Doug Wagner is baffled. When he opened ClearWeather Winery in Missoula two years ago, he expected his wine-tasting room to attract mostly local residents.

Instead, tourists are the ones who find his place, off North Reserve.

Mike Greener Missoulian - Judy Chapman, owner of the Lolo Peak Winery in Missoula, tastes a glass of Strawberry Wine from a 500-gallon tank. The winery makes more than seven different wines, all from fruit bought from local vendors...

Maybe that makes sense after all. On vacation, we play. We stop to wander through antique shops or take a hike and stop at an out-of-the-way grill on the way home. In short, it is time to enjoy simple pleasures, sometimes even the ones in our own backyards.

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