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Velo America
Ambitious cyclists should check out Bicycling Coast to Coast: A Complete Route Guide, Virginia to Oregon ($16.95), by Donna Ikenberry Aitkenhead, published this month by The Mountaineers Books. With route descriptions, elevation profiles, and area maps for 77 daily rides across the northern half of the country, there'll be no getting lost. Check your local bookstore or call 800-553-4453.

Borneo Blitz
A new trip being billed as the Borneo Sports Spectacular will have you climbing 13,455-foot Mount Kinabalu, rappelling off cliffs, spelunking, rafting, and trekking. Who needs the Raid Gauloises? The first trip runs from April 21 to May 6 and costs $2,290 per person, not including airfare. Call Outer Edge Expeditions at 800-322-5235.

Rookies Ahoy!
Crew on the 397-foot Polish ship Dar Mlodziezy as it sets sail July 16 in the six-day Cutty Sark Tall Ships Races from Genoa, Italy, to Palma de Mallorca, Spain. No experience is necessary, but you must be at least 21. Just list ten reasons why you'll "benefit from this adventure of a lifetime" and send them to the Tall Ships Foundation, Box 110231, Stamford, CT 06911, by May 31. For details, call 203-462-5033.