Travel – Page 4 – Experience Life

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Healing Spa Retreats

By Karen Olson

More than just a vacation, these retreat centers offer restoration for mind, body, and soul.

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Hiking Machu Picchu: A Preview

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Senior fitness editor Maggie Fazeli Fard offers a sneak peek at her trek to Machu Picchu in hopes of inspiring you to take on a challenge that will push you in mind, body, and spirit.

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Hot Wheels

By Sarah Tuff Dunn

Roll right over the winter blahs by heading south for a warm-weather bike tour.

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The Power of a Pushup: Tyson Mayr

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

World traveler Tyson Mayr crusades for clean water in the Third World — and proves that simple acts can make a big difference.

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Primal Inspiration

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Experience Life’s fitness editor discovers that PrimalCon — an immersion into primal living in the modern world — involves more than just eating like a caveman.

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Nordic-Skiing Nirvana

By Steve Waryan

Breathtaking views and pristine mountain trails make the Yellowstone Ski Festival an early-season mecca for skiers of all abilities.

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A Skier’s Perspective (Video)

By Experience Life Staff

Join Experience Life’s Steve Waryan on the Rendezvous Ski Trails in West Yellowstone during his trip to the Yellowstone Ski Festival last November.

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Paddling Into the Wild

By Laurel Kallenbach

A canoe transports you to places you’d never see otherwise — at a speed that allows you to appreciate them.

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Rock On: Get Into Rock Climbing

By Sarah Tuff Dunn

Thanks to its physical and mental challenges, rock climbing gives new meaning to upward mobility.

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The Unexpected Gifts of Travel

By Anneli Rufus

Why a change of scenery can make us feel better about everything — including ourselves.

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Escapist Reading

By Elizabeth Millard

Choose your own summer adventure with a trio of travel books that explore life off the beaten path.

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Horse Power: Equine-Assisted Therapy Retreats

By Terri Trespicio

Learn about yourself through equine eyes with hippotherapy.

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Sardines, Skyways, Sauerkraut, and Organic Salons

By Casie Leigh Lukes

Casie Leigh Lukes on the benefits of trying new things — to banish the blahs out of this long winter.

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Beginner Tips for Adult Sk8rs (Video)

By Experience Life Staff

40-something Heidi Wachter demos the three moves that helped her get comfortable on her skateboard as an adult — and tries something new, too!

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Field Notes: Hog Hunting for a Good Cause

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

When a hog hunt is about more than just hunting.

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Field Notes: Hog, from Ranch to Table

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Whether you hunt or buy your meat, butcher Ross Flynn explains how — and why — to look beyond the tenderest cuts.

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Field Notes: Feral Hog Factsheet

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Learn more about wild hogs, which are running amuck in Texas and other southern states.

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Field Notes: Hog Hunting in Texas

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Staff writer Maggie Fazeli Fard shares her experience hog hunting in Southwest Texas.

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Retreat to Simplicity: Restorative Spas

By Regina Winkle-Bryan

No-frills restorative spas offer few amenities, but plenty of relaxation and stress relief. Plus, they’re budget-friendly.

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Sacred Silence: Silent Retreats

By Jon Spayde

Writer Jon Spayde takes a break from his noisy world and spends a few days in quiet contemplation.

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Behind the Scenes With Jennifer Pharr Davis (Video)

By Experience Life Staff

Go behind the scenes at our October cover shoot with the adventurer and endurance hiker.