Travel for All: Accessibility Creates Paths for Exploration

Travel for AllAccessibility Creates Paths for Exploration   by Dan Shryock Photo Pat Addabbo/Oregon Adaptive Sports Hundreds of skiers and snowboarders glide through powder on Oregon’s slopes each winter using adaptive equipment. Kayakers in Coeur d’Alene paddle the Spokane River each summer after smoothly transitioning from wheelchairs. On the Oregon Coast, 5-foot-wide plastic mats make…

South Africa: Discover diverse wildlife and landscapes

Visit South Africa Discover diverse wildlife and landscapes by Penny E. Nakamura Photo Kelly Arnold uKhahlamba-Drakensberg National Park. image via alamy.com/hemis Once you’ve visited South Africa, you’ll never be the same. There’s something magical about this southernmost part of the African continent, where the landscape varies from mountains to the savannah covered by wildlife preserves;…

Building Bridges: Learn about Past and present by visiting tribal lands

Building Bridges Learn about past and present by visiting tribal lands   by Daniel O’Neil Photo alamy.com/David R. Frazier Photolibrary, Inc. Visiting tribal lands implies a departure from everyday America. Not only do Native Indian communities remain culturally distinct, they also remain sovereign nations—small nation-states—within the United States. In Oregon and Idaho, most tribes live…

A Moveable Feast: Discover the Willamette Valley with a Thanksgiving wine-tasting weekend

A Moveable Feast Discover the Willamette Valley with a Thanksgiving wine-tasting weekend by Casey Hatfield-Chiotti Photo courtesy Willamette Valley Vineyards Oregon’s Willamette Valley, where moss-covered trees and manicured vineyards cover gently rolling hillsides, is beautiful to experience in all four seasons. Located an hour’s drive southwest of Portland, the picturesque region is also known for…

Bozeman, Montana: Discover the Magic of Big Sky Country During Shoulder Season

Bozeman, MontanaDiscover the Magic of Big Sky Country During Shoulder Season   by Casey Hatfield-Chiotti Photo Chris D’Ardenne When September rolls around in Bozeman, Montana, less than two hours from the North Entrance to Yellowstone National Park in the Rocky Mountains, the leaves of the valley’s many trees—such as quakings aspens and black cottonwoods—gradually begin…