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A Night In The Treetops

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

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Camping doesn't usually light my fire but the chance to experience an calm night while suspended from a grand old growth Douglas fir tree in Oregon sounds pretty delightful. The Pacific Tree Climbing Institute offers overnight excursions that include a day of tree climbing and an overnight in a canvas Treeboat, a heavy-duty canvas hammock with a 2" thick air mattress. The Institute offers rope training with your guide in a specially designed tree climbing harness, an organic lunch, organic dinner, and a night under the stars. In the morning a hot peppermint towel and a light organic breakfast with coffee is served in your Treeboat. This adventure costs $500.

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Hiking by Helicopter

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —


What do the companies that offer helicopter skiing do in the summer when the snow has melted? How about helihiking. Canadian Mountain Holidays has six lodges in Canada that serves as luxury base camps. By day you can travel to places that would normally take you many days to backpack to and still be back at the lodge for a restful evening by the fireplace. The packages include helicopter flights each day, meals, services of the guides, accommodations and gear. Three-day packages start at $2,207 (Canadian dollars).

There are also helihiking trips in New Zealand that take you to glaciers and helihikes in the Andes Mountains.

[via Town and Country]

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Tags: adventure travel, canada, helihike, hiking, tourism, travel

Timberline Adventures

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

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Some people just want to kick back on vacation but if you'd rather be completely exhausted at the end of every day Timberline Adventures can help. They run bicycling and hiking tours throughout the Western United States for those who are interested in experiencing the countryside on an intimate level. They have 25 years of experience and have created a variety of tours from four or five day jaunts to a 12-day trip through Montana or an 18-day Lewis and Clark adventure through the Dakotas. The tours are done in groups from eight to 15 people and tour prices include accommodations, breakfasts and dinners. The Montana Magic tour runs August 20 through 31 and costs for $3,195. Because sometimes the greatest luxury is being able to eat whatever you want at the end of the day, knowing you'll burn up every single calorie on the road the next day.

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Tags: adventure travel, bicycling, hiking, montana, timber tours, TimberTours, travel, yellowstone

The Real Race

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

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Ever dreamed of being on "The Amazing Race" TV show but worried about having your worst moments captured for viewing audiences? For adventurous types The Real Race is the chance for 24 competitors to race around Australia for 17 days. The race leaves Sydney, Australia, on August 7 and 12 teams of two will perform various tasks and earn points. No Philiminations like on "The Amazing Race," everyone gets to compete in the whole race.  No million dollar prize either but if you win your race is free. Activities will include mountain biking, kayaking, rafting, 4x4 wheel driving and skydiving. The early bird price is $11,820 until May 1.

[photo via Tourism Australia]

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Tags: adventure travel, australia, competition, journey, race



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