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AskMen.com January 6, 2004 Harry Marks |
Alaskan Adventure With an abundance of natural attractions and adventurous activities, Alaska deserves any traveler's attention. Already a popular cruise destination, America's Last Frontier has established several excellent sights on terra firma that draw in 1.1 million visitors per year. |
Real Travel Adventures January 2011 Fyllis Hockman |
Wildlife, Wild Scenery and Wild Stories The Tundra Wilderness Tour into Denali National Park was one of the highlights of my Gray Line Adventure Tour through southern Alaska. |
Outside April 2010 Steven Rinella |
Go Big or Go Home Cruise ships and wildlife buses? The tourist staples miss the point of Alaska: It's the last real place to find an epic, crowd-free adventure on American soil. |
Adventure October 2006 Andrea Minarcek |
Alaska Road Trip: The Kenai Circuit The road through southeast Alaska leads to groaning glaciers, mugs of microbrew, and the most stunning river trip anywhere. |
Real Travel Adventures February 2007 Linda Ballou |
Slow Blowing Dream Coming home to Alaska's unrivaled beauty |
Outside May 2003 Tim Neville |
Latitude Adjustment Ten more ways to frolic in the far north's summer sun |
Real Travel Adventures September 2005 Hendson Quan |
Bears At Your Feet Recommendations for accommodations and activities in Wrangell, Alaska. |
Smithsonian October 2005 Scott Wallace |
ANWR: The Great Divide The renewed debate over drilling for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge hits home for the two Native groups nearest the nature preserve. |
Adventure November 2004 McKenzie Funk |
Russia From Source to Sea in Kamchatka. "Source," in this case, means the snows of the 5,100-foot Semyachik volcano, reached by a double-rotor Mi-8 helicopter. "Sea" is the Bering Sea, located just 20 miles of hiking and 110 miles of easy kayaking away. |
High on Adventure December 2006 Vicki Andersen |
Northern (And I Mean Way North) Snowmobiling Visit the northern snowmobile paradise of Alaska |
Outside August 2004 |
America's Top Dream Towns Seeking an underpopulated--and undiscovered--slice of paradise? Drop in to any of our 20 adventure towns, from burly Haines, Alaska, to serene Cedar Key, Florida, where you'll find cush, affordable base camps for spontaneous long weekends or a lifetime of wild fun. |
Real Travel Adventures April 2007 Linda Ballou |
The More it Changes, the More it Stays the Same Alaska is austere, rugged and moody, yet thrilling in its unrelenting beauty. Haines, in the Southeast corner of Alaska, has become a jumping off point for a myriad of outdoor adventures. |
Outside June 2004 Annette McGivney |
National Park Secret Trips Locals' no-tell favorites, from Acadia to Yellowstone to wildest Alaska--along with a roundup of dream towns nearby, the places to eat, drink, and dance after a day or three in backcountry heaven. |
Energize December 2011 Susan J. Ellis |
My Personal "State of the World's Volunteering" Report On December 5th, International Volunteer Day, United Nations Volunteers is set to issue its State of the World's Volunteering Report, officially bringing to a close the 2011 International Year of Volunteers + 10. |
Outside February 2003 Peter Matthiessen |
Footprints in the Last Wild Place As the political controversy over the future of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge reignites, a journey across ANWR's disputed territory explores the realities of a place where wildlife, native traditions, and the search for oil converge in fateful proximity. |
Adventure Jun/Jul 2004 Charles Graeber |
One Day at a Time on the Five-Million-Step Program There's no better stretch in the Appalachian Trail than the Roan Highlands, where you can encounter broad vistas, phantom livestock, oversize rhododendrons--and, just maybe, your own better self. |
Real Travel Adventures September 2007 Marion S. Dreyfus |
Kayaking and Yakking on the Glacial Moraines Kayak on the glacial lakes way up in southeast Alaska without over-turning and drowning in the glacial run-off from Margerie or Pacific glaciers. |
Outside March 2007 |
Best Trips 2007 Whether you want to raft an unknown Himalayan river or link a few Colorado peaks in your own backyard, here are 30 adventures to stoke your wanderlust. |
Outside January 2002 Meg Lukens Noonan |
Righteous Journeys Twelve trips to change your life� -- and make a difference... |
