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ArchiveCHOICE RIDE: SOUTHWEST The South Boundary Trail In the New Mexico wilds, only the coyotes hear you gasp By Katie Arnold Mountain biking in New Mexico is a little like riding your bike on the moon:…
Outside magazine, July 1996 Deetjen’s Inn Big Sur, California By Andrew Rice Before california 1, aka the coastal highway, opened in 1937, Helmuth “Grampa” and Helen “Grandma” Deetjen built a small home in Castro Canyon using lumber salvaged from Monterey’s Cannery Row.
Family Vacations, Summer Fantastic Voyageurs: In the wake of Lewis and Clark Sometimes kids need to be reminded that not everyone grew up with a laptop, a Furby, and a soccer match on Saturdays. Since history…
Outside magazine, July 1994 Marathon: Ahhhhhhhhhh! By Todd Balf (with Derek Rielly) “We were screaming,” said American Bob Kempainen in the aftermath of April’s Boston Marathon, where perfect weather conditions helped 11 runners crack the vaunted 2:10 mark–the most in marathon history. Especially screaming was defending…
Outside magazine, June 2000 I really enjoyed reading the tree-climbing story, “They’re Not Just for Monkeys Anymore” (March), by Fred Haefele. I can remember spending many summer days in my childhood perching with friends up in the Douglas fir in my…
Outside Magazine, 1999 Annual Travel Guide Powder to the People More bars! More lifts! More condos! More everything! By Ron C. Judd We’ve all been there: fighting driving wind, rain and snow. Funneling every ounce of energy into holding…
Family Vacations, Summer 1997 The Magnificent Seven How to find your own space in America’s premier national parks by Ron C. Judd Our Favorite Parks Make Family Vacation Shots a Snap By Bob Krist…
Travel Guide, Winter 1995-1996 …or Your Own Little Icebox on the Prairie By Brian Alexander If a “luxury” igloo is too tame, you could try the real thing. Mountain Quest Adventure Company (800-269-8735) supplies tools, gear, and a guide for a two-mile snowshoe trek…
The Trip-Finder, January 1999 Pakistan Traversing the Karakoram Outfitter Price Accommodations Concordia Expeditions 719-395-9191, www.concordia expeditions.com $3,900 camping, tourist hotels KE Adventure Travel 800-497-9675, www.keadven ture.com $3,995 camping, tourist hotels The Route:…
 Outside magazine, April 1998 The River That Time Ignored Here among the bears and the glacial ice, our guide said, was the real world. Down the burly Stikine, learning not only how to survive, but how to thrive. By John…
Outside magazine, June 1992 Inns & Lodges: Adirondack Rock & River Guide Service, New York By Andrew Nemethy New York State’s Adirondack Park offers most everything a rock fan could want: hundreds of routes, still-virgin faces, and 46 peaks over 4,000 feet. The…
June 1992 Our National Parks: An Uncommon Guide By Alston Chase and Debra Shore Introduction Acadia National Park Denali National Park Everglades National Park Glacier National Park…
Outside Magazine, 1999 Annual Travel Guide The Beachfinder First pick your place Ko Nang Yuan; Ko Tao, Thailand Wineglass Bay; Freycinet Ntl Park, Tasmania Radha Nager Beach; Havelock Island, India…
Outside magazine, January 1996 Climbing: But Can You Get the “Times” Up There? Introducing Todd Skinner’s newest home away from home By Greg Child The only thing Todd Skinner seems to like more than talking about climbing is doing it. And clearly…
 Outside magazine, April 1996 A Good Hair Week in Mongolia After years of government oppression, the country that gave us Genghis Khan, the Attilla the Hun Show, and possibly the first Americans is rolling out the welcome mat. On an archaeological tress-hunt in the land…
Outside magazine, June 1995 Smart Traveler: The Canine Question A backcountry primer for a coyote-eat-dog world By Debra Shore In theory it sounds great: a summer camping trip for all, including the four-legged among you. But before you get too attached to…
Winter Travel Guide 1996 Caribbean Calendar By Stephanie Gregory October 23-27: Meet “Q” of 007 fame at the world’s first and only James Bond Festival in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Also screen rare film footage, tour creator Ian Fleming’s Goldeneye estate, and sip…
CHOICE RIDE: MIDWEST The North County Trail Snooping out Michigan’s finest off-road secrets By Gretchen Reynolds Could tell you, but then, well, you know.” Yeah, yeah. “And if you tell anyone else, there’ll be some…
