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Take it outside - Outdoor Adventure - hiking trips offered by agency The World Outdoors

Men's Fitness, May, 2003 by Mike Carlson, Allan Donnelly, Ben Kallen, Bobby Lee, Mark Thorpe, Tom Weede

IF YOU SPEND enough time in the warm, florescent glow enveloping your cubicle, you can forget that there are places devoid of chirping phones, chattering keyboards and conniving watercooler klatches. Sometimes you have to get away from it all to realize all there is to get away from.

IF YOU'RE hankering for a nature walk, look into The World Outdoors, an adventure-travel agency that offers hiking trips and multisport vacations that get you away from it all. (Groups are limited to 13 travelers and feature two guides.) The organization's catalog lists more than 40 trips to 25 destinations throughout the Americas and the South Pacific. Contact The World Outdoors at 800-488-8483 or 303-413-0938, or e-mail fun@theworldoutdoors.com. Visit the group's Web site at www.theworldoutdoors.com.

HIKE OFF THE FAT!

HIKING CAN BURN more than 300 calories an hour--a moderate-to-strenuous hike melts at least 500 calories an hour--depending on the load you're hefting, your elevation gain and the hike's duration. You'll also sculpt your legs and build back and shoulder strength.

GRAND CANYON'S NORTH
AND SOUTH RIMS

Length Six days, five nights
Miles Covered 3 to 10 per day (35 total)
When May 18-23,
Sept. 28 to Oct. 3 (for singles)
Price $1,895 ($3.55 single supplement)
Scenery Potential Tranquil North Rim sees
fewer tourists; trek the historic Hermit Trail.
Accommodations Inns

MAINE

Length Six days, five nights
(includes half day of kayaking)
Miles Covered 3.5 to 8.5 per day (28 total)
When August 3-8; Sept. 28 to Oct. 3
Price $1,895 ($425
single supplement)
Scenery Potential Rugged coastline; views of
Mount Katahdin, highest mountain in Maine.
Accommodations Inns

ROCKY MOUNTAINS

Length Five days, four nights
Miles Covered 5 to 8.5 per day (31 total)
When June 22-26, July 6-10 (singles),
August 10-14
Price $1,595 ($385 single supplement)
Scenery Potential Views of glaciers and
waterfalls. Area wildlife includes elk, bighorn
sheep, deer, mountain lions and moose.
Accommodations Inns

For other hiking and adventure-travel companies, check out New England Hiking Holidays (800-869-0949 or 603-356-9696; www.nehikingholidays.com); Backroads (800-462-2848 or 510-527-1555; www.backroads.com); and Mountain Travel Sobek (888-687-6235 or 510-527-8100; mtsobek.com).

Take it outside - Outdoor Adventure - hiking trips offered by agency The World Outdoors

Men's Fitness, May, 2003 by Mike Carlson, Allan Donnelly, Ben Kallen, Bobby Lee, Mark Thorpe, Tom Weede

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