Get Outta Town: Atlanta
Away.com and the road-trip gurus at MAD MAPS have teamed up to bring you the beta on the best scenic drives around the country for the fall season. First up: Atlanta. Trade the city for Southern charm on this 178-mile loop, exploring historic and natural attractions to the south of the city.
The Wild Shore Takes Flight
Serious birdwatchers know that Virginia’s Eastern Shore is the place to be each fall, as millions of songbirds, raptors, shorebirds, and waterfowl fly south for the winter along the Mid-Atlantic flyway. Newbies can get acquainted with it all during the Eastern Shore of Virginia Birding & Wildlife Festival, held each September.
Southern Dip outside
Wilmington, NC to St. Augustine, FL
Code Orange outside
Best-selling novelist and serial muckraker Carl Hiaasen is mad as hell about what they're doing to Florida. His revenge? Vicious mockery of Sunshine State sleazeballs and greedy eco-thugs. An equally pissed-off Bob Shacochis tags along for a day of fantasy bonefishing and literary whup-ass.
How to Build a Snow Cave outside
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 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.
Playing It Safe
Tout, scam, trickery, pickpockets, or downright theftany 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 worlds oceans, offers information on the environmental impacts of eating various types of seafood.
Florida Everglades Sea Kayaking Crystal Seas Kayaking
from $359, 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...
Florida Sunshine Southbound Intrepid Travel Inc.
from $596, 7 days
Chase the sun west-bound on this seven-day Overland Adventure. Kick off in the crazy theme parks of Orlando and then regain the equilibrium on a...
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 latestand pastentries in Outside magazines award-giving Summer and Winter Buyers Guides, a detailed overview of all things related to camping