Destinations, April 1997 The Suburban Jungle In praise of the East Coast’s most unfiltered wilderness experience, the Adirondack High Peaks By Thurston Clarke It’s This or Bivouac High Peaks inns range from rustic to luxe The high peaks region,…
Outside magazine, June 1995 Strategic Packing: Weigh Your Options By Sara Corbett “When you don’t have time to plan, the easiest thing to do is to overpack,” says Bethel, Maine-based Outward Bound instructor Jim Dowd. “And a backbreaking load of life’s little unnecessities can…
Travel Guide, Winter 1995-1996 The Rum File By Jonathan Runge Rum is to the Caribbean as corn is to Iowa or chile is to New Mexico. More than 300 years before tourism became the region’s major industry, rum was big business. Even now, every…
The Trip Finder, January 1997 Central and South America By Kathy Martin O’Neil Argentina/Bolivia | Belize | Chile | Colombia/Costa Rica | Costa Rica…
Outside magazine, June 1996 Vive le Poutine, Eh? By Mike Steere There’s more pulling at canadian harmony than francophone Quebec’s never-ending struggle for autonomy. Mistake a British Columbian for an Ontarian, and a quick “sorry” will be in order. Ron James, Nova Scotia-born…
Bodywork, July 1998 Ready, Set, Summer Some essential advice to get you past the hot season’s pitfalls By Brenda DeKoker Goodman At last, that damn fine time of year when you can blow out the door in nothing…
Outside’s Annual Travel Guide, 1999/2000 Page: 1 | 2 LIVING LIGHTLY IN THE HEART OF DARKNESS Seven discrete retreats in Guatemala and Belize where the adventures range from underground paddles to lost-city forays GUATEMALA…
Outside’s Annual Travel Guide, 1999/2000 Page: 1 | 2 HOW THEY DO IT Tips from the pros Wu: Coral grouper in the Red Sea Macduff Everton is a Santa Barbara–based photo documentarian and…
The Trip-Finder, January 1998 South Georgia Island Overland Arctic Trek Outfitter Departures Price Accommodations Adventure Network International 011-44-1494-671-808 1 $8,800-$11,000 boat accommodations Quark Expeditions 800-356-5699 1 $8,800-$11,000 boat accommodations The Route: A 21-day journey by…
Adventure Found, January 1998 You Will Follow Him How to settle on the most critical component of your trip: the guide By David Noland It was early afternoon, and our group had almost summited…
Outside Magazine, February 1995 Medicine: The Right Pill for the Pain By Dorothy Foltz-Gray With the introduction several months ago of Aleve, the first new over-the-counter pain reliever to appear since ibuprofen products made their debut in 1984, there seem to be as many…
Outside magazine, July 1999 TRAVEL Safari Verité Africa’s Bushmen offer tourists a taste of the real thing VITAL STATISTICS To visit Namibia’s Ju’Hoansi Bushmen, contact Okavango Tours and Safaris…
 Outside Magazine, November 1994 Welcome to Honduras. Beware the Laughing Fish. Tourism arrives in yet another Third World country. But out there beyond the fire, Wasa is still muy profundo. By Tim Cahill Once upon a time, in the past and…
Outside magazine, November 1993 Maybe It’s Time for Ski School Got a problem subject? Bumps? Powder? Steeps? You name it, there’s a place that can help. By Peter Shelton A teenage kid who joined my class one afternoon in Telluride said he wanted to…
Steve Galster and his comrades at WildAid do–and they're taking drastic action: going undercover, busting the traffickers, and poaching the poachers. It's high time wildlife conservation started fighting mean and dirty. Can you handle that?
06.12–19 GIRAGLIA ROLEX CUP ST.-TROPEZ, FRANCE A 243-mile sailing race from St.-Tropez to Genoa, Italy, around the island of Giraglia. The shoreside scene in St.-Tropez is peppered with the Bain de Soleil beautiful. 07.03–11 ALLIANZ SUSSE OPEN GSTAAD, SWITZERLAND At 3,000 feet,…
Living well is a European tradition, but playing hard is the continent's secret passion. We discover five towns where you'll be both challenged and charmed.
Skip the well-trodden tourist routes and join this trek through a pristine mountainous area virtually unknown to Westerners.
The Big Dig hits pay dirt—in the shape of a new island playground in Boston Harbor
It's climbing season again on Everest. And as hundreds of summit hopefuls converge at Base Camp, the great debate persists: Has the Big E become the Big Easy? Alpinists Greg Child and Dave Hahn take sides.