Smithsonian August 2005 Laura Helmuth |
Phenomena and Curiosities: Baked Alaska A unique study documents the disappearance of Alaska's glaciers, blamed on global warming. |
AFP eWire July 24, 2006 |
Women, People in Utah, Most Likely to Volunteer A new study is the first to provide a detailed breakdown of America's giving habits and patterns by state and region, including state-by-state rankings and profiles of volunteering in reach region and state. |
Real Travel Adventures November 2006 John & Beth Tally |
Fall into Homer, Alaska Thinking of going to Alaska? Here's some advice. Go in the middle of September, drive down Highway 1 towards Seward and hang a right along the Kenai Peninsula to Homer. |
Outside July 2007 Katie Arnold |
Launching Pads Five perfect adventure lodges for your next escape. |
Science News February 4, 2006 |
Cyber Salmon To learn about the people of Alaska, several salmon species, and salmon habitat, try this Web site from the Alaska Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. |
Energize Susan J. Ellis |
Volunteering and Employability: Cause or Effect? Most of us in volunteer management support the observation that volunteering builds resumes, provides career exploration, and demonstrates each volunteer's abilities, but can we make the case that volunteering directly affects employability? And is that the point? |
Energize January 2014 Susan J. Ellis |
Virtual Volunteering Revisited Some people will volunteer solely online, others will combine a virtual component with an onsite placement, and others may do their service totally hands on. |
Energize May 2010 Susan J. Ellis |
The Self-Directed Volunteer The author discusses what is meant by the "self-directed" volunteer and what this means for philanthropic organizations. |
Geotimes May 2007 Lisa Rossbacher |
The Beginning of the Trek The starting -- or ending -- point for the Appalachian Trail is at Springer Mountain in Georgia. Just getting to the starting point is an expedition, with a nearly 13-kilometer-long hike along an approach trail, described by signs as "strenuous." |
Energize June 2011 Paula J. Beugen |
Is the Corporation for National and Community Service on the Right Track for Volunteerism? After energetically working alongside many others to advance the concepts for what became the National and Community Service Act of 1990, I am stunned by the current state of what is now the Corporation for National and Community Service |
High on Adventure February 2001 |
Anchorage Winter Adventures The Iditarod, Flightseeing, Skiing and Dining... |
Searcher June 2010 Cecilia Hogan |
For Our Next (Charitable) Trick, We'll Need a Volunteer The author explores the ins and outs of the volunteer experience and offers suggestions on where to find the ideal volunteer position. |
Energize June 2005 Susan J. Ellis |
Mobile Volunteers - `Tis the Season In the past, one simply wished vacationing volunteers a good time and hoped they'd return in a few months. But if the person is going to have access to a computer and the Internet while away, consider a virtual assignment. |
Energize October 2004 Susan J. Ellis |
Watching, Helping and Learning from China We need to pay attention to volunteer patterns in the hugely populated countries of Asia, which will shed light on the growing numbers of citizens with Asian traditions living within our western countries. |
Energize June 2006 Susan J. Ellis |
Wouldn't It Be Nice to Really Know.... Trends in volunteering are reported largely based on observation and anecdotes rather than on hard data. |
Adventure May 2004 Carey Ostergard |
Alaska's Virgin Islands Photographer Rich Reid and Contributing Editor Robert Earle Howells pitched a twist on the classic Alaska-unbound experience -- using the ferries of the Alaska Marine Highway to island-hop the Inside Passage. Here's a photo gallery of that adventure. |
Energize March 2014 Susan J. Ellis |
Let's Help People Help Each Other Jayne's Cravens' story of informal volunteering in a neighborhood made me consider some challenging questions for those of us in volunteer resources management. |
AFP eWire July 14, 2008 |
Alaskans Given Option to Increase Giving A new law will allow Alaska residents the opportunity to donate to charity some or all of the money they receive annually from the state's Permanent Fund that was created from Alaska's oil revenues. |