Backroads: Special Savings on Holiday Trips

The world-wandering adventurers at Backroads recently announced special savings on 14 holiday trips to regions around the globe, from Australia to Vietnam. Sounds like a great holiday present to me!
Here’s their anouncement:
Holiday Savings

Before you know it the December holidays will be upon us—and what better way to celebrate than by traveling with Backroads.
And we’re happy [...]

Off the Beaten Path: Six Travel for Price of Five

The fine folks at Off the Beaten Path have just come out with an imaginative offer: On select departures, a group of six can travel for the price of five.
Here’s how they’re promoting this innovative deal:
Gather family or friends for Thanksgiving or Christmas and share big savings! The gift of travel—with six people, one [...]

NOLS Announces Fall Events

The National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) is an extraordinary institution that builds future leaders — in the wilderness and in the larger world — through a wide-ranging program of demanding and exhilarating outdoor experiential courses.
They are taking to the road this fall to introduce their programs at a series of visits and presentations around the country. [...]

Mind-Rafting the Middle Fork of the Salmon River

A few days ago I wrote about one of the best trips I’ve taken in years — heli-hiking in the Canadian Bugaboos with CMH. Today I was reminded of another truly extraordinary trip I took last summer — a whitewater-rafting adventure on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River with OARS. These water-borne adventure travel [...]

Beauty and the Bugaboos

Last summer I was extremely privileged to get away from it all on a heli-hiking adventure with Canadian Mountain Holidays in the spectacular Bugaboos Range of British Columbia. The setting was exhilarating, my hiking companions were convivial, the food was hearty and the lodge provided unexpected comfort in the middle of the Canadian wilds. This [...]