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Feature Articles

Nordic Libations
Come winter, New York’s fabled Finger Lakes region makes for one warm, intoxicating outing, where cross-country skiing and snowshoeing trails lead to century-old vineyards, restaurants, resorts, and quaint B&Bs.
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Easy Drifting
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Trip Ideas

Autumn in the Ozarks: Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri
GORP's Top 10 Autumn Escapes: Fall's Best Forests

Practical Advice

Rising to the Challenge
How do you learn to conquer a snow-covered mountain—and your fears? Simple. Go with Wyoming's Exum Mountain Guides, the leaders in mountaineering training.
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 Andrew McLean, Ski Mountaineer, Brings
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McLean, 47, is one of the world's most accomplished backcountry skiers, with first descents on every continent—and more than 100 total. This spring, he's off to Greenland for a few more. Here's what he's packing.
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.
Fix a Busted Tire with a Buck
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Flatten your bike tire on a thorn and you can patch the inner tube or swap in a new one—no problem. Damage the tire itself (say, by tearing your sidewall on a sharp rock)—much bigger problem. Here's a quick field solution to keep you on the roll.

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GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

Canoeing the Upper Missouri River - Lewis and Clark's Wilderness
Big Wild Adventures
from $2300, 8 days
The upper Missouri - A gentle river, flowing mostly through wilderness, little-changed since Lewis & Clark. ...
Missouri - The Katy Trail
Timberline Adventures
from $1795, 6 days
We at Timberline long have fancied ourselves as mountain folk always eager to challenge the "gnarliest" terrain the West can offer. Then, we...

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Gear

What You Need: Ski Mountaineering
The gear you need to strap on, pack up, wear, and shed to get up—and back down—a serious mountain.
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Wilier Triestina Izoard
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Fitness

Four Steps to Peak Agility
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Without agility, working out is just bodybuilding.
Cutting-Edge Sports Gear
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The athletic equipment that made the cut for our second annual celebration of the best in design and technology.
Revolutionary New Gear
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Outside's guide to the best new concepts in gear, garb, human performance, and green.
Are the Mountains Killing Your Brain?
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Alarming new science shows that thin air can wreck brain cells—at lower altitudes than you'd think. Here's how to protect yourself.
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Attractions

St. Francis River

Mark Twain National Forest
c/o Potosi/Fredericktown Ranger District, Highway 8 West
Potosi, Missouri 63664

Description: Dropping steeply out of the St. Francois Mountains, the St. Francis pummels through the narrow... Read More

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Bell Mountain Trail

Mark Twain National Forest
c/o Potosi/Fredericktown Ranger District, Highway 8 West
Potosi, Missouri 63664

Description: Hike to the top of 1,702-foot Bell Mountain, one of Missouri's highest points, on the Bell Mountain... Read More

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Berryman Trail

Mark Twain National Forest
c/o Potosi/Fredericktown Ranger District, Highway 8 West
Potosi, Missouri 63664

Description: The Berryman Trail starts at Berryman Campground, the site of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp,... Read More

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