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Green Tortoise Crawler Chronicle

Green Tortoise Crawler Chronicle is our quarterly newsletter. To browse through past issues, click on a date below. To receive the newsletter by e-mail — including special e-mail-only discounts and promotions — add your e-mail address in the the box in the sidebar and click go! Your email address will be kept completely confidential and only used for our periodic mailings.


- Crawler Chronicle – January 2010
  Happy 35th Birthday Green Tortoise! This year Green Tortoise Adventure Travel celebrates 35 years of affordable adventures with extraordinary people ... Winter Yosemite Adventures are back ... Foodie on the Road ... Done with the Downpour? Put away that umbrella and join us on a Death Valley National Park Adventure ... Ask Sunny!
- Crawler Chronicle – Winter 2009
  Photo Contest — snap your way to a free trip! Shaunna explains why life's a Beach ... in Baja! ¿No habla Espanol? No problemo! Enroll in Spanish 101. Mexican Holiday Traditions. Ask Sunny!
- Crawler Chronicle – October 2009
  Join us for an evening of photos, stories, and wine centered around Baja! Southern Dreamin' with office manager Ryn. Top 10 Reasons to Ride the Tortoise. The Driver's Side with Sean Sullivan: find the Wild West in Baja! The Green Tortoise Guesthouse — your home away from home. Promote the Green Tortoise and receive ride credit. Ask Sunny!
- Crawler Chronicle – July 2009
  Are you broken-hearted? Take a Green Tortoise Trip! Just get laid off? Hop on the bus! Our Pacific Trek Adventure offers travelers the opportunity to ponder soaring Redwoods, gaze into the deep blue waters of Crater Lake, and have a relaxing soak at a local mountain hot spring. Our first Burning Man art car is capable of holding 30 passengers. Online store open for business. Ask Sunny!
- Crawler Chronicle – Summer 2009
  Great Deals! Times are tough, but you can still have adventure in your life, and you don't need to break the bank to do so. The Driver's Side: "My Cherry on Top" by Sean "Sully" Sullivan. Green Tortoise Art Car for Burning Man! The Green Tortoise will have its very own art car for this year's Burning Man event. Friends of the Tortoise: Watercolor Artist Jon Crane. "Team Tortoise" at Bay to Breakers!
- Crawler Chronicle – Winter 2009
  Early Booking Discount: Plan your summer travels now and save 10% off the fare! The New Trips: 'Round the Country: Introducing our two new cross-country USA round trip adventures. New Trip: Canyons & Coast: A lesson in contrast, our newest trip combines the best of the Pacific Northwest and Arizona/Utah Canyon Country. The Driver's Side: My Year of Driving: Join driver extraordinaire Seena as she describes her first summer with the Tortoise. Green Tortoise Hostels: Sometimes, you've just gotta toot your own horn!
- Crawler Chronicle – Summer 2008
  Combination Trips Offer Exciting Possibilities! Our combination trips are designed to give you many more travel options and dates. The Driver's Side: On the Road -- Cross-Country USA with driver Erik! "The Green Tortoise Cross-Country USA adventures have proved over the years to be amongst my favorite trips. I love the unique combination of hiking and camping in the best national parks America has to offer, spiced with visits to vibrant cities, where you can do practically everything from jamming to great music to exploring famous museums." Yosemite Adventures: Perfect Weekend Getaways and Weekly Adventures through Autumn! Friends of the Tortoise: Camp Unalayee Opens in new window, an accredited summer camp for Youths ages 10-17. Located in Northern California
- Crawler Chronicle – Winter 2008
  Join us Whale Watching in Baja -- by Lyle Kent, Baja enthusiast and owner of the Green Tortoise. New Destinations: we are pleased to introduce our Western Roadrunner, and are also excited to reintroduce a new and improved version of our Pacific Trek. Sammy's Choice: Tultepec Fireworks Festival. Friends of the Tortoise: BUNAC Opens in new window -- Work, Volunteer, and Teach Abroad!
- Crawler Chronicle – Fall 2007
  The Driver's Side: The bounty of Baja. New destinations?: Pinnacles. Sammy's Choice: Chichen Itza on the equinox. From our Friends at Flying Kiwi Opens in new window: Glaciers of New Zealand
- Crawler Chronicle – Summer 2007
  Our food issue! From our far-flung staff: Cross Country U.S.A. with Driver Dave. Sammy's choice: Santa Monica Farmers Market. Name the Bus Contest Winner announced. Friend of the Tortoise: Moose Travel Network Opens in new window.
- Crawler Chronicle – Spring 2007 Opens in new window
  Green Tortoise isn't simply the most fun and affordable choice in adventure travel, but we're also striving to be the most eco-friendly! In this, our Earth Day Issue, we outline details about our new partnership with Carbonfund.org Opens in new window as well as our new biodeisel program. Sammy's choice: Green Apple Music and Arts Festival. Friend of the Tortoise: Crooked Trails Opens in new window.
- Crawler Chronicle – Winter 2007 Opens in new window
  Our inaugural issue! Includes our name our new bus contest and call for reader's stories. Sammy's choice: Alaska's World Ice Art Championships. Friend of the Tortoise: The Flying Kiwi Opens in new window.

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