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Articles in August, 2006 issue of Sunset

• Your guide to the West
• Carefree bloomer
  by Julie Chai
• Tomato party: a chef and his crew "cook" with a sweet, juicy, sun-warmed crop, right in the fields
  by Molly Watson
• Summer quenchers
• Deadwood days: a hit TV show proves that some juicy Western history—and a really good villain—can make a town rich. Peter Fish explores a small-town revolution
  by Peter Fish
• Vacation at home: a tiny beachfront lot accommodates plenty of outdoor living
  by Nan Sterman
• August favorites: recipes from our readers, tested in Sunset's kitchen
  by Molly Watson
• Lake escape
• Time for Tahoe: there are more reasons than ever to visit the West's greatest lake
  by Rachel Levin
• Favorite taffy
  by Margaret Simpson
• Fine china and cowboys don't always go hand in hand
• Path trick
  by Julie Chai
• Decks for all budgets: take full advantage of summer with ideas from three spaces that celebrate outdoor living
  by Jess Chamberlain
• Events
• Jazz up rice with shrimp and pesto
  by Stephanie Dean
• Cool off: spend easy days and mellow nights on central Oregon's Metolius River
  by Bonnie Henderson
• Tempting toasts: a Seattle vendor sells summer by the slice
  by Molly Watson
• Hotel Angeleno, Los Angeles
• Into the woods: Arizona's Pinetop-Lakeside is packed with plenty of adventure
  by Nora Burba Trulsson
• Don't miss Burney Falls
  by Mary Brandenberger
• Brave new BBQ
• Quick jams: no time for canning? Try these fast jams, full of ripe flavor
  by Amy Traverso
• Night lights
• Best-ever guacamole
• B.C. blueberries
• Smitten with succulents: reinvent your garden with these versatile plants
  by Julie Chai
• San Diego summer: with beaches, baseball, and a recharged downtown, the sunny city makes an ideal August getaway
  by Matthew Jaffe
• Market fresh
• Five ways to enjoy … cucumbers
  by Molly Watson
• Uncrowded national parks
• Browsing in Burlingame: check out new shops, Italian treats, and movies under the stars
  by Kendra Smith
• Settled science
  by Greg Filzen
• Alan Adler of Palo Alto, California, invented the Aerobie AeroPress
• Easy retreat: unfussy plants fringe a garden hideway near Sonoma
  by Julie Chai
• The battle of the reds: California Cabs are world class for the long haul
  by Sara Schneider
• University of Alaska Museum of the North
• Head for the swimming hole
  by Kate Washington
• The music of water
• Small-space salad box: build an easy-access planter
  by Julie Chai
• The Maynard Dixon sky
  by Peter Fish
• Dad's deck
  by Katie Tamony
• Scented white blooms
• What to do in your garden in August
  by Julie Chai
• Perfect melons
• Dreaming of cabin life: smart ideas for small spaces, plus the hottest spots to buy or build a getaway
  by Susan Stiles Dowell