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Guide Article / Whitsunday Coast and Islands

Active Pursuits in Whitsunday Coast and Islands

Hitting the Sand at Whitehaven BeachThe 6 km (3 3/4-mile) stretch of pure-white silica sand on Whitehaven Beach      will leave you in rapture. The beach, on uninhabited Whitsunday…

Guide Article / Australia's Sunshine Coast

Active Pursuits in Australia's Sunshine Coast

Main Beach, Noosa Heads, is the place to swim, surf, and sunbathe. If the bikini-clad supermodel look-alikes are too much for you, head to Sunshine Beach, just behind Noosa Junction…

Guide Article / Top End

Organized Tours in Top End

Organized tours can bust the hassles posed by distance, isolation, and Wet floods in the Top End, and the guides will show and tell you things you almost certainly would not discover…

Guide Article / Kakadu National Park

Active Pursuits in Kakadu National Park

Swimming, Fishing, & Bushwalking in the Park Gagudju Adventure Tours (book through Gagudju Lodge Cooinda; tel. 1800/500 401 in Australia or 08/8979 0145; www.gagudju-dreaming.com)…

Guide Article / Broome

Active Pursuits in Broome

Boating this vast, unspoiled Kimberley coastline is a true adventure. There are no towns, marinas, or service facilities. You take everything with you. But it allows some unforgettable…

Guide Article / Victoria's High Country

Exploring the Area in Victoria's High Country

Snowy River National Park 390km (242 miles) NE of Melbourne The Snowy River National Park, with its lovely river scenery and magnificent gorges, protects Victoria's largest forest…

Guide Article / Tasmania

Organized Tours in Tasmania

Tour Operators -- Dozens of operators run organized hiking, horse-trekking, sailing, caving, fishing, bushwalking, diving, cycling, rafting, climbing, kayaking, and canoeing trips. One…

Guide Article / Fort Collins

Active Pursuits in Fort Collins

With its prime location, nestled in the foothills of the Rockies, Fort Collins is ideally situated for those who want to get out under Colorado's clear blue sky and experience the…

Guide Article / Loveland

Active Pursuits in Loveland

Loveland has more than two dozen city parks, a mountain park, three golf courses, and hiking trails, some of which are discussed below. Information on the city-run recreation sites is…

Guide Article / Fort Morgan

Active Pursuits in Fort Morgan

The main recreation spot in this area is Jackson Lake State Park, located about 25 miles northwest of Fort Morgan (tel. 970/645-2551; www.parks.state.co.us). The park offers swimming,…

Guide Article / Rocky Mountain National Park

Side Trips in Rocky Mountain National Park

Gateway Towns & the National Forests -- Rocky Mountain National Park straddles the Continental Divide between Estes Park on the east and Grand Lake on the west. These two towns…

Guide Article / Rocky Mountain National Park

Organized Tours in Rocky Mountain National Park

Campfire talks and other programs occur between June and September. Activities vary from talks on the park's wildlife and geology to photo walks, fly-fishing, and orienteering…

Guide Article / Rocky Mountain National Park

Active Pursuits in Rocky Mountain National Park

In addition to the businesses discussed below, Estes Park Mountain Shop, 2050 Big Thompson Ave., Estes Park (tel. 866/303-6548 or 970/586-6548; www.estesparkmountainshop.com), sells…

Guide Article / Steamboat Springs

Active Pursuits in Steamboat Springs

Skiing & Other Winter ActivitiesSteamboatWhen devoted skiers talk about Steamboat, they invent new adjectives to describe its incredibly light powder.Six peaks compose the…

Guide Article / Winter Park

Active Pursuits in Winter Park

Skiing & Other Winter Activites Winter Park Resort is one of those rare resorts that seems to have something for everyone. Experts rave about the chutes and steep mogul runs on…

Guide Article / Breckenridge and Summit County

Active Pursuits in Breckenridge and Summit County

Skiing & Other Winter ActivitiesBreckenridge and Keystone ski areas are now part of Vail Resorts, and any lift ticket purchased at Vail or Beaver Creek is valid without…

Guide Article / Leadville

Active Pursuits in Leadville

Much of the outdoor recreation in this area takes place in nearby national forest lands, and you can get information at the San Isabel National Forest office, 810 Front St. (tel.…

Guide Article / Aspen

Active Pursuits in Aspen

Skiing & Other Winter ActivitiesSkiing Aspen really means skiing the four Aspen-area resorts -- Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk, and Snowmass. All are managed by…

Guide Article / Montrose and Gunnison National Monument

Active Pursuits in Montrose and Gunnison National Monument

In addition to boating and other outdoor recreational activities available in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and nearby Curecanti National Recreation Area, there are plenty…

Guide Article / Southwestern Colorado

Driving Tours in Southwestern Colorado

The San Juan Skyway, a 233-mile circuit, crosses five mountain passes and takes in the magnificent San Juan Mountains, as well as the cities and towns of the region. It can be…

Guide Article / Chiemsee

Exploring the Area in Chiemsee

FrauenchiemseeFrauenchiemsee (or Fraueninsel) is the smaller of the lake's two major islands. On its sandy shore is a fishing village that holds an elaborate festival at Corpus…

Guide Article / Telluride

Active Pursuits in Telluride

Winter Activities In addition to skiing at Telluride Ski Resort, there are plenty of opportunities for other cold-weather adventures in the Telluride area. Many of them take place at…

Guide Article / Gunnison and Curecanti National Recreation Area

Side Trips in Gunnison and Curecanti National Recreation Area

A Trip to Lake CityThe historic mining town of Lake City is 55 miles southwest via Colo. 149 (turn south off U.S. 50, 9 miles west of Gunnison). Founded in 1874, this former silver…

Guide Article / Gunnison and Curecanti National Recreation Area

Active Pursuits in Gunnison and Curecanti National Recreation Area

In addition to activities in the recreation area, there are opportunities for hiking, mountain biking, hunting, fishing, camping, and four-wheeling on other nearby public lands under…

Guide Article / Crested Butte

Active Pursuits in Crested Butte

Skiing & Other Winter Sports Crested Butte may be Colorado's best-kept secret. Situated at the intersection of two overlapping winter storm tracks, it's guaranteed to have…