Our yards are our outdoor homes: fun, beautiful, great spaces for relaxing. But in taking care of them, we often use water inefficiently, produce a lot of yard waste, and overuse chemicals that are bad for the environment and our families’ health. The good news is, by making some simple changes in how we care […]
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 […]
By Leslee Jaquette I have twice visited Jasper, Alberta. The first time was in November. Snow covered the village and the local ski resorts were operating on thin cover. But it was magnificent and I was hooked on Canada in the winter. A number of years later, I returned to Jasper in the summer via […]
Welcome to ActiveLifestylesNW Kayaking Column – Let’s Get Started! Chuck Hemphill We have all seen kayakers on rivers, lakes and on the ocean… quietly gliding along the water enjoying the scenery and weather. How many times have you thought it might be fun to kayak but really didn’t have a notion of how to get […]
