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ArchiveWeek of June 13-19, 1996 Grand Teton guides Preparing for Manitoba Fat-tire rides in Crested Butte Hiking in Illinois Paddle trips with kids Four Corners mountain…
Best of the Adventure Adviser Week of July 3-9, 1996 Hotspots in Nowheresville, Iowa Lodges. Near Seattle. Way cool. City dwellers’ salvation: Canoeing in New Hampshire The poop on dogs in…
The Rugged Outback: How Tough Is Tough? Working the cattle .avi format (656K) or .mov (743K) Video courtesy Northern Territory Tourist Commission The where, when, and how…
Week of October 31-November 6, 1996 Pampered honemoon seclusion Backcountry fun in the Canadian Rockies Thanksgiving on Maui with teenagers Moderate hiking trips in January Mexico: Too many…
Week of November 7-13, 1996 Exploring the Dominican Republic’s parks Kayaking and rafting near Juneau Choosing a mountaineering school Off the map in Baja Sur Mexico Kayaking and…
Week of August 8-14, 1996 North Cascades for tourist-free beauty Keeping hydrated on the Inca Trail Knobby-tire spinning abroad Folk music and camping in Rhode Island Squish the…
Week of December 12-18, 1996 Kayaking the Tatshenshini Last-minute stays in Sun Valley Guided ascents in the Swiss Alps Weather on Mount Whitney in March Sea kayaking in…
Week of December 19-25, 1996 Whistler-Blackcomb on a shoestring Malaria precautions for Indonesia Local hiking clubs in New Zealand Romantic skiing trips in Wisconsin Skiing the Grand Canyon’s…
Week of January 9-15, 1997 Hut-to-hut skiing in the Adirondacks Family adventure, high in the saddle Options for climbing Kilimanjaro Kayaking South Padre Island Reliable Boundary Waters outfitters…
Week of March 20-26, 1997 Rugged camping in the Midwest Enjoying a week in Puerto Rico Late-summer weather in Sitka Traveling the Superior Hiking Trail Vancouver Island kayaking trips…
Week of December 11-17, 1997 Lodges that can hold a big family reunion Safety issues and best travel times for Ecuador Oceanside camping near Florida’s panhandle Rock climbing inside a Midwestern silo…
Virtual adventure: Telluride to Moab Spring Creek runs bone dry September 10, 1996 9:30 a.m. (Mountain time): I wake up more or less sweltering on the top bunk in Last Dollar…
Virtual adventure: Telluride to Moab Logistics: Getting there High country fades to red-rock desert near Moab The San Juan Hut System’s Telluride to Moab tour package costs…
Andean Adventure At rest in the den of thieves December 15, 1996 Siesta time in Lima Crime. It is the prevailing theme in any discussion of travel in Peru. Greater than the…
Andean Adventure In the land of wine and sun June 10, 1997 We were thrilled to find sun and good wine in San Juan To be between Mendoza and San Juan is…
Andean Adventure Finally leaving Quito December 9, 1996 The first rule of international air travel is to make sure you ask about baggage allowance. The second and more important rule is to ask…
Week of March 27-April 2, 1997 Day-tripping with Bear Run as your base Exploring the waters of the Exumas Camping on the beach at St. George’s Diving options in the Tulum-Sian Ka’an…
Week of May 1-7, 1997 Family hiking, fishing vacations Nice, secluded canoe camping Mount Cook climbing preparations Scenic cross-country road trip Bowl skiing in Western Canada…
Week of May 15-21, 1997 Hiking getaways near Tucson Dry camping in eastern Oregon Diving adventures in Cuba Vacation ideas for Grenada Planning a Mississippi canoe trip…
Week of July 10-16, 1997 Kayaking Annapolis in August Canoe-camping in the Everglades Kayak school in Portland, Maine Mountain biking along Fox River Fly-fishing getaways in Montana…
Week of July 17-23, 1997 Where in Colorado should a runner move? Cycling through Europe on a shoestring Kayaking Lake Powell — without the crowds Rock climbing in Kentucky’s Red River Gorge…
Week of July 24-30, 1997 Hiking trails alongside Lake Erie Vacationing in Glacier National Park Volunteering for the Eco-Challenge Modest cycling tours through Europe Backpacking in the North Cascades…
Week of September 11-17, 1997 Hiking the Appalachian Trail Eco-touring with a mission Family beach-bumming in Hawaii Writing to win a lake resort Christmas ski trips in Colorado…
Andean Adventure A desert oasis December 26, 1997 Christmas. Hanging ornaments and the cold chill of winter’s breath. A tall Scotch fir tree exuding its piney perfume. Reunions with family and friends. Warm…
Kayaking Chichagof Island Planning your trip How to get there You can do this one of three ways. First is by vehicle up the Alcan Highway, coming finally into…
Colombia home to a rich heritage GETTING THERE There are several ways to reach either San Agustín or Tierradentro, including connections from the major cities of Cali or Bogota (passing through Nieva).
