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ArchiveOutside magazine, April 1996 Climbing: Schoolhouse Rock Katie Brown’s milk-and-cookies assault on the vertical world By Stephanie Pearson Now that 85-pound teenager Katie Brown has taken the sport-climbing world by storm, will we soon see the day when rock climbing, like women’s…
Outside magazine, July 1995 Spokane, Washington A town where you can have a real job, a real life, and still get to move in with the scenery. Several reasons to split the city and head for the Big Outdoors. By Mike Steere…
Outside magazine, October 1995 Hawaii–Paradise Without Customs Sure, those lei-drapers are pesky–but at least they don’t make you wait in line. A quick jaunt to the wild, actively volcanic U.S. of A. By Curt Sandburn The great thing about…
Outside magazine, February 1994 Regimens: Keep It Fun, But Keep ‘Em Moving Quality time that’s good for both heart and soul By Kit Cody Tossing a ball with your kids is as American as Cub Scouts and training wheels, but it…
Outside magazine, March 1995 Spelunking: And Please, No Flash Pictures of the Blob By Hannah Holmes “It’s very rare, but occasionally you find a really big example of a cockroach,” Vadim Mikhailov says, with oddly upbeat emphasis. Mikhailov, 29, is trying to drum up…
Outside magazine, June 1995 Guide to Summer: Flatwater Is for Sissies Fear not the aerated froth–canoes can handle whitewater, too By Marni Jackson If you’ve never canoed whitewater before, by all means cut this out, tape it to your paddle, and have…
Destinations, October 1996 Surviving Mexico 200 Armadillos, burros, truckers and you Mexico 200 is winding, narrow, and elevated way above the surrounding landscape, with no discernible shoulder. There’s more livestock on it than on any other major artery in Mexico, so expect delays. Our…
News from the Field, January 1997 Around the World on an IOU With momentum, if not sponsors, firmly on their side, a team of female sailors tacks toward the record books By Lolly Merrell It was 1988 when Tracy Edwards first…
Outside magazine, May 1994 The Enlightened Camper: The Locals are Always Right Tim Cahill’s tips for making friends By Tim Cahill Three days of walking, and, ah, you arrive at the outskirts of a remote village. Doesn’t matter where, really. Could…
Gone Summering, July 1998 This Is the Panhandle? Southwest canyon country, where you’d least expect it By Annick Smith Deep in the Heart of Palo Duro The history of human occupation in Palo Duro…
Outside’s Annual Travel Guide, 1999/2000 Page: 1 | 2 WINTER SUBEQUATORIAL BLISS South America, Australia, New Zealand: The adventurous best of the other hemisphere SOUTH AMERICA Fly-Fishing Junín de los Andes Patagonia Patagonia is trout…
Outside’s Annual Travel Guide, 1999/2000 SUMMER CANADA WILD From Newfoundland to B.C. to the great in-between, four adventures in the unfrozen north Grey Islands, Newfoundland The concept may be appealing—exploring an uninhabited island off the northeast Newfoundland…
The Trip-Finder, January 1998 Papau New Guinea Touring the Southern Highlands Outfitter Departures Price Accommodations Asia Transpacific Journeys 800-642-2742 1 $6,995 rustic lodging, tourist hotels, boat accommodations Journeys International 800-255-8735 3 $2,295 rustic lodging, tourist…
Adventure Found, January 1998 The World Is My Crispy Maggot A spot or two of earthly advice, from the perspective of Michael Palin By Adam Platt Five years ago, when we last checked in with Michael Palin (“And Now…
Outside magazine, July 1999 Riding with the Ozarks Gang Hole up in the mountains of Missouri, and you’ll find shady singletrack, languid rivers, and the coolest of caverns Back in the 1870s, Jesse James often avoided capture…
Outside magazine, August 1995 Endurance: Is That Legal? By Todd Balf (with Martin Dugard) It’s not easy being an ecoathlete. (Not that we’re entirely clear on what an ecoathlete is.) Last May’s Eco Challenge Adventure Race, a seven-stage competition in the high desert of…
Outside magazine, January 1994 Expeditions: Fly the Unhinged Skies Off on a “crazy” hopscotch of the Andes, it’s Didier Favre, sky pilot By Brad Wetzler “‘Crazy’ is better than ‘insane,'” says Swiss hang glider Didier Favre in his hyperactive French accent.
