Thursday Travel Ticker: Death Valley returning to life

The Furnace Creek Resort in Death Valley National Park is gearing up for its season. The inn opens Oct. 7 and closes at the conclusion of Mother’s Day brunch May 13 . . . . Lake Tahoe’s Eighth Annual Trails and Vistas Art Hike takes place this weekend at Spooner Lake on the North Shore. There is a 2.5-mile hike, with participants pausing for music, dancing, sculpture and poetry readings. Tickets are $30 . . . . The Star of India, one of the historic ships run by the Maritime Museum of San Diego, is holding Halloween tours Oct. 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29 . . . . With the premiere of the hit HBO series “Boardwalk Empire” later this month, Atlantic City is touting its Prohibition-era past, including the Absecon Lighthouse and Dock’s Oyster House. In addition, the Roaring 20s Tour, by Great American Trolley Co., offers a four-hour blast into the past for $25 that also includes lunch . . . . The Scottsdale Cycling Festival begins Sept. 24 and ends Oct. 2 with the Tour de Scottsdale. Teams of five take on a 70-mile course, or individuals can ride solo on a 30-mile route . . . . During Canadian Appreciation Month, in October, the Monte Carlo is offering discounts on rooms, meals and spa treatments . . . . Travel Quote of the Day: “Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience.” (Francis Bacon)