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Your Perfect Weekend, October 29-31

Mary Wheeler — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:28:16 +0000

Wine and dine President-style, run for a cause, or partake in ghoulish Halloween festivities. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, October 22-24

MJ — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:33:10 +0000

Spend the weekend taking in a little vino, or tasting some of North Carolina’s finest chili (after a lengthy bike ride, of course).
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Your Perfect Weekend: October 15-16

Chris Gayomali — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 21:55:50 +0000

Enjoy some quality time out on the trails, or head over to the Bay for one of the best music festivals in the country.
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Your Perfect Weekend, October 8-10

Chris Gayomali — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 21:11:07 +0000

Paddle out for the dedication of a world-famous surf break, or celebrate bicycle culture across the world at the Bicycle Film Festival in Seattle. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, October 1-3

MJ — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:21:59 +0000

Celebrate Mark Twain with live music and a cold beer, or grab some popcorn and take in a bevy of independent films. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, September 24-26

Chris Gayomali — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:07:38 +0000

Set out on a scenic bike ride just outside the confines of New York City, or enjoy a frothy mug of all-you-can-drink brew near Hollywood. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, September 17-19

Chris Gayomali — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:22:09 +0000

Tune up for triathlon season with a fresh open-water swim or channel your inner Jackie Chan at a free parkour workshop. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, September 10-12

Chris Gayomali — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:47:51 +0000

Taste the best brews in the Mile-High City, or take an urban kayak tour through the heart of Chattanooga. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, August 27-29

Chris Gayomali — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:02:23 +0000

Experience the gourmet food truck revolution first hand, or take a hike underneath a moonlit desert night. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, August 20-22

MJ — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:35:07 +0000

This Saturday is National Trail Running Day. To celebrate, we selected three competitions across the country. So lace up your runners and get to it. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, August 13-15

MJ — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:11:19 +0000

This weekend’s adventures are brought to you by the letter “B”: balloons, bikes, and, of course, booze. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, August 6-8

MJ — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 23:06:14 +0000

This week we pay tribute to your inner ocean-goer, whether he wants to surf or hike along the Pacific’s beaches, or celebrate Atlantic lobster the way a man should: By eating it. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, July 30th-August 1st

MJ — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:28:28 +0000

This weekend features a music festival made famous by Bob Dylan, North Carolina tarpon fishing, and a combo of yoga and Moby. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, July 23-25

MJ — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:58:27 +0000

Think you’ve got what it takes to be part of “the world’s toughest spectator sport?” Can you stomach a scoop of garlic ice cream? How about the brutal thrill of a redneck mud run? This weekend, you’re covered. With muck. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, July 16-18

MJ — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:02:38 +0000

This weekend finds finger-licking good food and wine in the Finger Lakes, hang gliding off mountain tops in Tennessee, and a music festival in Wyoming. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, July 9-11

MJ — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:42:40 +0000

From motor bikes to mountain bikes, enjoy some wind in your hair and two wheels on (or off) the road. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, July 2-4

MJ — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:55:42 +0000

Celebrate this Fourth of July weekend with some flare: paddle a kayak over a bio-lit river, enjoy the tucked-away quiet of an authentic log cabin, or listen to classic rock underneath a fireworks show by the world’s best pyro-artist. Then drink beer. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, June 25-27

MJ — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:01:14 +0000

Have a go at some bike polo in Brooklyn, surf real waves and sound waves in San Diego, or get a Taste of Chicago. This weekend it’s all about mallets, boards, music, and food. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, June 18-20

MJ — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:46:41 +0000

This Father’s Day root, root, root for the home team in New York City, ride horses and line-dance upstate, kick off summer with one last ski in Utah; or sip wine in a California valley. We’ve got a little bit of everything for every Dad. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend June 11-13

Robert Moor — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:30:31 +0000

Get your feet wet! As the summer starts to heat up, we suggest you spend the weekend knee-deep in cool, cool water: Slip on some river sandals and wade canyon rivers, race a sea kayak along sandy beaches, or angle for monster trout. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, June 4-6

Tara House — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:37:59 +0000

The summer season has officially begun, and this weekend we think you should take advantage. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, May 28-30

Chase Scheinbaum — Thu, 27 May 2010 22:31:30 +0000

In West Virginia, wild rivers and cliffs are calling, and in New York, fighter jets and vintage planes will scream across the sky this Memorial Day Weekend. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, May 21-23

Chase Scheinbaum — Thu, 20 May 2010 21:33:52 +0000

Kayak the blue waters of the Puget Sound or ride the melodic waves of the blues. From Washington State to Chicago, we’ve got you covered this weekend. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, May 14-15

MJ — Thu, 13 May 2010 21:14:39 +0000

Music, beer gardens, bouldering, mud runs, air dog competitions — this weekend we recommend running wild through the great outdoors in Richmond, Virginia, or Boulder, Colorado. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, May 8-9

