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If you love films, world-class skiing UTAH and beautiful mountain retreats its Park City. In January the city plays host to the Sundance Film Festival, the largest inde- pendent cinema festival in the United States. The city has three main resort areas for year-round enjoyment — Canyon, Deer Valley and Park City Mountain. Like Park City, Ogden has skiing, canoeing and other outdoor activities. North of Ogden is Golden Spike National Historic Site where four sym- bolic spikes, two of them gold, mark the completion of the transcontinental rail- road and the end of the American fron- tier days. Salt Lake City, host of the 2002 Winter Olympics has a wonderful array of enter- tainment options. Historians should visit the Fort Douglas Military Museum, built near the site where the Buffalo Soldiers served and many are buried. From alternative rock and grunge, to jazz and underground WASHINGTON hip-hop,musicwas,and still is one of Seattle's gifts to theworld. MultipleGrammywinnersQuincy JonesNirvana andKennyG all grew up in Seattle. But arguably the best guitarist of all time, JimiHendrix hails from Seattle and there are tributes all over town touting the accomplishments of this musical genius. Check out Jimi Hendrix: An Evolution of Sound at the EMPMuseum. There are tons of livemusic venues in Seattle to choose from. ForBlack history theNorthwestAfricanAmericanMuseum is a great place to start. The Seattle/Tacoma area is home base to Boeing. Take a tour of The Boeing Company/Future of FlightAviation Center. Also TheMuseum of Flight has a rich collection of exhibits and programs. Spokane Falls and the 100-acre Riverfront Park are one of the best sight seeing attractions in the PacificNorthwest. We hopewe've provided youwith the incentive necessary to take a serious look at theAmericanWest for your next vacation or meeting and convention. We couldn't possibly give you all the great reasons to head west, so below are the names, phone numbers, and website to assist in exploring all of your options. It's time to open your horizons—get out there and experi- ence what this great region has to offer. • • • • GETTING IN TOUCH • • • • Arizona Office of Tourism, (866) 275-5816 / www.Arizonaguide.com California Tourism, (877) 225-4367 / www.visitcalifornia.com Colorado Tourism, (800) Colorado / www.colorado.com Hawaii Tourism, (800) GoHawaii / www.gohawaii.com Nevada Commission on Tourism, (800) Nevada / 8www.travelnevada.com 50 New Mexico Tourism Department, (505) 877-7400-www.newmexico.org Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Dept., (800) 652-6552 / www.travelok.com Oregon Tourism Commission, (800) 547-7842 www.traveloregon.com Texas Tourism Division, (512) 936-0101 / www.traveltex.com Utah Travel Council, (800) 200-1160 / www.utah.com Washington State Tourism, (800) 544-1800 www.experiencewa.com Black Meetings & Tourism March/April 2012: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com Salt Lake City Skyline Seattle City Skyline