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Outside magazine, December 1995 The Hyperactive’s Caribbean Don’t even think of sitting on the beach all week–nine resorts where boredom is not an option By Bob Howells With apologies to sloth, a week in the Caribbean dedicated to beach-lounging and rum-sipping can…
Outside magazine, December 1997 El Niño Has a Headache He’s not simply an omnipotent and recurring global weather pattern. He’s anger and angst, caprice and compassion, fury and fun. And he wants to be understood. By David Rakoff…
The Downhill Report, December 1996 You Don’t Have to Sweat It Sometimes it’s hot–and sometimes it’s not. Introducing the world’s first truly all-weather ski outfit. By John Alderman Pity the ski outfit. One moment it’s expected to keep you cool and…
Outside magazine, December 1997 My Name is Bill. I’m an Aquamaid. There, shimmering brightly in the deep end of the pool, treads a pioneer. A soggy Billie Jean King, a Speedo-clad Shannon Faulkner. A brave beacon to…
Outside magazine, December 1997 Genetics: We’re Looking for a Few Good Unmentionables Hoping to bring back the woolly mammoth, Japanese researchers seek out some unusual treasures By Paul Kvinta At this very moment, like a squadron of petri-dish-wielding minutemen,…
 Outside magazine, December 1997 The Downhill Report: Hot Hot Hot When you’ve got it, you’ve got it, an illustrious fashion tout once said. Here are 17 ways to make sure you keep it. The Hot State It’s chic! It’s…
Outside magazine, December 1997 Power Plays: Hold It Right There, Officer It’s cop-versus-cop as embittered westerners look to further tweak the feds By Tristram Korten Who Cares If It Works — We’ve…
T H E H O L I D A Y G I F T G U I D E Shop for THE JOCK Shop for THE WANDERER Shop for…
Dispatches, December 1998 Sport Hey Bob, Can You Tie Me Off to That Pika? Climbing’s uphill battle against a proposed ban on fixed anchors By John Galvin Idaho’s Sawtooth Wilderness is a region of such overwhelming natural grace that…
T H E H O L I D A Y G I F T G U I D E Shop for THE JOCK Shop for THE WANDERER Shop for…
Outside’s Annual Travel Guide, 1999/2000 GEAR TO GO STYLIN’ STUFF FOR BOARDHEADS Snowboarding’s gone legit, with a participation growth curve rising steeper than Corbet’s Couloir. And while the wheres and whens of your first powder turn of the…
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…
Family Vacations, Summer 1996 We’re Doing What? Six great trips you’ve never thought of By Laura Billings Our Favorite Places “Been there, done that” may well be the credo for your kids’ generation. To wrestle their…
Wet as You Wanna Be It’s Time for Whitewater Class By Stephanie Gregory Whitewater rafting can be one of the best ways for families to spend quality time together–the kids can’t wander farther than the confines of the raft’s rubber rim and there’s…
This Turf’s Got Surf Your home is your (sand) castle: Pitch your tent at these campgrounds by the sea SEBASTIAN INLET STATE RECREATION AREA | FLORIDA The beach: Sebastian Inlet State Recreation Area straddles two…
Family Vacations, Summer 1996 A Lake of One’s Own: Cabins for Rent By Anne Moore Full-fledged resorts can be a great way to go, but sometimes all you want is the simplicity, privacy, and flexibility of your own housekeeping cabin in the woods. Herewith,…
Let’s ALL Go to Camp Why should the kids get all the s’mores? At these adventure retreats, families are in it together–from hiking, biking, and rafting, to the inevitable campfire singalong NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY FAMILY…
Family Vacations, Summer 1996 Don’t squander your summer break on another vacation cliche. Be inventive. Be bold. Make more of… Travelling En Famille By Julie Salamon “An African safari? with a three-year-old? Are you completely insane?” That was the response, from in-laws…
Waterworlds, Family Vacations 1998 Canoeing Polish up those J-strokes and cross-draws — we’re journeying to the heartland By Larry Rice WATERWORLDS Rafting How…
Bulletins Wave Riding: Surfin’ Camp U.S.A. By Andrew Rice Summer Calendar Days of Swine and Roses May 31-June 1 Madison, Nebraska Folks go hog-wild at this two-day salute to swine when they step up…
 Open Roads, Summer 1998 Oh, the Places You’ll Go OPEN ROADS Oh, the Places You’ll Go Day-by-day itineraries for four family road trips…
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.
