Southwest Active and Adventure Travel Guide

Southwest Active and Adventure Travel Guide

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Feature Articles

  • Taos, New Mexico
    outside
  • Angel Fire Resort
    Angel Fire, NM
  • They Call Me Groover Boy
    outside
    But it isn't because of my dance moves. My life at the helm of a Colorado River latrine raft.
  • Wake Them Up With a Splash
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    How to bring the world's freshwater woes into focus? Try 3-D. On one of the most ambitious Imax projects to date, 44 river warriors including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Wade Davis go sloshing down the Grand Canyon—and try not to drop the million-dollar cameras into the drink.
  • Kayak the Grand
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Trip Ideas


Practical Advice

  • Tuning Up Your Skis
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    "Ninety percent of people do nothing to take care of their skis from the day they buy them to the day they throw them in the trash," says Peter Boyer, of Boulder, Colorado's Alpine Base & Edge. Don't follow suit. We asked Boyer for a few tips to keep your skis and boards running fast and true.
  • What Chris Figenshau, Photographer, Brings
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    The 37-year-old Victor, Idaho, resident spends over 100 days a year in the field, often chasing the world's best skiers around in snowy ranges from Bolivia to Morocco. Here's what he usually takes along.
  • 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.
  • How to Build a Bomber Anchor
    outside
    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.


GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours


Gear


Fitness

  • The Rowbike
    outside
    Video
  • Saddle Up
    outside
    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.
  • The Crazy Bet
    outside
    Win a $6,000 Custom Made Frame Set!
  • The Master Plan
    outside
    A sport-by-sport guide to everything you need to excel.
  • Mountain Athlete
    outside
    Jackson, Wyoming


Attractions

Cape Royal Scenic Drive

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Grand Canyon North Rim
Grand Canyon National Park, P.O. Box 129
Grand Canyon, Arizona 86023

Description: On this drive you'll see some of the North Rim's most spectacular scenery and attain the highest... Read More
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Madera Canyon

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End of 16-mile paved road
Exit 63 off Interstate 10
Tucson, Arizona 85747

Description: This riparian area in the Santa Rita Mountains 38 miles south of Tucson is a bird watcher's... Read More
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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

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2021 N. Kinney Rd
Tucson, Arizona

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Don't be fooled by the name. This is a zoo, and it's one of the best in the country. The Sonoran... Read More

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Hotels

Arizona Inn