Dispatches, March 1998 ENTREPRENEURSHIP Taking It Outdoors Three old camping buddies try to live the dream, hanging their fortunes on an RV of tents When Jeff Basford, Mike Greaves, and Bob Pecoraro talk about the way their pipe dream is…
Dispatches, June 1998 Environment I See Your Runway and Raise You a Heron Reserve Embracing a landfill, greens deal with the devil to save San Francisco Bay By Pam Squyres Ralph Nobles smooths a crumpled nautical chart over…
Outside magazine, May 1994 Sled-dog Racing: Like, Mush By Todd Balf Up North, where men are men and Susan Butcher is still the biggest name in sled-dog racing, there’s a new name to learn: Jessica Royer, a bona fide teen phenom who took…
Outside magazine, May 1994 Skiing: Thanks Coach By Todd Balf Apparently those most astonished by the U.S. alpine team’s performance in the Winter Olympics last February were the coaches. Case in point: After Diann Roffe-Steinrotter won the gold in the super G, Paul…
 Outside magazine, Family Vacation Guide Backseat Bliss If you wanna keep the pint-sized critics happy and the moveable food fights to a minimum, there’d better be something pretty awedome in store when the seat belts come off…
Outside magazine, November 1991 Let’s Ski: Says Who? Enough with the one-note wonders. Here’s a case for the I’ve-only-got-a-week-to-ski monster resort. By Donovan Webster In the preceding pages you’ve read about midsize ski areas, the precious little places whose personalities–when you get right down…
Outside magazine, February 1996 The Outside Trip-Finder: Central and South America By Kathy Martin ANTARCTICA: Cruising the Peninsula The Route: An epic ten-day to four-week ship voyage along the Antarctic Peninsula, with…
Three regular guys prepare to venture into orbit in a helium balloon. And thus is Amended the Grand Roll of Space Heroes: Shepard. Glenn. Armstrong — and Dave, John, and Bob
Australia finally lays tracks to the outback from Adelaide to Darwin
The Teens are Alright Just keep it simple: Give them space, and lots of it We have taken our son on the road with us all his life, to Tuscany, Bali, both coasts of Canada, the island of…
Family Vacations, Summer 1997 Are We There Yet? Four Planned-to-the-Mile Road Trips by Stephan Wilkinson On the Road Again Getting There in Style By Lisa Twyman Bessone Games People Play…
 Park Places, Summer 1998 National Pastimes A visit to these parks is right up there with baseball, hot dogs, and the Fourth of July PARK PLACES…
1999 Family Vacation Guide, The Itinerant Toddler Rug-Rat Resorts Try checking in at most vacation resorts and you’re likely to get that “oh-no-here-comes-that-two-year-old” look from the weary desk clerk. For a more toddler-friendly experience, consider the following.
Outside magazine, February 1996 Water Sports: Wanted–Windsurfing Demigod, Sales Experience Preferred Bjorn Dunkerbeck is arguably the greatest boardsailor ever. Is that really enough? By Stephanie Pearson After winning boardsailing’s overall world title for eight consecutive years, Bjorn Dunkerbeck feels he’s entitled to…
Family Vacations, Summer 1996 In Road Mode Don’t stay cooped up: seven day-by-day itineraries for an out-of-car experience By Bob and Lee Carol Giduz Our Favorite Places | Inside Skinny | Essential…
Outside magazine, July 1994 Sailing: Make That 74 Days By Todd Balf (with Derek Rielly) When the French catamaran Commodore Explorer won the Trophée Jules Verne in 1993 by tearing around the world in a record 79 days, six hours, and 15 minutes, tens of…
Destinations, May 1997 Looking for Lava in All the Right Places Hike like the Incas. Meet a friendly ex-headhunter or two. And see mountains vent steam. All within Ecuador’s Avenue of the Volcanoes. By Bob Payne In the past, Ecuador…
Dispatches: News from the Field, November 1996 Travel: And To Think We Almost Opted For Bora Bora By Sarah Horowitz Now that the first flakes are about to start falling, it’s time for those of us planning winter getaways to get serious. And…
Outside Magazine, 1999 Annual Travel Guide Hail the Sunbelt From Death Valley to the Florida coast, six easy ways to ditch winter Camel Trek, Utah Just say “Hut!” and your camel will be up and trucking through the desert — not…
Who Loves Ya, Keiki? Say Aloha to Kids’ Camps By Jim Gullo The idea of a family vacation is, of course, to do things as a family. But even the most dedicated parents need some time to themselves, as do their kids.