MJ — Fri, 07 May 2010 16:26:20 +0000

It’s Mother’s Day weekend: treat your wife to some nature-inspired R&R, enjoy the wilds of Michigan, or strafe a race track in a stock car. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, May 1-2

MJ — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:42:11 +0000

A perfect weekend awaits in the waters off the California coast and in the soulful riffs and Creole cuisine of New Orleans. Kayak in peaceful bliss, learn to sail the swells with dolphins, or take part in the undying heritage of The Big Easy. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, April 24-25

MJ — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:25:12 +0000

It’s a great weekend for the great outdoors: Mountain bike through Utah canyon-country or loop through Hot Springs, down the Appalachian Trail. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, April 16-18

MJ — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:53:15 +0000

The prevailing theme of this perfect weekend is water. In the Sierra-Nevadas the snowmelt has begun to flow—kayakers and rafters take note. In Sarasota, a film festival takes place in close proximity to Gulf Coast wilderness. Meanwhile, in Oklahoma City, an eco-festival celebrating the element brims with adventure. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, April 10-11

MJ — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:04:13 +0000

From the crystalline waters of Jacksonville to the quartz crystals of Joshua Tree National Park — Men’s Journal will help make this weekend yours. Read on. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, April 2-4

MJ — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:00:07 +0000

With winter officially out and spring officially in, we’ve got three perfect ways you can spend your weekend: Embrace the warm outdoors with a bucket of bait and night out at sea in California, dare-devil trek through the marshy, wildlife-filled swamps of Georgia, or bid farewell to the slippery slopes of winter with one last ski in Maine. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, March 27-28

MJ — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:46:07 +0000

Whether you like to listen to great musical acts, the siren song of the great outdoors, or the rumble of your own stomach, we’ve got your perfect weekend covered. In California, the start of spring means ample snow for skiing, riding, and bouldering. In Tennessee, the new SXSW awaits. And in Missouri, the town of Hermann throws the only sausage fest you’ll actually want to attend. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, March 19-21

MJ — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:12:07 +0000

This weekend, choose your own adventure in California’s new wine country or test your mettle on a remote stretch of whitewater in Washington’s Cascade Mountains. From the luxurious to the simple, the indulgent to the adventurous, your perfect weekend awaits.
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Your Perfect Weekend, March 12-14

MJ — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:34:31 +0000

To sip champagne in the snowy slopes of Aspen, or rock-climb in the deserts outside Sin City? To drink craft beer and jam rails in Michigan, or tear through powder from Friday to Sunday? These are the questions… … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, March 5-7

MJ — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:56:27 +0000

From Colorado to California, the West is the place to catch the first rays of spring sunshine this weekend. Whether you’re on a mountain bike atop the summit of Pike’s Peak, the golf course at your resort digs in New Mexico, or the snowy slopes of a volcano in the Sierra-Nevadas, one thing is certain: staying indoors is so last month.
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Your Perfect Weekend, February 26-28

MJ — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:14:45 +0000

What better way to spend this winter weekend than biking 33 miles up 2,675 feet of hilly terrain to find a pot of chili waiting for you at the finish line? Film screenings in between powder runs and snow sports at The Big Lepowski in Utah might take the cake. It’s your call. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, February 20-21

MJ — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:19:04 +0000

A casual tour of Austin on a cruiser bike or a snow triathlon above 10,000 feet in the shadow of Colorado’s 14ers? Whether you want to spend your evenings experiencing roller-derby from the stands, chomping on barbecue, or recovering in a natural hot spring jacuzzi, we’ve got your perfect weekend dialed.
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Your Perfect Weekend, February 13 – 15

MJ — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:18:15 +0000

Try a different take on chocolates and roses this long weekend: Hear the call of the wild on a dog-powered sled trip in Canada, take a stab at some of North America’s premier ice climbing in Wyoming, or, between sips of local craft brews, boulder and surf the California coast. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, February 6-7

Chase Scheinbaum — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:07:25 +0000

Your perfect weekend kicks off long before the Super Bowl begins. The day before the big game, it’s all about finding some competition of your own. Hit Vermont’s backcountry powder in a randonnee ski race, or tear up the single track in Texas for 12 hours of mountain biking. Either way, the beer and the dip will taste that much better on Sunday. … [visit site to read more]

Your Perfect Weekend, January 30-31

MJ — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:25:54 +0000

With a break in the NFL action before the big game next Sunday, take the opportunity to get out into the great wide open. The Scandinavian art of skijoring beckons in Montana, as does round-the-clock racing in Daytona.
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Your Perfect Weekend, January 22-24

MJ — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:33:32 +0000

This weekend shake off the winter blues ice climbing and watching movies at Sundance, sharpening your skills before the Olympics at Bethel Winterfest in Maine, or sample Colorado’s best microbrew offerings in Denver.
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