Adventure

By Brian E. Clark Thom Burns grew up in Dewitt, Iowa, a small town far from any ocean. In fact, the Pacific was about 2,000 miles to the west and the Atlantic was 1,000 miles east of his home. He’d never sailed until he joined the Navy directly out of

By Everett Potter Australia has no shortage of memorable sights. That’s especially true in Queensland, which counts The Great Barrier Reef, the Daintree Rainforest, and the beaches of The Gold Coast among its natural treasures. But there’s another discovery in Queensland that’s been hiding in plain sight for years: The

By Brian E. Clark In 1857, wealthy builder Alexander McDonnell asked architect and German emigrant August Kutzboch to design him “the best house money could buy.” The ostentatious McDonnell chose a wooded lot for his home on a promontory called Bug Hill on the isthmus between lakes Mendota and Monona

By Jules Older I was 13 when Billy Jack threw me for the third and final time. It might not have been final if he hadn’t been such a big sucker… and if I didn’t have a fishing reel in my back pocket. But Billy Jack stood 16 hands, and

By Scott Stone Snow up to my knees, I stood at the corner of Puthaarannantie and Lahenrannantie in Muoino, Finland. I breathed in deeply, taking in the townscape, a sea of white, still, except for a pulled sled in the distance. The air I was breathing was not just any

By Everett Potter Most adventure trips centered around walking or biking offer a taste of the local food and wine. Then there are a handful of unique trips that keep the activity level and ramp up the culinary component. These departures offer cooking classes, foraging sessions, vineyard visits, and guided

By Brian E. Clark When Davis Hansen was growing up in Pasadena, Calif., he earned a small-boat sailing merit badge from the Boy Scouts. And until recently, the 33-year-old said he was interested in learning how to sail a bigger boat. But after his most recent trip, a seven-day outing

By Susan Portnoy To say I was intrigued when I first learned about Kapawi Ecolodge in Ecuador is an understatement. What I heard ticked all the right boxes. Imagine an intimate ten-cabin eco-lodge hidden beneath a canopy of pristine rainforest in a remote region called the Amazon Sacred Headwaters. A

By David Goodman I came to ski. But first, I had to stare. I got off the Peak Express chairlift at Whistler Blackcomb, mouth agape, and took in the scenery. A magnificent landscape of snow, ice and rock sprawled for as far as I could see. Directly in front of

  By Matt Johanson Years of cross country skiing should prepare a reasonably fit person for a half-day on downhill terrain. So I thought, anyway. Actually, the steep slopes of Austria’s Hintertux Glacier daunted me and my prior alpine experience seemed a distant and unhelpful memory. And to be honest,