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　　Thrills at Silverwood come in all shapes and sizes．Three big-time roller coasters, including two world-famous wooden coasters, are sure to satisfy．Tremors, the 60-mile per hour slingshot(弹弓)that drops you 103 screamin’ feet into a pitch black tunnel of terror．Speaking of terror, Timber Terror is Tremors’ slightly smaller but equally twisted cousin, and the properly named corkscrew(螺旋式移动)will turn your world upside down－not once, but twice．

　　Get wet…Try one of the four monster waterslides on Rumble Falls, or cruise over to Big Moose Bay and dine on the surf dished-up by the gigantic wave pool．Still not completely satisfied? Then sink your teeth into Velocity Peak, our high-speed body slide．Forget thing the mats and inner tubes, it’s just you, the water, pitch-darkness, 62-foot vertical drops, and oh yeah, speed up to 50 mph．

　　That’s just the start!

　　Silverwood has 60 plus rides and attractions．

　　We’re the Northwest’s largest theme park, plus new for 2005 lots of special events, a Christian Music Festival to an International Dance Festival．

　　Click here for more info on special events．

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Tibet trekkings

　　Tibet is a highland featuring on high mountains and deep rivers．Its features of geography made itself cut off from the rest of the world for a long time; many adventurers from Germany, Britain, America, Japan and Russia had failed in the 19th century and the early 20th century on their way to Lhasa and to Mt．Everest because of reasons of nature and human．As a tour operator in Tibet travels, I have gathered rich and helpful experience on highland trekking．

　　In Tibet, there are several nice trekking routes for trekkers and adventurers to take after their regular travel in Tibet, for example, after their visits to Lhasa, Tsetang or Shigatse．Taking the geographical situation into consideration, the level of difficulty of trekking, generally speaking, can be labelled as 3.5 or 4 if the hardest or highest level is 5．

　　The first trekking route is：13 days Trekking from New Tingri to Mt．Everest, ending trekking at Basecamp．Jeeps meet you and drive you out there．

　　The second one is：14 days Trekking from Old Tingri to Mt．Everest, ending trekking at Basecamp．Jeeps meet you and drive you out there．

　　The third one is：16 days Trekking from New Tingri to Mt．Everest, then trekking out by another route via Lamna La pass(4120 m)to Ganggha-Old Tingri, ending your trekking at Ganggha．

　　The fourth one is：Trekking from Ganden monastery to Samye monastery, ending your trekking at Samye．

　　The fifth one is：Trekking from Tsetang to Lamnatso holy lake．

　　The sixth one is：Trekking from Tsupu monastery to Yangdrok geothermos fields, ending your trekking at Yangbajing．Jeeps come to meet you back to Lhasa．

　　The seventh one is：Trekking around Mt．Kailashi and holy lake Manasarovar．

　　The eighth one is：Trekking from Pai into Deep Grand Cannyon of Yarluzangbu River, there are two routes for choosing(now one route is ready…)．This trekking will be the most exciting and difficult one testing person’s will．

　　The length of trekking is varied, which is dependent on how long the trekking route is and what your body constitution is, but, in general, 3 nights and 4 days are necessary to do any of these trekkings．About the details of each, please click here to see．

　　For more information on trekking routes and arrangements, please contact us at info @tibet map．net．

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　　Scores of farms across the country are opening up to overnight guests．The best have all the appeal of a first-rate inn(小旅馆)－plus here a moo, there a moo．

　　Sure, you and your kids have a plan for the theme parks．In the meanwhile, why not make a little hay(干草)? Farm stays are fast becoming the great American alternative to the pre-packaged vacation．

　　Rochester, Vt．; 802/767-3926; www．libertyhillfarm．com．Adults ＄75, teens ＄50, kids 12 and under ＄35, including breakfast and dinner; shared baths．

　　Beth and Bob Kennett run a farm straight out of a storybook．You'll find Beth in the kitchen, rolling out dough(生面团)for a pie．Bob's busy with other work．Guests sleep in seven sunny bedrooms right in the farmhouse and can participate in any of the farm jobs．Maybe you and your kids won't be up at 6 am to meet the milk truck, but you can help with the milking twice a day, collect eggs, and pick sweet corn and wild blackberries in season．

　　Durham, N．Y．; 518/239-6950; www．hull-o．com; Adults ＄110, kids 10-14 ＄60, 5-9 ＄50, 2-4 ＄35, under 2 free, including breakfast and dinner; private baths．

　　It started in 1993 as a way to bring in some extra money at a time of falling milk prices．But soon after Frank and Sherry Hull opened their Catskill Mountains dairy farm to overnight visitors, they discovered they loved it．As you drive up, Sherry greets you on the porch(入口处)of the 1825 farmhouse with a cow-shaped cookie jar．Before long your kids are playing around with the cows, sheep, ducks, goats and getting ready for a hayride．

　　Bourbon, Mo．; 573/732-4765; http：//www．wine-mo．com; Doubles with private bath ＄75, ＄10 per additional person．Trail and riding fees extra．

　　Climb on the back of the Ford pick up and catch up with the herd．One gentle cow named Cricket will even let the kids sit on her back．At the barn(牲口棚)Carol will introduce you to the horses－15 Missouri Fox Trotters－and lead you on a ride over the hills and down along the spring-fed Meramec River, where everyone swims．Grab a fishing pole and head back to the river．When you have your fill of the wild, try Carol and Dave's favorite restaurants, within 20 miles of the farm．