Category Archives: Travel

Pedal, Play, Party: Summer Fun in West Virginia, Idaho and California

It’s quite possibly the oldest cliché in ski country: We came for the winters and stayed for the summers. Cliché? Yes. But only because it rings so true. While skiing draws us to the mountains, the full shock of summer … Continue reading

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Ride ‘Em Cowboy! Family Fun at the Beaver Creek Rodeo

I looked at my boys, and they were rolling with laughter. We were sitting on aluminum bleachers on a cloudy, cool night in the Colorado mountains at a rodeo and the rodeo clown had just struck a home run. As … Continue reading

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Bear Whisperer Steve Searles Keeps Bears Alive and Well at Mammoth Lakes

“Working with bears has taught me respect. Really, it’s taught me everything I know.” “Like many people, I grew up scary hearing campfire stories about bears, but humans are much more dangerous to other humans than bears are. We seem … Continue reading

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Ski Resorts In Norway, the French Alps and Italy to Visit Next Season

Today’s post is a travel piece, focusing on European resorts in Voss, Norway, Val Thorens, France and Via Lattea, Italy. Many thanks to Thomsen, a U.K. based travel company, for preparing the information. Yes, summer is almost here. But that … Continue reading

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Why Ski South America?

Are you ready to hang up your skis? I’m not. With the end of the Northern winter, I’m thinking about an endless ski season, one that seemlessly moves from winter to winter, from north to south and lands me high … Continue reading

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