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Gearing Up, bimonthly column covering travel gear and gadgets,
appears on Sundays
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Floating in the
wild, tracking orcas and other beasts (Kayaking with orcas in
British Columbia's Johnstone Strait) (7/4/10)
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UNESCO sites to be
saved and savored (UNESCO's World Heritage sites)
(5/16/10)
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Heavy vs. Light: Luggage fees? Not if you learn to pack what you
can carry (Traveling light) (4/11/10)
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Mild west, frozen north: Live and livelier Olympian offspring
(Topic: Neighborhoods around the 2010 Olympic venues; includes
photo gallery) (1/17/10)
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Picture-perfect:
Stopping at indigenous preserves, expat gardens, fortresses, and for
photo critiques (Topic: Costa Rica to Panama aboard Cruise West's
Pacific Explorer) (9/27/09)
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Where first
people paddled, you can too (Topic:
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail, a 740-mile water route cutting
through Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and a sliver of
Quebec)
(9/13/09)
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Happy trails for all:
Signposts take walkers everywhere and deter other modes of transport (Topic:
Switzerland Mobility, a new countrywide signposting network and
online resource)
(5/31/09)
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Her island entree: seaweed (Topic: Seaweed harvest tours by
Diane Bernard, "the seaweed lady" of Sooke, Vancouver Island)
(5/24/09)
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Rockefeller preserve
has natural appeal (Topic: Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve in
Jackson Hole, Wyoming)
(5/17/09)
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What women want
from mountain biking (Topic: Women's mountain bike camps)
(4/19/09)
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On a roll, year-round (Topic: The Seattle to
Portland Bicycle Classic and other road bike rides in the Northwest)
(3/29/09)
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A woman
traveling alone? The world can be your oyster, too
(Topic: Women's solo travel, with tips and tales) (3/15/09)
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Beyond the Beach
(Topic: Feature on Hawaii's Garden Island, Kauai) (1/18/09)
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Affordability at Park City's back door (Topic: Feature on Heber
Valley, Utah) (1/4/09)
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Warbirds and
wonderbirds (Topic: Boeing's Future of Flight Aviation Center
and Factory Tour, and Paul Allen's Flying Heritage Collection)
(1/7/09)
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You've
got the guts, now for the gadgets (Topic:
The latest ski and snowboard gear for 2009) (11/16/08)
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US destinations with international flair
(Cascades of things Bavarian: Leavenworth, Wash.) (7/27/08)
- Ecotourists find wildlife aplenty in Uganda (Topic: Focus on
Queen Elizabeth National Park and Semliki Valley Wildlife Reserve)
(5/11/08)
- Wild, handled with care: A lodge floats amid adventure, sights,
and solitude, protected inside a massive rain forest (Topic: King
Pacific Lodge on Princess Royal Island in British Columbia's Inside
Passage; includes
photo gallery) (5/4/08)
- Gathering enough salt to be given the helm (Topic: A
learn-to-sail course in Fort Meyers Beach, Florida) (4/20/08)
- Cayman Brac offers drama on land, under water (Topic: Exploring
Cayman Brac by land and by sea) (4/6/08)
- Get off the
too-trod path and rent a place (Topic: Lough Derg in central
Ireland) (3/2/08)
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When your daring will
not do (Topic: A wilderness survival camp in Newfoundland's
Bakers Brook Pond Fiord) (2/24/08)
- A cautionary trail:
A little pain and more pleasure accompany backcountry skiers down
Wildcat (Topic: Cross-country skiing down the Wildcat Valley Trail
to Jackson Village) (1/27/08)
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Historic charm: State's first town retains its quiet colonial
character (Topic: Feature on Wethersfield, Connecticut) (1/9/08)
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Downhill to down-right hot in Switzerland: East of Geneva, amid
peaks and powder, go-karts and hot springs (Topic: Feature on the
towns of Leysin and Leukerbad) (11/18/07)
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Oh,
the horror! Writers' tales of 12 trips gone wrong (See "A River
Ran Through Us" and "Disarming Java Jive") (10/28/07)
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Honeymoon? Yes! By rail, land, and sea, newlyweds sample rugged,
beautiful Alaska (Topic: Feature on five-day land tour and seven-day
cruise through Alaska; includes
photo gallery) (9/23/07)
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It's
a natural: Rural town thrives with vibrant arts scene and an
organic lifestyle (Topic: Feature on Waitsfield, Vermont, with a secondary
story on the performing and cultural arts scene in the Mad River
Valley) (8/1/07)
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Light-headed
