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Footprints in the sand through Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Colorado

Footprints in the sand, Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Colorado (J.C. Leacock/courtesy, Colorado Tourism Office)

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Top Ten Alternative National and State Parks
Colorado State Forest State Park, Colorado (Instead of Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado)
Top Ten Wildflower-Viewing Spots
Colorado
Winter Camping
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Telluride, Colorado
New Trip & Steals
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Moab, Utah, to Telluride, Colorado
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Outlaw Territory

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Trip Ideas

Cascabel Club
Telluride, Colorado
A Day Out of Denver
The best day trips and overnighters from Colorado’s Mile High City
Backyard Playgrounds
Denver
Rocky Mountain Highs: Gunnison National Forest, Colorado
GORP's Top 10 Autumn Escapes: Fall's Best Forests
Rafting Lodore Canyon in Utah's Dinosaur National Monument

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Practical Advice

Seafood Watch: The Western Seaboard
Oceana, an organization seeking to protect and restore the world's oceans, continues to profile the seafood you should—and shouldn't—eat by indexing the most common fish off the western coast of the United States.
How to Build a Snow Cave
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Ask ten people how to make a snow cave and you'll get ten different answers. Winter-survival expert Greg Davenport, 49, ends the debate. Here's his definitive guide to making a bomber backcountry bunker.
What Eric Larsen, Polar Explorer, Brings
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He's skied to the North Pole and mushed across the Canadian Arctic, and in 2009 Larsen, 37, will try to be first to reach both poles and the summit of Mount Everest in one year. Here's some of the gear he usually has in tow.
Playing It Safe
Tout, scam, trickery, pickpockets, or downright theft—any one of 'em can turn a trip of a lifetime into a lifelong lesson. Here's how to avoid bad experiences.
Seafood Watch: The Eastern Seaboard
Oceana, an organization seeking to protect and restore the world’s oceans, offers information on the environmental impacts of eating various types of seafood.

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GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

Custom Colorado Float Fly Fishing Vacation
Dvorak Expeditions
from $205, 4 days
Cast yourself in a new direction on a fly fishing (or spin fishing) trip with Dvorak Expeditions. We offer float fishing trips on some of the wildest...
The Sunshine Trail
Intrepid Travel
from $1769, 21 days
Up for a cross-country journey? Then sign up for the Sunshine Trail - from New York City to San Francisco with plenty of exciting stops in between....
King Mountain Ranch
King Mountain Ranch
from $1075, 1-7 days
King Mountain Ranch - Dude Ranch and Western Adventure Resort; where guests can choose to come for a day, stay a weekend, or experience a week. KMR...
Black Mountain Ranch
Black Mountain Ranch
from $2365, 7 days
Homesteaded in 1890, Black Mountain Ranch is a working guest ranch located between Vail and Steamboat Springs in the heart of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. At an elevation of 8,200 feet, the ranch is surrounded by the Routt National Forest. ......
Historic Parks of the American Southwest
Discovery Adventures
from $2599, 12 days
Get out and explore the great American outdoors. Take a guided tour and soak up the history and scenic beauty of the great national parks and Navajo...

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Gear

Car Camping
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Squishy Bowls
Portable, packable dining ware
Winter Camping Gear Essentials
outside
It’s a winter wonderland. Get out there and enjoy it.
What Eric Larsen, Polar Explorer, Brings
outside
He's skied to the North Pole and mushed across the Canadian Arctic, and in 2009 Larsen, 37, will try to be first to reach both poles and the summit of Mount Everest in one year. Here's some of the gear he usually has in tow.
Complete Gear Archives: Camping
From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things related to camping

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Fitness

America's Best Cities: Albuquerque, New Mexico
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No. 6
City Without Limits
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Seattle
Adventure Never Felt So Good
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The Hills Health Ranch

Attractions

South Fork Anglers

Downtown Creede

Description: Join guided trips on the Rio Grande for a day of floating, wading, or fly fishing. South Fork Anglers offers multi-day excursions and lessons.... Read More

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49 Vista St.
South Fork, Colorado 81154

Description: A popular ski site in winter, Wolf Creek also hosts a number of warm-weather activities, including fishing, hunting, and ATV tours. ... Read More

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Dunes Overlook/Sand Ramp Trail

From north, take 17 off 285; from south, follow 150 off 160

Description: Hike two-mile Sand Ramp Trail to the foothills of Sangre de Cristos. Survey the panorama of sandy... Read More

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