The coffee I bought an hour ago has done the trick. No longer yawning, I cruise interstate 80 heading out of Reno’s industrial center with a jittery awareness. West of the glitz of downtown are the scraggy sage brush-covered foothills … Continue reading
As a big fan of Canada’s National Park system, I’m pretty pumped about knocking another one off my bucket list. My husband Jack and I have spent time in Alberta’s more well-known mountain parks, Banff and Jasper, and have even … Continue reading
A Washington snowshoer goes out for a day trip, but spends 50 hours lost in the woods. Here is his story, along with recommendations on how to avoid a similar ordeal.
Tacoma, Washington snowshoer Yong Chun Kim’s 50 hours on … Continue reading
The concept of ecotourism is not new, but lately we’re hearing a lot more about this kind of travel. Take a look at any travel magazine and you’re likely to read something about it. But what exactly does it mean? … Continue reading
Next yuletide season tell Santa you’ve put the Hinsdale Haute Route Yurts on your Christmas list.
A yurt is a sort of Mongolian wigwam. Hannibal crossed the Alps in one. Santa Claus’s elves live in yurt communes, the little hipsters. … Continue reading
Nestled against the San Juan Mountains in the southwest corner of Colorado, Telluride was a boomtown in the state’s mining rush of the late 1800’s. Now, it is one of Colorado’s 22 ski resorts. Telluride is designated a National Historic … Continue reading
Rising above the skyline from 54 miles southeast of Seattle, Washington State’s highest and most prominent volcano in the Cascade Arc, is still considered one of the world’s most dangerous. Reaching an elevation of more than 14,000 feet, makes it … Continue reading
Until recent snows in the western part of the country, it’s been a pretty brown snowshoe-free winter in much of the country. Northern New England has some snow, but it’s not the huge deep powder layer most of us have … Continue reading
You don’t just stumble upon perfection like the Home Ranch in Clark, Colo. Part of the reason this place is so magical is that it’s not really on the way to anywhere, and those who have found the Home Ranch … Continue reading
White Pass in central Washington has been known for its skiing since Olympic medalists Phil and Steve Mahre put the resort on the world map in the mid 1980s. In addition to the recently-expanded ski resort, there’s also some very … Continue reading
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