Give back to the local communities that you visit surrounding Cusco insuring that your travels have a positive impact on Peruvians and their environment.

Volunteering as an English instructor at the University of Montana could not be more rewarding, or comical.

Ecuador's paramo, a complex ecosystem of rolling alpine grassland, protects precious fresh water and endemic species. It is stunning in itself, but when combined with Ecuador's legendary Avenue of Volcanos - including the mighty Cotopaxi - makes this unique area of Ecuador is a steadfast crowd-pleaser. Here are a few of my favorites trips to …

Bloggers and globe-trekkers, The Lost Girls talk with Adventure Life president, Brian Morgan, on travel's delicate two-way street between visitors and locals.

"One of traveler's biggest responsibilities is to understand the local community, and one of the best ways to do this is to volunteer next to the people," says Brian. "It's hard to find …

Every year, the Clark Fork Coalition, a local non-profit dedicated to protecting the Clark Fork watershed, hosts a community cleanup event. The event, usually on a Saturday in mid-spring, aims to attract volunteers from all corners of the Missoula community to come together to do their part in preserving the health of our local river ecosystem. …

Have you ever thrown out a crazy idea to your co-workers? Something like "Hey, does anyone want to run an aid station for the Missoula Marathon?" Then, next thing you know you have 22 people showing up at 5:00AM on a Sunday to pass out over 5200 cups of hydration, and 600 energy gels? No? Well, you don't work at Adventure Life!

The Missoula …

Recently, the Adventure Life staff took the day to head out of the office and give back to our community.  We participated in the United Way's National Day of Action!  Volunteers groups went to different locations around Missoula and took part in various projects, including painting, clean-up, and yard work.   Our crew went to Orchard Gardens …

Adventure Life is celebrating Earth Day by planting trees. You should join us!

CLICK HERE to plant your tree.

One entry = one tree. The more entries the more trees planted, so tell your friends. And to show our gratitude, three lucky entrants will each win a $100 prAna gift card. You deserve it!

Your tree will be planted on the northern slopes …

It's true! Spring showers do bring May flowers. Summer is here, and our new Adventure Life office building continues to grow alongside the lush green grass in our backyards.



Recently, the Adventure Life crew took a tour of our new home-to-be, but not before the rain was finished washing away all the dreariness of the winter months behind us. …

New for 2012, Adventure Life's 7-day Huaorani EcoLodge trip is designed to immerse travelers in the people and environments of the Amazon. Trip includes multiple hikes, waterfall excursion, Amazon camping, visits with Huaorani community and 4 to 6 hour sea kayaking excursions on the twisted Shiripuno River. Accommodations at the Hauoarni Lodge and …

Our new Cotopaxi Group Service projects in Ecuador combine the best worlds of travel -- some excellent adventure, along with the opportunity to give back to the people and places that provide such amazing memories. In other words, a simple way to say thanks.

In Ecuador's Cotopaxi National Park and Condor Biosphere, you'll ride, hike and bike for …

Turtle monitoring begins!

The camp buzzed with energy. The turtle monitoring was a much anticipated highlight of our Baja camping adventure and the Conway family was anxious to get up-close with the region's black sea turtles. This monitoring program is part of Grupo Tortuguero's community and sea turtle conservation project -- the information …

The Conway family is packed and ready and headed to Baja! Nine-months of anticipation has finally come to an end and I now fully appreciate the insight I had to plan early to address those items that weren't on my original packing-list: new passports, cancelled & re-scheduled flights, pre-excused school absence letters and snorkeling lessons. I …