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Mt. Hood Meadows partners with Hood River lodgings

For families, I think Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort is difficult to beat. It has great terrain, lots of high-speed lifts, reasonable prices and fun events. You just have to organize accommodations to plan a two-day stay – which is a good idea when you have traveled this far to ski! Mt. Hood Meadows Ski […]

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Pick a Pumpkin at Pumpkin Funland, Hood River

Pick a Pumpkin at Pumpkin Funland, Hood River It’s time to pack up the little goblins and take a road trip to Hood River for a Pumpkin Funland adventure! With Halloween just around the corner, families, including grandparents, can entertain the troops with free admission to a huge pumpkin patch and Gourd Central. There the […]

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Head for Oregon Waterways in the Late Summer, Early Fall

Sure, the days are a smidgen shorter and the nights are cooling off (mercifully). But there is still lots of glorious late summer and early fall weather ahead to enjoy Oregon’s 6,000 lakes, 112,000 miles of rivers and 363 miles of coastline. Of course, these Indian Summer days after Labor Day weekend and the start […]

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Outdoor Activities

Sailboarders Fly in The Gorge

So, you have learned to windsurf or kiteboard and you want to take it to a higher level. Then, head to Hood River, Ore., where you can buy or rent a board and give it a whirl with the watersport crowd at the infamous Columbia River Gorge. Wind surfing capital of the world is Hood River’s […]

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Travel to Hood River to Sailboard, Run New Half-Marathon

Wind surfing capital of the world is Hood River’s latest distinction. Previously known for growing luscious apples, pears, cherries, peaches and other fruits, and for the view of the majestic snowcapped peak of Mt. Hood, Hood River has become the destination of choice for wind surfers from around the world. The winds from the Columbia River […]

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Travel to Hood River to Sailboard, Run New Half-Marathon

Wind surfing capital of the world is Hood River’s latest distinction. Previously known for growing luscious apples, pears, cherries, peaches and other fruits, and for the view of the majestic snowcapped peak of Mt. Hood, Hood River has become the destination of choice for wind surfers from around the world. The winds from the Columbia River […]

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Red Bull Skate Space Brings Art and Sport to Seattle

Conceived and nurtured in Hood River, the new Red Bull Skate Space sculpture has been delivered and installed at Seattle’s Jefferson Park. Described by one of its artists, Oregon-based CJ Rench as “Bridging the game between art and sport,” the 11,000-pound steel sculpture is ready for action and appreciation. Red Bull Skate Space is a […]

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Favorite hikes

ActiveLifestylesNW.com invites you to explore our Great Northwest trails. 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.  For Columbia River views, hike the one-mile […]

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Favorite hikes

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.  […]