, conservatism or liberalism. No one has a right to wield religion as a shield or as a sword.Lean dribbles on into criticizing Dawkins for "bemoaning what he sees as [Muslims'] lack of contribution to modern science (and their supposedly violent nature), supposing that it's their religion that's to blame for the deficiency," when, opines Lean, "education, poverty, unemployment, economic malaise, corruption and statedominated institutions" are other "serious obstacles for advancement." He proceeds to deal Dawkins his less than rapier version of a coup de grce: "Muslim Nobel Prizes to date: 10. Dawkins Nobel Prizes to date: zero. That too, is a 'fact,' Mr. Dawkins." (Note the quotes around "fact," implying that the very nature of what a fact is is open to question.) The egregious absurdity of this flailing putdown a single scientist in 2013 and his Nobel record, visvis that of a billion and a half Muslims extending back to 1901, the year the first Nobel was awarded redounds to the ridicule of one person alone: Lean. Fake Sunglasses Because it so endeavors to steer us away from Dawkins' statement of fact about the scarcity of Nobel laureates from the Islamic world Lean's shoddy philippic invariably gets us wondering just why there have been so few Muslim winners. Might it have something to do with the notion of revealed truths, the kind forming the basis of Islam (and Christianity too) that must trump empirical evidence and inherently hamper the spirit of inquiry? Could it be that Islamic or Islambased laws and mores might de facto imperil creative thinkers and their thoughts, stultifying their efforts to deal with the societal problems Lean himself enumerates? And perhaps most important of all, might not the secondrate status of women in the Muslim world interfere with their ability to better their societies and help them move ahead?For Dawkins, says Lean, "everything great about the West is the result of secularism and everything miserable about the rest is the fault of religion." This is Lean's reductionism, not Dawkins', but, I grant, he's not far off the mark. Constitution, First Amendment), equal rights, and all sorts of movements aiming to ameliorate humankind's lot came about in the West after it smashed the shackles of religion, and those governing in its name, imposed on us for centuries. We should not shy away from declaring this truth loudly and forcefully, and from defending it whenever and wherever it is necessary to do so.Surely, Lean imagined that he could mount the podium shouting "Islamophobe!" at Dawkins and hold forth unopposed, or he would not have ventured into print with such a maladroit, bungling critique. But the age of politically correct timidity in the face of religious zealots and their apologist shills has, thankfully, come to an end.For those OK with the mainstream, White River Forest welcomes more than 10 million visitors a year, making it the mostvisited recreation forest in the nation. But don't hate it for being beautiful; it's got substance, too. The forest boasts 8 wilderness areas, 2,500 miles of trail, 1,900 miles of winding service system roads, and 12 ski resorts (should your snow shredders fit the trunk space). If ice isn't your thing: take the tirefriendly Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway 82 miles connecting the towns of Meeker and Yampa, half of which is unpaved for you road rebels. Try driving the Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway, which saw Civil War battles fought. If the tall peaks make your engine tremble, opt for the relatively flat Oconee National Forest, which offers smaller hills and an easy trail to the ghost town of Scull Shoals. Scaredycats can opt for John's Mountain Overlook, which leads to twin waterfalls for the sensitive sightseer in you. Travel 20 miles west of Dolly Sods (among the busiest in the East) to find the Canaan Backcountry (for more quiet and peace). Those willing to leave the car for a bit and foot it would be remiss to neglect dayhiking the White Rim Rocks, Table Rock Overlook, or the rim at Blackwater River Gorge. Rogers NRA via Hurricane Creek Road, North CarolinaMost know it as the highest country they'll see from North Carolina to New Hampshire. What they may not know? Car campers can get the same grand experience for less hassle. Drop the 50pound backpacks and take the highway to the high country by stopping anywhere on the twisting (hence the name) Hurricane Road for access to a 15mile loop that boasts the best of the grassy balds. It's the road less travelled, and the high one, at that. For a weekend getaway of the coastal variety and quieter version of the Florida Keys that's no less luxe, stick your head in the sand (and ocean, if snorkeling's your thing) at any of Long Key's 60 sites. Canoes and kayaks are aplenty, as are the hot showers and electric power source amenities. 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