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ArchiveϳԹ’s Annual Travel Guide, 1999/2000 SUMMER WAVESIDE SITES East and west, beachfront campgrounds where the breakers roar you to sleep There’s nothing more peaceful than the sound of waves breaking against the beach, rhythmically transporting you…
The Trip-Finder, January 1998 Botswana Exploring the Okavango Delta on elephantback Outfitters Departures Price Accommodations The Africa ϳԹ Company 800-882-9453, 954-491-8877 25 $5,500 camping Esplanade Tours 800-426-5492 27 $5,500 camping Explore Inc. 888-596-6377, 505-820-2470 8…
The Trip-Finder, January 1998 Mongolia Horseback Riding and Kayaking in the Land of Genghis Kahn Outfitter Departures Price Accommodations Boojum Expeditions 800-287-0125 2 $3,850 camping, rustic lodging Nomadic Expeditions 800-998-6634 2 $3,645 camping, rustic lodging…
The Trip-Finder, January 1998 Colorado Inn-to-Inn Paddle-rafting on the Arkansas Outfitter Departures Price Accommodations Wilderness Aware 800-462-7238, 719-395-2112 On demand $800 rustic lodging The Route: A relatively posh but damp four-day inn-to-inn rafting trip from Buena…
The Trip-Finder, January 1998 Nova Scotia Biking the Cabot Trail Outfitter Departures Price Accommodations Freewheeling ϳԹs 902-857-3600 5 $919 tourist hotels The Route: Pedaling for five days on the 184-mile paved loop around Cape Breton Island.
ϳԹ magazine, July 1999 INNS AND LODGES The Refuge at Ocklawaha Ecocorrectness and gator tails in the heart of Florida Despite its surfeit of sunshine, bargain airfares, and cheap car rentals, central Florida has long been…
ϳԹ Magazine, November 1994 Inns & Lodges: Rustler Lodge, Utah By Peter Shelton If you get lucky during your stay at Alta’s Rustler Lodge, the front desk will call your room before dawn to announce that you have been “interlodged.” This means that there’s…
ϳԹ 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…
ϳԹ 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 |…
ϳԹ 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…
ϳԹ 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.
ϳԹ 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.
ϳԹ magazine, October 1993 Trail Riding: Choctaw Country on the Hoof By Sharon Martin Few states make a bigger hoopla over their equestrian heritage than Oklahoma, and few places can justify it like the state’s southeastern corner, which rises from the plains into gentle hardwood- and…
Five Trips You Never Thought Of We’re doing what this summer? How about chasing a few tornadoes, training like an Olympian, and learning to hang glide? The Hogan Way CANYON DE CHELLY, ARIZONA…
 Family Vacations, Summer 1997 The LowDown Chart Whitewater Rafting | Mountain Biking | Kayaking | Backpacking/Hiking | Boardsailing | Snorkeling | Rock Climbing…
Family Vacations, Summer 1998 Bring on the Weekend! Quick relief for city-dwellers: ten all-natural getaways close to home Boston: Carter Notch Hut, White Mountains It’s not exactly a half-pipe in the sky, but even the surliest pre-teen will have to admit…
 ϳԹ magazine, 1999 Family Vacation Guide Unsung Heroes Ten top-ranking parks you might not have heard of — but then, no one else has either TODDLERS…
CHOICE 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:…
ϳԹ 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…
ϳԹ 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…
ϳԹ 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…
ϳԹ 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 ϳԹ 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 ϳԹ Travel 800-497-9675, www.keadven ture.com $3,995 camping, tourist hotels The Route:…
 ϳԹ 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…
ϳԹ 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…
ϳԹ 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…
ϳԹ 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…
 ϳԹ 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…
ϳԹ 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,…
ϳԹ 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…
ϳԹ 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…
ϳԹ’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…
ϳԹ’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 ϳԹ 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…
ϳԹ 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…
ϳԹ 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…