Week of October 16-22, 1997 Hard-to-find Sahara desert safaris Getting away to the Chesapeake Bay Mountain biking around Bermuda Writing Adventure Grant proposals Happenin’ honeymoons in Jamaica…
Week of January 1-7, 1998 Guided cycling trips through Europe Planning a kid-friendly active vacation What should I do with six months off? Honeymooning on Fiji and Bora Bora…
Week of January 22-28, 1998 Skiing into Jap Lake in the BWCA Scenic camping close to Washington D.C. Environmental expeditions from Earthwatch Taking the Silk Route from Turkey to China…
Week of March 19-25, 1998 Canoe adventures for single parents and kids A bonefishing honeymoon in blue waters Summer outdoor jobs for teenagers Learning to surf in California or Hawaii…
Week of March 5-11, 1998 Skiing the slope at Elmendorf Base, Alaska Whitewater rafting the Rio Grande in March Scuba diving in the lesser-known Caribbean Flying into Glacier Bay Nat’l Park…
Week of April 16-22, 1998 Living conditions in Bogota Finding a sea-kayaking outfitter in Iceland El Niño-battered Machu Picchu Tackling Tuckerman’s Ravine El Niño-battered Machu Picchu Question:…
Week of August 29-September 4, 1996 Roughing it (sort of) on St. John Aspen action, minus the snow Outside the Beltway, into Virginia Camping in Hoosier National Forest…
Week of February 27-March 5, 1997 Bike-rental options on the Big Island Small outfitters for water play in Belize What to expect for Mount Mitchell hiking Fly-fishing and more in Pennsylvania…
Week of September 28-October 5, 1995 Rock climbing in Thailand Why the Caymans still rule the world of scuba Dengue fever in Costa Rica? Whitewater canoeing in Manitoba Kentucky’s gorgeous…
Week of July 2-8, 1998 Urban stargazing for amateurs Ski mountaineering in South America Finding a kayaking camp Stellar hiking in Wyoming’s Wind River Range Ski mountaineering in South…
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Outside magazine, October 1994 Inns & Lodges: The Bungalow, Montana By Hunter Cynthia On 80 acres beneath a vast, reef-shaped sandstone mountain, The Bungalow bed-and-breakfast appears to be a miniature, two-story version of Yellowstone National Park’s Old Faithful Inn. Which is really no surprise, since it…
Wet as You Wanna Be Inflatable Journeys The Hysterical Parent Falling out of the raft Never go out on the water without a personal flotation device (PFD), helmet, and sports sandals or tennis shoes. Your guide will school you…
Waterworlds, Family Vacations 1998 Sea Kayaking To follow the straight and narrow, just secure your spray skirt and grab a paddle By Jonathan Hanson WATERWORLDS…
On the Road with Huggies and a Binkie, Summer 1998 Tips from the Trenches By Anne Goodwin Sides ON THE ROAD Tips from the Trenches…
Outside magazine, Family Vacation Guide The Value File For a high action-to-dollar ratio, try these six weeklong family trips from $640 to $1,358 Any parent who has priced a package to Disney World knows that kid-oriented…
Outside magazine, April 1995 Wilderness Education: The School Bell Tolls… Five ways to get the backcountry skills you need By Dana Sullivan Thus far your treks up marked trails, where other campers are within shouting distance, have gone off as smoothly as…
Outside magazine, July 1996 It’s the Environment, Stupid Ralph Nader, consumer advocate, national nanny, and Green Party candidate for president, wants to be your commander-in-chief By Miles Harvey Of all the comebacks by 1970s icons in recent years–from John Travolta to Tom…
Outside magazine, Family Vacation Guide Where in the World? From trekking in the Andes to sea kayaking in Samoa, 21 family odysseys ODYSSEYS Outside’s Family…
