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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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Different boats for different floats

We all like to do different things, we even like to change up what we have been doing…everybody likes variety.  Kayaking gives you lots of different options when it comes to paddling and surroundings. In this article I would like to talk about several types of paddling and kayaks.  I would like to make an […]

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Road Trip to Leavenworth – Getting There is Half the Fun

While any season is a good time to travel to Leavenworth for shopping, beer drinking and weinersnitzel eating, summer is elegant and warm in this tourist town east of Stevens Ski Resort off Highway 2 in the North Cascades. Good weather means you don’t have to hurry. Instead, you can relax and enjoy the scenery […]

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By Land or Sea Roche Harbor Offers Many Activities

By Leslee Jaquette Whether you access Roche Harbor on San Juan Island from land or by sea, it offers visitors a beautiful, relaxing setting from which to enjoy the Northwest marine world. Whether you arrive by private yacht, trailer boat or via Washington State Ferries to Friday Harbor, allow yourself to sink into an island […]

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Alta Lake State Park Offers Great Camping, Fishing Destination

By Leslee Jaquette If you are looking for a cozy camping and fishing destination for this summer’s “stay-cation,” consider Alta Lake State Park. I suggest making reservations for mid-week or Sunday nights because this popular and accessible park is probably booked on weekends throughout the season. But check out Alta Lake soon because this little […]

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Adventures on the Appalachian Trail

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 […]

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Take classes, get experience, shop carefully before buying a kayak

After answering some questions about what kind of activities and commitment we wanted to make to watersports, such as did we want to paddle on a lake or go camping, we arrived at some initial conclusions. We pretty quickly decided that canoeing was probably not for us, neither of us was keen on kneeling in […]

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Adventure Vacations at Appalachian Trail Adventures Hiking Spa

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 […]

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Seattle on a Budget

Seattle offers an impressive array of free or affordable attractions. Additionally, savvy travelers take advantage of some major seasonal and year-around sightseeing, dining and accommodations packages. Seattle CityPass Visitors wanting the “full Seattle experience” often choose to purchase a Seattle CityPass to get the most for their money. Included in the CityPass are admission tickets […]