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Mammoth Cave National Park
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Crawl and Canoe in Kentucky's Multisport Adventureland
Washington, D.C.
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TIRED OF SWEATING OUT the armpits of every shirt you own? Life around the capital can get sticky. Here's your new national policy initiative: Get out of town for a blast of freewheeling enterprise.
September Active/Adventure Travel Guide
Schools: Current Curriculum
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Immersion course in kayaking, rafting, and canoeing
Best Trips of 2001: Open-Air Classroom
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Open-Air Classroom

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Backyard Playgrounds
Miami
Cycling in the High Country
Bold Colors on the Blue Ridge: Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina
GORP's Top 10 Autumn Escapes: Fall's Best Forests
East: The Outer Banks (North Carolina)
Top Eight Sea Kayaking Hot Spots
Five Great Family Escapes
100-Mile Wilderness Trail, Maine

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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.
How to Build a Bomber Anchor
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To set up your own anchor for a climbing top rope (or slackline, or car stuck in a ditch), all you need is a 20-foot piece of webbing, a carabiner, and a tree.
Fix a Flat
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Welcome to Home Rental Country: The Refuge of the Un-Hotel
Take the brand-name anonymity out of your next foray into the vacation world by getting the scoop on finding the best homes away from home.
Adventure Travel 101
GORPTravel’s Kate Tucker and Linda Long answer our burning questions about the tao of adventure travel

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Florida Everglades Sea Kayaking
Crystal Seas Kayaking
from $359, 2-7 days
The Everglades are simply amazing...As the weather cools off and winter sets in, the Everglades reach their prime. Sunny clear skies and warm waters...
Women's Adventures - Sea Kayaking the Low Country
Adventures in Good Company
from $1575, 7 days
The Low Country of South Carolina is a land of sea and creeks, wilderness areas and parks, endangered species and plentiful wildlife. During our week...
North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains Biker
Timberline Adventures
from $1795, 6 days
In the context of our new 6-day Blue Ridge of North Carolina program, we'll ride the southernmost 180-mile section of the magnificent Blue Ridge...
Kentucky's Bluegrass Country Biker
Timberline Adventures
from $1795, 6 days
The addition of Kentucky's Bluegrass Country to Timberline's program was the natural extension of our career commitment to western adventure. In so...

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Complete Gear Archives: Day-Hiking, Backpacking, and Trekking
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 hiking.
Complete Gear Archives: Paddling
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 paddling.
Complete Gear Archives: Climbing
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 climbing.
Complete Gear Archives: Cycling
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 cycling.
How I Came to Know and Love the Backcountry
The Basics of Telemark Skiing

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Mountain Athlete
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Jackson, Wyoming
Chalk It Up
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Experience is the key to mountaineering prowess, but high-altitude fitness makes all the difference on summit day
Blitzing the Backcountry
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Turn your winter fitness routine into a brand-new adventure
The Rowbike
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Video
Saddle Up
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Spring is here. Time to wipe the cobwebs off your bike, oil your chain, and kick your fitness into a new gear. Here's how.