Escape to Colorado's Backyard: Summer Getaways in Winter Park Featured
Written by Jenny Willden
Topping out at over 10,000 feet, Winter Park, Colorado holds the title of highest incorporated town in the United States. Snow covers the region six months out of the year, and skiing and snowboarding is the area's tourist bread and butter. But it may surprise you that when the snow melts, a different side of Winter Park is revealed. Dubbed “Mountain Bike Capital USA,” they boast over 600 miles of…
Pubs and Dolmens: Traversing the Wilds of Ireland’s Iveragh Peninsula - Part Two Featured
Written by Brian Sneeden
Let you come on now, I’m saying, to the lands of Iveragh and the Reeks of Cork, where you won’t set down the width of your two feet and not be crushing fine flowers, and making sweet smells in the air.” (The Well of Saints, J.M. Synge) I stepped out into the mist of the front porch, shivering in the cold damp air. Despite the morning stretches in my room,…
Escape From Her Grip Featured
Written by Joshua Mitchell
So here I sit in the Chicago O’ Hare International Airport waiting for a connecting flight to my home in North Carolina. People buzz past en route to their departing terminals while the sun rises behind. As this Saturday begins, a smile stretches across my face, for I am a thousand miles and seven days from the personal hell that I experienced on the waters of the Gulf of Alaska. Six…
Asheville’s Top 10 Dining Experiences Featured
Written by Geary Yelton
Nestled in the heart of North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, Asheville has the kind of appeal that draws year-round tourists, well-heeled retirees, and artists of every stripe. In recent years it has earned a reputation as a city of great restaurants, an outcome of its lure to visitors with money to spend. Late last year, the travel website TripAdvisor named Asheville one of the top 10 food and wine destinations…
Bike Trip On A Budget; Mountain Biking In Bend, Oregon Featured
Written by Daniel Jesse
We’d been riding all day by the time Mike caught our wheel. We’d already ripped down narrow canyon trails, swooped through open Ponderosa Pine forests, skated through some low elevation snow and even been hailed on. Now we were navigating through pockmarked lava flows late in the day when our coordination had left us long ago. Mike, a bike ranger in Bend, was sitting on my friend’s wheel, chatting us…
Switzerland Featured
Written by Grant Killian
People have lived there for thousands of years, but don’t let the centuries of civilization fool you . . . the nation of Switzerland should be on the radar screens of anyone looking for adventure. I’m going to zero-in on the Swiss Bernese Oberland region, but in truth the entire nation of Switzerland warrants close attention for those looking for an active travel experience. I'm also just discussing the summer…













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