Bulletins Sailing: We Be Jammin’ By Hannah Holmes Although sailing trips usually aim to induce a euphoric torpor among adults, the windjammer Isaac H. Evans, out of Rockland, Maine, now offers three-day trips geared to the kinetics of kids. As the…
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…
Family Vacations, Summer 1997 It’s a Big, Big, Big, Big World Way beyond the border, cowboys ride camels and birds have blue feet By David Noland Thirty-four years later, we still talk about it in mythical terms: The Trip to…
Women Outside, Fall 1998 Adeventure Classics: Trekking More Pad Thai, Dumbo? Soothing yourself — and some wanton beasts — in Thailand’s hill country By Robert Earl Howells GEAR | TRAVEL |…
Family Vacations, Summer 1998 Outside’s Family Trip-Finder First pick your place Alaska Australia Belize Bolivia Canada — cycling Canada — hiking…
Out Front, Fall 1998 Endurance Queen of Pain There’s only one way to break the tedious swim-vomit-swim cycle: Pray for an underwater visit from Santa By Martha Corcoran “I know physically I can swim the distance. I don’t take…
Women Outside, Fall 1998 Adeventure Classics: Rafting Wild Enough for You? It’s not easy to run the Selway. Be one of the happy few who do. By Christina Opdahl GEAR | TRAVEL…
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…
Women Outside, Fall 1998 Adeventure Classics: Diving Yeah, Yeah, I’ll Get to the Damn Hole Because there’s a lot more to Belize than one undersea wonder By Katie Arnold GEAR | TRAVEL…
Winter Travel Guide 1996 Party Like It’s 1997 Jeff Williams If you want to be among the first in the world to ring in 1997, you’ll have to go far out of your way to do it-to the Chatham Islands, some 475 miles east…
Women Outside, Fall 1998 Regimens Armed and Dangerous? America’s freestyle diva can help with the first part. The rest is your business. By Gretchen Reynolds (with Lea Aschkenas) GEAR | TRAVEL |…
Winter Travel Guide 1996 Southeat Asia: Thai’d In By Lisa Reed Many a promising career has been ruined by my photos,” claims Todd Skinner, one of the world’s top big-wall climbers. His subjects are not government officials caught on bearskin rugs, but the limestone…
Winter Travel Guide 1996 Africa: Surf ‘n’ Safari By Ann Jones East africa still offers the best wildlife parade on the planet. You can view it from the window of a minivan, as tens of thousands of visitors to East Africa do each year,…
Women Outside, Fall 1998 Strategies Teglamaniacal The secret of the world’s top marathoner: It’s not how far; it’s how fast By John Brant GEAR | TRAVEL | FITNESS |…
Winter Travel Guide 1996 Venezuela: We’re Not in France Anymore By Paul Kvinta When students at the Universidad de los Andes in the town of M‹rida, Venezuela, aren’t playing speed chess in the Plaza BolŒvar, chances are they’re thinking about one thing–flying. How could…
Travel Guide, Winter 1995-1996 The Bahamas By Bill Belleville If glitzy Nassau and Freeport are the fast lanes of the Bahamas, then the 30 or so inhabited cays known as the Out Islands are spectacularly retro byways. Here the pace is…
Travel Guide, Winter 1995-1996 Part One: The Coolest Terrain An Alpine Quiz How to find that perfect mountain The West It’s still wild out there The Rockies Snow like it ought to be…
Travel Guide, Winter 1995-1996 The Era of Green Rule South Africa goes eco By Mike Steere With self-styled Stanleys rushing to South Africa, new and evermore exquisite accommodations are popping up to keep pace. Forest Lodge is this season’s latest opus in…
Travel Guide, Winter 1995-1996 Barbados By Matthew Joyce At first glance, Barbados seems like a tropical version of England: cricket players in starched white uniforms and tea-and-crumpet socials at sedate hotels. But while 300 years of uninterrupted British rule have given…
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…