Travel Guide, Winter 1995-1996 Bhutan: The New Knobby Kingdom By Meg Lukens Noonan Want to climb 36,000 feet on a mountain bike this winter? What if we said you’d also descend 46,000 feet–including one mind-altering, 52-mile, five-hour plunge? Take the topographic ride of your…
Outside magazine, April 1998 Hook, Line, and Regulator A compressed air pilgrimage to the Red Sea, where hobbyists become compulsives in the blink of a piscine eye By Jamie James Muhammad Came to This Mountain And…
Outside magazine, June 1992 Our National Parks: Zion National Park By Alston Chase and Debra Shore Springdale, UT 84767 801-772-3256 Established 1919 147,034 Acres The Big Picture: Next to its scenery, this park’s greatest resource is the metaphors…
Outside Magazine, 1999 Annual Travel Guide Travels with Mr. Ed On Horseback through mountains, plains, and rainforest By Ann Jones India Cling on tight to this tough little mountain pony bedecked with oriental carpets and brass bells —…
Outside magazine, January 1996 Camping: I Was a Teenage Gilligan A Tlingit JD talks about his not-so-hard time on a prison isle By Bill Donahue The crime was reprehensible, but the punishment seemed like a vacation. In August 1994, after beating and…
Outside magazine, April 1996 God, Boston, Country With the devil on his shoulder and Jesus on his shoes, Cosmas Ndeti battles for his fourth straight victory By Joshua Hammer I am staring at Cosmas Ndeti’s legs. I can’t take my eyes…
Outside magazine, June 1995 Mountain Biking: Pedaling Toward Atlanta By Todd Balf (with Martin Dugard and Alison Osius) When Alison Sydor was awarded her gold medal last March for winning the inaugural 39.5-kilometer cross-country race in the Pan American Games, the Canadian rider looked…
Outside magazine, October 1995 Mexico: The Mainland If your idea of good H2O involves head-high surf and barracuda-infested reefs, you’ll find no better place to hang your hammock By Jeff Spurrier Zapatistas, economic meltdown, corruption, political assassinations–there are so…
Outside magazine, March 1993 Hiking: Tennessee’s Fiery Gizzards By Russ Manning In Tennessee’s South Cumberland region, you’ll hear over and over that Davy Crockett slept here, trapped ‘coons there. Here’s one you might not hear: Davy Crockett had a bad meal here. As…
Outside magazine, March 1995 Access & Resources: Tripping the White Continent By Miles Harvey Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, highest, driest, loneliest, and arguably deadliest continent on earth. Thus, only about 8,000 visitors brave their way each year to one of the earth’s wildest…
Outside magazine, June 1995 Marathon: In Favor of the Draft By Todd Balf (with Martin Dugard and Alison Osius) By recruiting the best American men’s marathon field likely to be seen anywhere this year, race president Bill Burke hoped to inspire the fastest times…
Destinations, October 1996 La Costa Incógnita Pacific Mexico is a thatch roof overhead, fresh snapper daily, and 660 miles of nada between the timeshares By Jeff Spurrier From the discos of the faux village of Puerto Vallarta south to the tired old…
Outside magazine, May 1994 Islands: Escape from Spring Break By Mike Grudowski After only a few hours on Mexico’s Isla Mujeres–a five-mile-long, barracuda-shaped Caribbean island eight miles east of the spring-break-o-rama in Cancún–you begin to understand its reputation: This is the place where…
Gone Summering, July 1998 Good-Bye Burbs, Hello Rolling Hills Just beyond Chicago’s sprawl, a two-wheeler’s playground awaits By Craig Vetter Cheeseheads, Revisited The area around the southwestern wisconsin town of Spring Green is an…
Outside’s Annual Travel Guide, 1999/2000 WINTER DESOLATION! TEMPTATION! STEWED FROG! Hiking Dominica can get a little damp, but culinary surprises await at slog’s end When European colonizers swept through the West Indies, one of the islands that…
Outside magazine, June 1992 While You’re Out There… Eight unsung parks also worth a visit By Debra Shore The crown jewels are wondrous sights, but they’re by no means the be-all and end-all of American parks. In fact, only 50 of…
