Big trips. (Advocate Last Minute Gifts).

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR B0AT

Outdoorsy gals are flocking to women's white-water rafting trips, not only in locales like the Grand Canyon and Northern California hut in far-flung spots like Patagonia, Costa Rica, Alaska, even Siberia. Check out women-owned companies Mariah Wilderness Expeditions; Hawk, I'm Your Sister; and Adventures in Good Company.

SKIING IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

The Aspen and Whistler gay ski weeks become huger every year, but the ones in Europe stay small and classy. Try the Swiss Gay Ski Week in Davos or the European Gay Ski Week at Club Med Sestriere in the Italian Alps, both in March, with Above and Beyond Tours or Alternative Holiday.

SLAP LEATHER

With the increasing popularity of the nationwide gay rodeo circuit, many lesbians and gag men are mounting their mares on gay dude ranch vacations. Both OutWest Adventures and Alyson Adventures host weeklong cowboy and cowgirl stints in the United States.

BREATHE THROUGH YOUR MOUTH

Been on a gay cruise one to many times? Why not learn to scuba with your gay brothers and sisters aboard a small craft at exotic locales in the Caribbean or the Pacific? Undersea Expeditions and other gay-owned companies offer both men's and women's weeks.

SO VERY CAMP

Gay campgrounds axe just like summer camp as a kid but campier--with costume nights, theme weeks, skinny-dipping, and dirt-cheap rates to boot! Rainbow RV is among over 3(1) in North America alone, many with RV hook-ups.