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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…
The Trip-Finder, January 1999 Newfoundland Dogsledding in Gros Morne National Park Outfitter Price Accommodations Onward Tours 709-686-5333 www.onwardtours.com $800 camping, rustic lodging The Route: Mushing for five days on the glacier-carved high…
The Trip-Finder, January 1999 New York/Vermont Inn-to-Inn Sea Kayaking on Lake Champlain Outfitter Price Accommodations Paddle Ways 802-660-8606, www.paddle ways.com $695 tourist hotels Zoar Outdoor 800-532-7483, www.zoar outdoor.com $405 tourist hotels The…
The Trip-Finder, January 1999 Utah Trekking in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Outfitter Price Accommodations Red Rock n’ Llamas 877-955-2627, www.gorp. com/redrock $1,275 camping Escalante Canyon Outfitters 888-326-4453, www.gorp. com/escalante $795 camping, tourist hotels…
The Trip-Finder, January 1999 Antarctica Ski Mountaineering in Queen Maud Land Outfitter Price Accommodations Adventure Network International 011-44-1494-671-808, www.adventure-network.com $25,000 camping Cascade Alpine Guides & Adventures 800-981-0381, www.cascade-alpine.com $30,000 camping Geographic Expeditions 800-777-8183, www.geoex.com…
The Trip-Finder, January 1999 Bolivia Sea-Kayaking from the Andes to the Amazon Outfitter Price Accommodations Explore Bolivia 303-708-8810, www.explore bolivia.com $1,235 camping, rustic lodging, tourist hotels Piragis International Expeditions 800-223-6565, www.piragis.com $2,625 camping, rustic…
The Trip-Finder, January 1999 Belize Beach-to-Beach Cat Sailing in the Southern Cays Outfitter Price Accommodations Under the Sun 800-285-6967, www.colorado pros.com/ underthesun $1,100 rustic lodging Island Expeditions 800-667-1630, www.island expeditions.com $1,099 camping,…