The Trip-Finder, January 1998 Ethiopia Kayaking the Blue Nile Gorges Outfitter Departures Price Accommodations Adrift 011-64-3-442-5458 2 $1,280 camping, tourist hotels The Route: A hair-raising, self-supported, seven-day descent through a 7,000-foot-deep canyon sprinkled with Class IV…
The Trip-Finder, January 1998 The Netherlands Skating the Zuider Zee Outfitter Departures Price Accommodations Zephyr Inline Skate Tours 888-758-8687, 612-377-8489 5 $1,665 tourist hotels The Route: Zephyr’s seven-day in-line skate tour rolls along the smooth, flat…
Outside Magazine, July 1999 Wild Winds, Rough Going, No Blarney On Ireland’s western fringe, the mystic highlands of Connemara hide an unexpected kingdom of adventure. By Michael Dolan Tribes of the sea: a Connemara pony…
Outside Magazine, November 1994 En Famille: Five Resorts in the Vanguard By Meg Lukens Noonan It’s hard enough, when you take the kids skiing, just to keep track of mittens. The last thing you need is more challenge –like a children’s rental shop that’s…
The Downhill Report, December 1996 The Ski Shrink Is In … “I was a world-ranked skier,” says Jim Taylor, “and I was a head case.” Then Taylor discovered the miracle of sports psychology, became a top-20 U.S. slalomer, went back to school, and set up…
Outside magazine, May 1996 Smart Traveler: A Roof with a View Staking out a rental cabin in the wilds of Alaska By Tom Kizzia A trip into the Alaska wilderness doesn’t have to mean flattening yourself in a storm-battered alpine tent or…
Outside magazine, June 1998 Chile, the Private Tour By Stephanie Gregory Lord of All He Surveys In Doug Tompkins’s words, 617,500-acre Pumalín Park is one of the last places left in the world where “the marvelous…
Winter Travel Guide 1996 Frost -Free and Easy Seven sunny escapes in the Lower 48 Anza-Borrego Desert State Park | Grapevine Canyon Ranch | Big Bend National Park | Banning House |…
Outside magazine, Travel Guide 1997-1998 Hey, That’s My Coast By Peter Oliver CRUISE-O-MATIC | DETAILS, DETAILS | HEY, THAT’S MY COAST | ESSENTIAL GEAR What’s in…
Travel Guide, Winter 1995-1996 Nordic Skiing–It Ain’t the Way to Grandma’s House Over the river and through the woods, six competition-grade networks to challenge even the hard core. By Mike Steere Burn up a few miles of a well-wrought trail, and you’ll…
Outside magazine, February 1996 The Fast Track to Dharma: 60 Degrees Straight Down, Mind the Boulders and Avalanches A postcard from La Grave, France–alpinism’s new lost horizon By Michael Paterniti The journey starts at a car rental agency in Grenoble.
Outside magazine, July 1994 Expeditions: The Not-Quite-As-Terrible Burgess Twins Reformed, sort of, the boys hit K2 with grit, desire, and beer By Clint Willis It’s not so we can have big drunks down at base camp,” insists British mountaineer Adrian Burgess. “The reason, apart…
A condensed history of Attu: First there was only sea and sky and wildlife. Next came Aleuts, and Russians, and Americans, and Japanese. And a horrifically bloody battle, and scientists, and birders. And, on rare occasion, tourists. And finally—very soon—there'll be only sea and sky and wildlife.
Outside Magazine, September 1999 LONG WEEKENDS Head Down Past Gainesville, Turn Back 50 Years Where the Suwannee hits the Gulf, a bygone Florida thrives in the wilderness Keys to the Key Cedar Key is a straight shot southwest…
 Hey, Take a Hike! A tenderfoot’s guide to making tracks: Tents and trails, packs and boots, gadgets and grub, and everything else your family will need CAR CAMPING | BACKPACKING…
Family Vacations, Summer 1997 Family Vacation Quiz Every clan has its own definition of vacation bliss. One group’s getaway to a pristine, leafy wilderness is another’s descent into a mosquito-plagued, showerless netherworld. Some families thrive on organized activities; others bolt at the first syllable…
Park Places, Summer 1998 Six Great Unsung Parks By Bob Howells PARK PLACES National Pastimes A visit to these parks is right up there with…