Outside magazine, August 1996 Inns & Lodges: Tall Ship Malabar Floating Bed & Breakfast Travers City, Michigan By Kathy Martin In Great Lakes maritime lore, passage on a Lake Michigan steamer or yacht demanded a healthy tolerance for mischance–the lake chalked up…
Outside magazine, Travel Guide 1997-1998 Scuba Diving THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, ECUADOR On Darwin, the northernmost of the Galßpagos’s 13 major islands, every precarious niche of its black, volcanic cliffs has been colonized by blue-footed boobies. The air above is so thick with…
Outside’s Annual Travel Guide, 1999/2000 Summer EURO SURF ‘N’ TURF You could traverse Europe by motorcoach and Eurail, but the sightseeing’s better by board, bike, and boots SURFING IN THE BAY OF BISCAY, FRANCE Old world, new…
Outside magazine, Family Vacation Guide Don’t Spare the Bubbly When it comes to rafting, take all the wet you can get RAFTING Seven Rivers…
The Trip-Finder, January 1999 Malawi Horseback Riding in Nyika National Park Outfitters Price Accommodations Equitour 800-545-0019, www.riding tours.com $2,000 camping, rustic lodging Africa Adventure Company 800-882-9453, www.africa- adventure.com $2,025 camping, rustic lodging…
The Trip-Finder, January 1999 Oman Exploring the Empty Quarter Outfitter Price Accommodations Adventure Center 800-227-8747, www.adventure- center.com $1,670-$1,720 camping Geographic Expeditions 800-777-8183, www.geoex. com $2,750 camping, tourist hotels The Route: An eight-…
News for Adventurous Travelers, February 1997 Where the Lone Star Meets the Sea Warm sands, empty dunes, randy cranes, and fishing cowboys–this is the undiscovered South Coast of Texas By Paul Kvinta The next time you paddle your kayak through the…
Outside magazine, June 1992 Our National Parks: Denali National Park By Alston Chase and Debra Shore Box 9, Denali Park, AK 99755 907-683-2294 Established 1917 6,000,000 Acres The Big Picture: The guidebooks say that Denali is Athapaskan for…
Outside magazine, July 1995 Mountain Biking: Fat Tires on the Divide A 3,000-mile border-to-border trail makes its Montana debut By Bob Howells You can’t yet ride a mountain bike the length of the Continental Divide, but if you have such a hankering,…
 Winter Travel Guide 1996 La Ruta Tropical A mountain-to-jungle-to-reef meander through Mexico and pints south A vacation south of the border doesn’t have to mean a mega-resort crammed with sedentary chaise-loungers. In Mexico, there are Pacific beach towns and mountain hideaways that you…
Outside magazine, September 1994 Rowing: There Must Be Some Mistake By Todd Balf (with Martin Dugard and John Alderman) It was a melancholy day for the ascotted, cognac-sipping cultural elite along the banks of the Thames last June as Yankee boats tore up the mile-plus course…
Outside magazine, June 1995 What Happened Out Here? A death in the wilderness raises disturbing questions about boot camps for troubled teens By Christopher Smith When a Utah judge raps his gavel on May 22 to begin a preliminary criminal hearing into…
Outside magazine, August 1999 ERADICATION The Cat Is His Hat One man’s crusade to kill feral felines. And get rich in the process. The Passing of the Jumar While scaling the legendary 5.14a route…
Winter Travel Guide 1996 From Here To Antipodes On the other side of the world are other worldly sights-Tasmanian Devils, spirit houses, and the greates reef of them all AUSTRALIA High summer kicks off here in December. But when the Christmas picnic…
CHOICE RIDE: ROCKIES The Snodgrass Mountain Trail Colorado’s best climb is spectacular. Just beware the columbines. By Rob Story Many of the most famous Colorado biking towns are…
Destinations, April 1997 Foreign Travel: See the South Pacific. Bunk with a Chicken. A new hut-to-hut system makes for memorable island overnights By Tony Perrottet B u l l e t i n s Creature…