ϳԹ 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…
 ϳԹ 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…
ϳԹ 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…
ϳԹ magazine, June 1999 A Little Good, Clean Lust in Utah Where red rock and Mormonism converge, ten minutes of pure bliss My Delta, Myself | A Little Good, Clean…
Destinations, September 1998 There’s Something in the Rocks Beyond the top ropes and chalk stains, Joshua Tree’s famous granite reveals its more mysterious faces By Robert Earle Howells Hang a Left at the Cholla How to find your way…
Winter Travel Guide 1996 The Alps: The Poor Man’s Zermatt By Lorien Warner Olympic skiing gold medalist Mateja Svet was born here. Elan, a worldwide staple in ski equipment, is based here. This is a country that’s steeped in ski culture. Austria? No. Try…
 Travel Guide, Winter 1995-1996 The West–It’s Still Wild Out There Skiing the left coast means untracked glades, few pretensions, and plenty of space to spare By Ron C. Judd Invariably, you’ll be upside down and three feet deep…
ϳԹ Magazine, 1999 Annual Travel Guide Bring on the Mac ‘n’ Cheese … and the Nintendo and Snowboarder Barbie and … By Meg Lukens Noonan If I didn’t already ski or snowboard, I think I would have started as…
ϳԹ magazine, February 1996 The ϳԹ Trip-Finder: Asia and the Pacific By Kathy Martin AUSTRALIA: Sea Kayaking the Great Barrier Reef The Route: A three- to eight-day Coral Sea paddle along the coral…
It takes twin litanies to sketch the life of Sir Wilfred Thesiger. Of firsts: first Westerner to live as an equal among the Bedouin of Arabia's Empty Quarter, first to set eyes on the quicksands of Umm al Samim, first to survive a trek among Ethiopia's Danakil. And lasts, the most pressing being the most poignant: last of the true adventurers.
ϳԹ magazine, September 1999 Reasonable Rockies Ah, post-Labor Day domestic travelù those glorious weeks of low hotel rates and no crowds. To further entice, Key to the Rockies Lodging is charging just $64 per person per night for a four-night condo-stay in Keystone,…
The Tenderfoot’s Almanac Essential Backpack Recipes By Lorien Warner Cooking up menus that the kids won’t wrinkle their noses at is difficult enough; it can seem next to impossible when camping. But follow advice from the experts–from outfitters…
Family Vacations, Summer 1998 Far-Flung ϳԹs Sure, the flights can be long and the fares high — but how else can your kids come face-to-bill with a blue-footed booby? By Mike Harrelson The Hysterical Parent…
Family Vacations, Summer Summer Calendar Moose Mainea May 16-June 12 Greenville, Maine At the eighth annual monthlong festival honoring Maine’s favorite four-legged celebrity, there’s something for everyone: moose safaris, a seven-mile canoe and kayak race,…
ϳԹ magazine, April 1992 Inns & Lodges: Coloma Country Inn, California By Stan White Late risers, beware: There’s no sleeping till noon at Coloma Country Inn. Soon after daybreak guests are levitating high above the oak woodlands of the Sierra Nevada foothills in…
The World’s Great Towns, June 1997 Pack Up the Grill, Honey, We’re Moving to Reykjavík You don’t have to live where you’re living now. You could head for an exotic town. By the Editors You’ve dreamt it, right? Who hasn’t…
 Family Vacations, Summer Hawaii for the Whole Ohana Perfect family weeks on Maui, Oahu, Kauai, and the Big Island By Alex Salkever HAWAII The Molokai Alternative…
ϳԹ Magazine, 1999 Annual Travel Guide One-Stop Options The guides, the reefs, the mountains, the masseurs — at these multisport resorts and spas, you just step out of your room and it’s all there Costa Azul ϳԹ Resort, Mexico Heading north…
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…
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…
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…
Dispatches, April 1998 EXPEDITIONS As Cold As It Gets A trio of Russian climbers pulls off a daring midwinter ascent of Mount McKinley By Todd Balf When Russian mountaineers Artur Testov, Vladimir Ananich, and Alexandr Nikiforov reappeared in Talkeetna,…
ϳԹ magazine, June 1992 Our National Parks: Everglades National Park By Alston Chase and Debra Shore Box 279, Homestead, FL 33030 305-242-7700 Established 1947 1,506,539 Acres The Big Picture: Subtle, even brooding, Everglades leaves the traveler with a…