Mar 31, 2013

Jupiter Hotel – Portland, Oregon Unique Hotel in Portland “How’s the faux spring weather treating you?” the barista asked as she took my order. Like any Pacific Northwest resident I revel in the unexpected combination of warm temperatures and sunshine during late winter. “Perfect” I reply, returning her smile. Portland is a...

Oct 2, 2012

October 1, 2012 In this October Travel News Bulletin you will find: 1. Bald Mountain Air now offering polar bear tours 2. Remodeled Tsaina Lodge offers luxury for skiers atop Thompson Pass 3. Food tour shows off sights and tastes of Juneau 4. Bald Eagle Festival soars to new heights 1. Bald Mountain Air now offering polar bear tours Known for taking guests on...

Jan 19, 2012

(Sweetwater County, Wyo.) – Sweetwater County Travel & Tourism today announced the dates for its Crystal Classic Winter Carnival. The carnival, hosted by the Green River Parks and Recreation Department, will be held Feb. 17-18 at and around Expedition Island in Green River. The festival features an ice carving contest that is sanctioned by the National Ice...

Jan 12, 2012

(Seattle, WA, January 10, 2012) – Building on its sold-out 2011 inaugural season in Alaska, InnerSea Discoveries diversifies its cruising range in Alaska for 2012 with the addition of the 76-guest Wilderness Explorer sailing a new Northern Passages and Glacier Bay itinerary between Juneau and Sitka, Alaska. The ship joins the 60-guest Wilderness...

Nov 13, 2011

(WELCHES, Ore., Nov. 10, 2011) – It’s time to hit the slopes with new winter ski packages from The Resort at The Mountain, a year-round ski, spa and golf destination located along the western slope of Mt. Hood in Welches, Oregon. “Less than an hour above Portland, but below the snowline, The Resort is easy to get to and provides convenient access to...

Jul 9, 2011

The two-year old in a pink mud-splashed coat cannot resist the puddles, and for a moment I am distracted by her antics and turn my camera to capture her fun.  Her mother seems not to notice, she is more focused on the field of tulips that have drawn thousands of visitors to this farm in the Skagit Valley of Washington.  Chartered buses and vehicles choke the...

Jan 29, 2011

Although today it’s a tame four-lane highway, the road up the mountain still has that 18th century Oregon Trail feel. This piece is named the Barlow Road after the entrepreneur who built a toll portion on this otherwise free emigrant route, and it cuts a wild and treacherous course over the crest of the Cascades.  Imagine being one of those early travelers...

Sep 19, 2010

A feeling of controlled fear grips me as the raft begins the freefall. In that moment the outfitter’s favorite quote pops into my head – “Tell me and I will forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I will understand.” Thunderous walls of big water surround me and instantly I understand I’m involved… Day Four Morgan’s forecast of...

Sep 16, 2010

A feeling of controlled fear grips me as the raft begins the freefall. In that moment the outfitter’s favorite quote pops into my head – “Tell me and I will forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I will understand.” Thunderous walls of big water surround me and instantly I understand I’m involved… Day Three After breakfast we...

Sep 13, 2010

A feeling of controlled fear grips me as the raft begins the freefall. In that moment the outfitter’s favorite quote pops into my head – “Tell me and I will forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I will understand.” Thunderous walls of big water surround me and instantly I understand I’m involved… Day Two I rolled out of my bag...

Sep 10, 2010

A feeling of controlled fear grips me as the raft begins the free fall. In that moment the outfitter’s favorite quote pops into my head – “Tell me and I will forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I will understand”. Thunderous walls of big water surround me and instantly I understand I’m involved… Day One The Snake is a big and...

Sep 28, 2009

Many people over the years have dreamt of a great Alaskan adventure at one time or another, stemming from heroic stories of the frontier, the gold rush of 1898, Eskimos, and the Iditarod. Movies and books like those penned by Jack London fuel such fantasies of life in the great unknown, and for many, Alaska represents an opportunity to experience something wild...

“The first time you share tea with a Balti, you are a stranger. The second time you take tea, you are an honored guest. The third time you share a cup of tea, you become family…” — Balti proverb This proverb captivates me. On a recent trip to find high country in the Oregon...

Right from the beginning my horse and I had issues. The self-preservation instinct bred out of so many horses today was still in this Mustang named “Chia,” which was expressed in the “my way or the highway” stubbornness. For all my sweet-talk she had only two speeds, a lope and bone-jarring trot with nothing in between. It seemed these two speeds...

Arkdale, Wisconsin (July 8, 2009) — Families stay and play at a very special price this summer at Northern Bay Golf Resort & Marina, the unique family golf and on-the-water resort, located just north of the Wisconsin Dells and 90 minutes from Madison. Now through Aug. 31, 2009, Sunday through Wednesday, up to 10 people can stay in a two or...