Outside magazine, September 1995 Mountain Biking: The Trials of Stamina Man By Todd Balf (with Martin Dugard) As endurance specialist John Stamstad pedaled the first of 61 laps around a quaint dirt-and-pebble carriage-road loop in Maine’s Acadia National Park last May, he began to…
News for Adventurous Travelers, December 1996 Inns & Lodges: Chipeta Sun Lodge Ridgway, Colorado By Robert C. Wurmstedt Late-afternoon sunlight fades quickly from the ghost towns along the deep Uncompahgre Gorge, in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains. Follow Colorado 550 along the…
Outside magazine, May 1995 Scouting Reports: Fern Canyon, California Though acclaimed outdoor photographer Robert Mackinlay has lived in northern California for most of his life, his job has taken him to enough of the world’s remote places that he knows a unique spot when he finds…
Outside magazine, June 1996 O Canada.Com By Katie Arnold Travelers planning a foray into the great white North can now access more than 75 official Canada sites on the World Wide Web. Four of our favorites: Before You Go. For general information,…
News from the Field, December 1996 Recreation: Come to New Zealand, Lose Your Lunch Introducing the utterly questionable sport of zorbing By Bill Donahue First you’re shoved into a ten-foot-high clear plastic ball. Next you roll to the edge of a…
Outside’s Annual Travel Guide, 1999/2000 Page: 1 | 2 FALL STEALTH SAFARIS When it comes to critter spotting, the quiet approach is the way to go On Foot As the low, rumbling growl reverberated from…
Outside magazine, June 1995 Mushing: Locals–Who Needs ‘Em? By Todd Balf (with Martin Dugard and Alison Osius) As the first non-Alaskan to win the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Doug Swingley didn’t go out of his way to empathize with the grieving hometowners…
Outside magazine, February 1994 Desert Hikes: Sweet Nothingness By Mike Steere Parsimony, the natural theme of the continent’s driest and hottest places, is its own kind of wealth, and those willing to brave the low deserts of the American Southwest come into inheritances…
Outside magazine, May 1995 Travel: Beam Me Up, Venture Capitalists Stargazing idea men and their way-out-there schemes for twenty-first century adventurers By Steve O’Keefe Admit it: every time you see clips of Alan Shepard bashing golf balls on the Moon back in…
Outside magazine, August 1991 Into The Big Empty On a roll to nowhere in California and Nevada By Phil Garlington The roads that take you there are shoulderless, straight as yardsticks, black as tar, and skunk-striped. They’re narrow and seemingly endless, these…
The Downhill Report, December 1996 Best Place to Learn How to Ski Buttermilk at Aspen, Colorado A hop, skip, and off-the-lip jump from Aspen Mountain, Buttermilk draws about 1,000 first-timers each season, including, as you might imagine, various people from the greater Beverly…
Destinations, June 1998 Across the Strait and Narrow By Patty Sullivan The last frontier has always drawn its fair share of adventurers and explorers, both reasonable and insane. But no other spot in Alaska has held quite the mythic allure of the…
Outside magazine, July 1994 Smart Traveler: Flying the Mother Load How to get big gear on board By Mike Steere Taking along your own equipment can turn a mere vacation into a honeymoon: oneness in paradise with an expensive thing you love. But love,…
Outside magazine, March 1996 Skates That Cruise the Learning Curve Quick, high-performance rides to take you from early T-stops to in-line confidence By Andrew Tilin Skates that keep up with you–that should be your watchword at the local in-line shop. That’s because…