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Article: The best summer cool-off spots.
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- Sunset
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- August 1, 1995
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When it's so hot it feels as if even your elbows are sweating, all you want is someplace to cool off. Readers nominated these spots around the West, and the first one might cool you down just reading about it.
"My favorite cool-off spot is the chilly waters of Cook Inlet in Anchor Point, Alaska," writes local Bettyann Steciw, who spent childhood summers swimming there. "It didn't take long to figure out the shallow water coming in over the sun-warmed sand is a bit warmer."
Kenmore, Washington, reader Linda Jones recommends a Seattle favorite, the Ballard Locks. "For years our family has packed a picnic lunch, binoculars, and the Sunday paper and headed for ...