Crested Butte Mountain Resort, Colorado

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Photo credits: Skiing Crested Butte: courtesy, Crested Butte Mountain Resort; Jaguar in Belize: Tony Rath/courtesy, Belize Tourism Board; Cross-Country Skiing: Getty; Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Weststock