RAFTING MONTANA'S SOUTH FORK OF THE FLATHEAD RIVER
by Larry Turner
We headed to Spotted Bear, the Bob Marshall Wilderness, Great Bear Wilderness and the South Fork of the Flathead River to set up camp for a three day weekend, two night encampment and two days floating this remote fork of the fabled Flathead.

A BRIEF BOLIVIAN ESCAPADE
by Katrina Chen


When my last month in South America came around, I thought I had saved the best country for last. But Bolivia had other plans for me.

THE HUMAN SIDE OF WILDFIRES:
A Look at the Leavenworth, WA fire of 94

I went to the other side of the lake to see the firefighter's activities at 25-Mile Creek State Park. It had been taken over as their staging area to serve both as a place to sleep and as a launching pad for up-mountain efforts.

ADVENTURE POEM
by Timothy Pilgrim, Adventure Poet Laureate
NOT ALONE
(with a nod to Alexander Solzhenitsyn)

B.C. camping, two of us, one tent
lake nested below nippled peaks

WHY YOU SHOULD BE A TOURIST, NOT A LOCAL, THIS SUMMER, by Christopher Elliott

For the last decade, the travel industry's Golden Rule has been to live like a local. Shun the tourist traps, skip the hotels, and embed yourself in residential enclaves to find true authenticity. Let's stop this disruptive force before it ruins the summer of 2026.

CAPITOLS OF THE LOWER DANUBE - PART 2: BELGRADE, SERBIA
by Brad Hathaway

We continue our series exploring the capitol buildings of the capital cities along the lower reaches of the mighty Danube River with a visit to Serbia's capital, Belgrade.

EL MIRADOR, GUATEMALA: CRADLE OF MAYA CIVILIZATION,
by Vicki Hoefling Andersen

Considered the world's largest ancient Maya city, El Mirador boasts the most structures of any Maya site. Signs of settlement date to 1000 BCE with the massive constructions beginning about 600 BCE.