Travel Guide, Winter 1995-1996 Mexico: Baja California 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 Andrew Rice The tip of the Baja Peninsula is not…
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…
Travel Guide, Winter 1995-1996 Welcome to the Bottom of the World New trips to the deep, deep South By Laura Billings CHILE Fjord Explorers Patagonia’s howling winds, pelting rains, and Andean chubascos can make a visitor wonder how…
Outside magazine, January 1999 This, in Fact, Will Hurt a Bit The champ’s plan to get you to the next level To hone your athletic prowess, Huffins suggests that you look inward — to your body’s…
 Outside magazine, January 1999 The Nile at Mile One On the rough road in Uganda, where visions past and future clash. And all things flow from the mighty river By Mark Hertsgaard Where the Nile…
Outside magazine, January 1999 Take Two of These and Call Me from the Podium Will a new wonder drug replace exercise? By Theodore Spencer Here it is, the news we’ve all been patiently awaiting…
Outside magazine, January 1999 Books: Lives and Times By James Zug Crazy Horse, by Larry McMurtry (Penguin, $20). With doorstop-size biographies the rage, a compact alternative is arriving in the form of the new Penguin Life…
Outside magazine, January 1999 From Spud to Stud Feeling fit? Bravo. But becoming a graceful, well-rounded athlete is an entirely different ball game. By Paul Keegan Chris Huffins “I have a lot of friends…
Outside magazine, January 1999 Review: Accessorize Those Platforms Just the trimmings you’ll need for your winter wanderings By Andrew Tilin and Stuart Craig SNOWSHOES | BUYING RIGHT |…
Outside magazine, January 1999 Down, but Not Out No-nonsense rehab to get you back on the slopes By Kevin Foley The season’s finally under way, with rocks covered and bumps taking shape, when an injury…
Outside magazine, January 1998 Review: Go Directly to Go The modern snowshoe is light, versatile, and ready for action the moment you are By Andrew Tilin SNOWSHOES |…
The Trip-Finder, January 1999 Egypt Sailing the Nile Outfitters Price Accommodations Adventure Center 800-227-8747, www.adventure -center.com $515-$560 camping, tourist hotels, boat accommodations Himalayan Travel 800-225-2380, www.gorp.com/ himtravel.htm $655 camping, tourist hotels, boat accommodations…
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 Tanzania Climbing the back Way Up Kilimanjaro Outfitters Price Accommodations Alpine Ascents International 206-378-1927, www.mountain zone.com/aai $3,795 camping, tourist hotels Mountain Travel-Sobek 800-282-8747, www.mt sobek.com $4,540-$5,390 camping, tourist hotels…
< The Trip-Finder, January 1999 Trans-Africa Trucking Overland from Nairobi to Capetown Outfitters Price Accommodations Himalayan Travel 800-225-2380, www.gorp .com/himtravel.htm $3,320 camping Safaricentre 800-223-6046, www.safari centre.com $3,320 camping The Route: An epic…
The Trip-Finder, January 1999 Zimbabwe Walking Safari in Matuzviadohna National Park Outfitters Price Accommodations Africa Adventure Company 800-882-9453, www.africa- adventure.com $1,225 camping Wild Africa Safaris 800-991-6111, www.wild africasarari .com $1,690 camping African…
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:…
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-…
The Trip-Finder, January 1999 Tibet Trekking to Everest’s Kangshung Face Outfitter Price Accommodations Geographic Expeditions 800-777-8183, www.geo ex.com $5,490 camping, tourist hotels Snow Lion Expeditions 800-525-8735, www.snow lion.com $4,500 camping, tourist hotels Himalayan…
The Trip-Finder, January 1999 Romania Hiking the Transylvanian Alps Outfitter Price Accommodations Exodus Walking Holidays 011-44-181-675-5550, www.exodus travels.co.uk $940 camping, tourist hotels Executive Wilderness Programmes 011-44-171-832-5620, outworld. compuserve.com/ homepages/ EWP_uk $1,320…