Go straight to the source and taste the good life at these organic farm getaways
Combine your next visit to a national park with a bonus raid on a great state park or national forest—and get twice the escape
Our word-of-mouth report: adventure lodges that belong on your radar screen
Savor our top 20 wild Canadian adventures (including 5 new parks) for heaping helpings of glacial lakes, alpine meadows, swift rivers, and snowcapped peaks
Witness a singletrack revolution on the fresh trails of a land in transition
From secret surf stashes on the Pacific to untouched Caribbean isles—plus all the volcanoes and colonial plazas in between—Nicaragua has the makings of a sporting paradise. Come discover Central America's red-hot center.
Let one of America’s best sport camps propel you toward a bigger, richer life. Because nothing beats the buzz of learning something new.
Keep the GPS handy, fly rod at the ready, and don't forget your rubber boots
With eleven time zones' worth of Tiaga, tundra, virgin peaks, and off-the-dial whitewater, Mother Russia is beginning to open her doors to adventure travelers. If you're brave enough to take her on, the next frontier beckons in the wild, wild East.
The highest points in heartland states like Kansas and Iowa aren't much to look at, but when you knock off seven of them in a four-day, 3,000-mile blitz . . . well, let's just say the little bastards have a way of kicking back.
Chase your travel dreams with 48 handpicked adventures guaranteed to satisfy every type of wandering soul
As the brutal battle over proposed drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge grinds on, a former oil worker returns to the North Slope in search of the truth about the pro-exploration argument. His conclusion? (Brace yourself.) The unthinkable is the right thing to do.
Sex. Danger. Family values. This backyard soap opera has it all—plus feathers, razor-sharp talons, and a neighborhood obsessed.
Ten handpicked resorts that are rich in sun-drenched beauty, high on adventure, and fine-tuned for luxury.
Adventure Adviser, Colorado Sunset near Cripple Creek, Colorado Q: Where are the best mountain bike rides in the Royal Gorge and Colorado Springs area? I will be there in early June and wish to see some beautiful scenery while off-road biking in the mountains.
Ronni heard it first: the softly insistent, slightly descendant keloo-keloo of the quetzal, strobing from the cloud forest around us. We were hiking the five-mile Sendero de los Quetzales (“Path of the Quetzals”), a trail that winds through the 35,390 lush acres of Panama's Volcán Barú National Park in UNESCO's…
Ready to bask in the warmth of endless summer? Our online resource is your key to the Caribbean’s most idyllic getaways. Here, you’ll find great travel deals, gorgeous places to stay, and active adventures guaranteed to get your heart racing. Dive in, the water’s warm! Nevis: Unhurried and unsung hero…
It seems like all God's creatures have lost their way in the Holy Land. But a few hopeful Israeli and Palestinian conservationists are tracing a new path along the flyways and wildlife corridors of the Jordan Valley—and rediscovering an ancient road map that leads from terror to peace.
Ten North American spas that will recharge your mind, body, and soul
An overview of Outside articles that made the cut and were included in The Best American Travel Writing 2003
Twelve value-packed Caribbean resorts where your room comes with a view—and killer perks, too
Trekking hut to hut along South Africa’s shore is just what the witch doctor ordered
9. Ancient Crumbles in the Jungle Tikal, Guatemala Why I’m bounding up the steps of Tikal’s Temple of the Masks predawn on a chilly March morning is still not clear to me—let’s chalk it up to barroom advice that sounded completely rational after a few beers. But I…
To maximize the return on your investment in wanderlust, you need know-how and solid advice. We’re here to help. From saving on destination packages and high-value gear to insider trips and the bet reasons to blow a bundle, we’ve got the lowdown on affordable, rip-roaring, full-value adventure travel.
As a teenage Jack London fan, I fantasized about mushing a dogsled. Grown-up city life derailed my Iditarod dreams until I came across a photograph of someone skijoring: two large, smiling malamutes towing a cross-country skier down a forested trail at breakneck speed. It appeared I could live out my…
We stopped at a boulder below the saddle of 10,229-foot Heyburn Mountain as early-May sunshine broke past the ridge and washed over us: three backcountry skiers on a mission to schuss the wild peaks of central Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains, and me, a snowshoe loafer in search of serenity. As my…
View from the California Riding and Hiking Trail Q: Now that fall is here we’re thinking of taking a backpacking trip through the desert. Any hints on where we should go? What about day hikes? — Nicole Frisbee, Denver, Colorado Adventure Advisor:…