in New Brunswick: Cliffs, kayaking, a keeper's house (Topic: A
restored light-keeper's house and a new adventure center at Cape
Enrage are run by local students) (7/22/07)
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Sun
and fun: Waterways, hiking trails, and a drive-in make town's
summer special (Topic: Feature on Bridgton, Maine, with a secondary
story on Bridgton's art scene)
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Berry
wines go from hobby to popular items (Topic: Rodrigues Winery in
Markland, Newfoundland) (4/22/07)
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Free-heel
and backcountry with danger in mind (Topic: Backcountry ski trip around Whistler's Callaghan
Valley, British Columbia) (2/25/07)
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Changes
make Sugarbush a resort for all seasons (Topic: Sugarbush Resort's
new Lincoln Peak Village) (1/7/07)
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Yurt-to-yurt
trails in wooded quietude (Topic: A yurt-to-yurt cross-country
adventure at The Birches Resort in Rockwood, Maine) (12/31/06)
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Low
season highs: Explore the seaside resort when it's less hectic
(and the parking's free) (Topic: Feature on Boothbay Harbor, Maine)
(12/27/06)
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Opera
house thrives with local support (Topic: The Opera House at
Boothbay Harbor, Maine) (12/27/06)
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If
you can't go all the way to the pole: (Topic: New Zealand's
International Antarctic Centre) (10/27/06)
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With just a hint of Mongol: (Topic:
Shabu restaurant in Park City, Utah) (10/15/06)
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See
worthy: Shopping and dining choices add to pleasures of quaint
fishing village (Topic: Feature on Stonington, Connecticut) (10/4/06)
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Upwardly
mobile: Into the treetops seeking nature, peace, and the thrill of
the tall (Topic: Recreational tree climbing) (8/13/06)
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Getting
to this bucolic Newfoundland spot is half the battle: (Topic:
Battle Harbour, Labrador, a charming old fishing outport in the
province of Newfoundland) (8/9/06)
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His every
delivery is out back: You can fly along to the middle of nowhere
(Topic: A 1,500-mile mail run through the Australian Outback) (8/6/06)
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In
Nova Scotia, a tidal wonder creates a rafting roller coaster:
(Topic: Rafting Nova Scotia's tidal bore on the Shubenacadie River)
(7/19/06)
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On
a roll: Bike the islands: (Topic: Biking around Nantucket and
Martha's Vineyard) (7/16/06)
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You
know paddles—how
about boils, casts and reels? (Topic: Kayak fishing in New
England, appeared in the Globe's Explore New England special
adventure section) (4/23/06)
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Canyons,
caves and Hoover Dam above it all: (Topic: Kayaking the Colorado
River outside Vegas) (1/15/06)
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Mistresses
of the high backcountry: Women learn how to enjoy the wilderness
(Topic: women's telemark and backcountry skills clinics, and
wilderness hut trip) (11/20/05)
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Canadian
island and its lives rest on seaweed: (Topic: Harvesting seaweed
on Grand Manan Island in New Brunswick) (9/18/05)
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Riding
swells, avoiding wipe-outs at beginner's camp: (Topic: A
wilderness surf camp in British Columbia) (8/21/05)
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Heli-hiking
in the Rockies: Sites are remote, the climbing varied when an
aerial ferry drops you off. (Topic: heli-hiking in British Columbia's
remote Cariboo Range) (5/8/05)
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Aprés
Sugarbush adventures...: (Topic: Sugarbush, Vermont's new
Adventure Learning Center) (3/6/05)
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Clinics
help women master mountain sports: (Topic: Women's ski and
snowboard clinics at New England resorts) (1/25/05)
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Gaining
altitude: Skiing roughly out of bounds (Topic: Skiing Utah's
backcountry on the Interconnect Adventure Tour) (12/19/04)
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Natural
selection: A place to see how the ice has changed and where the
earth has moved (Topic: Kayaking around icebergs and hiking the
earth's mantle in Newfoundland) (5/11/03)
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On
the sea in Baja: (Featured
destination: Baja's Sea of Cortez, paddling in a new national marine park)
(1/4/04)
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Women learn deep powder,
no stress: (Topic: Learning to ski from the best of the best: former
Olympians, U.S. Ski and Snowboard team members, and world champs) (2/1/04)
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Achill
Island's austere beauty: (Featured destination:
Achill Island, Ireland) (3/17/02)
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Staying
with family worldwide: Travelers find homes on the road (Topic:
Homestay clubs around the world)
