As a twist on Richard Louv’s book “Last Child in the Woods,” I suggest that it’s just not kids who need to head outdoors. In keeping with an article I read in the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) newsletter, everyone needs to spend more time outside, moving their bodies. Why? Because contact with the natural world […]
By Leslee Jaquette On our most recent trip to Joshua Tree National Park 140 miles south of Los Angeles, my son, Adam, and I had the unbelievable good fortune to arrive the day after a big rain. The desert was in extravagant, full bloom! Although I had to visit the park’s website to put names […]
Appalachian Trail Adventures (ATA) offers a distinctive adventure vacation with guided daily hiking, kayaking, and caving in the Green Mountains of Vermont. ATA offers a variety of options to help customize one’s vacation. The most common is the Hiking Vacation Program that consists of an air-conditioned room with three daily spa meals, snacks, a guided […]
BY LESLEE JAQUETTE While beaching our 65-foot houseboat down a secluded arm of British Columbia’s Shuswap Lake, we sight a grizzly bear swimming to shore. Paddling leisurely, Ursus horribilis ignores us completely. He clambers up the beach, shakes like a dog and lumbers into the forest. Houseboating on the Shuswap, as well as a number […]
ActiveLifestylesNW.com will feature a different Northwest hike each week in Oregon and Washington. To start off, here are three of our favorite Northwest hikes: Catherine Creek Interpretive Trail, located in Washington the east end of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, is the ideal place to walk your dog while viewing spectacular gorge scenery. […]
Appalachian Trail Adventures (ATA) offers a distinctive adventure vacation with guided daily hiking, kayaking, and caving in the Green Mountains of Vermont that targets families who are adventurers, nature lovers, and those seeking an active vacation, including hikers who do not feel comfortable hitting the trails alone. ATA provides an affordable all-inclusive fitness vacation giving […]
