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raft chile's futaleufu-As we say good-bye to Chile's increasingly dammed Rfo Bfo-Bfo it's time to caste our sights on the Futaleufu-a monster of Class IV+ and V rapids that pours through canyons in northern Patagonia. After navigating through the sheer-walled, Class V Inferno Canyon, s�end the evening in a cave. Back at base camp (Campo Mapu Leufu) decompress in a 16- person wooden hot tub atop a hundred-foot cliff, kayak in a lake, or just engage in some well deserved lounging. With glaciers, natural hot springs and lots and lots of water this makes for an ideal retreat. Besides, it's summertime down there. DEPARTURES: WEEKLY FROM 1/23 TO 3/20 (EARTH RIVER EXPEDmONS ...... Illl CO) IF� Ihl Ie) m ® IF 0 (G Ie) mush through the canadian artic-Winter getting you down? Sick of the cold and the dark? Solution: Read north, way north, and mush. With a maximum group size of four you can travel through the Arctic on a 12-day dog sledding trip. Along the way you traverse the sea ice of Iqaluit, ascend 2,000 feet onto the Meta Incognita Peninsula and cross into the Soper River Valley where herds of caribou graze. At night you stay with local Inuit families. By day it's you, your dogs and the snow plains. DEPARTURES: 3/9-3/20, 3{23-4/3, 4/6-4117 & 4/20-5/1 (NORTHWINDS ARCTIC ADVENTURE 819-979-0551) . ...•...................••....... ® lUllF CO) [p) ® backcountry ski in la grave, france - Dreaming of 7,000 ungroomed vertical feet, cliffs, chutes and bowls? Try La Grave, an alpine village of 500 people amid a clus ter of eleventh-century architecture. Best yet, the average number of skiers and snowboarders per day is only 300. Bring a sturdy set of legs, your fat skis and a sense of adventure. The 10th Annual Derby de la Meije takes place Friday, March 27 and is open to skiers, monoskiers, telemarkers and snowboarders. D�PARTURES: TRIPS PLANNED AND BOOKED AS NEEDED (ALL MOUNTAIN VACATIONS 800-83S-S142)