Watching the first sunrise of 2012 from the top of Mount Hood with my close friend Carlos Martinez was so beautiful it was almost impossible to describe. However what was truly amazing was the fact that Carlos’s new wife Nancy let him spend…

Some people think we’re crazy for hopping in our kayaks when it’s 35 degrees and drizzling, but if you love to paddle, there are many reasons to get out in the rain. If you wait for summer in Oregon, many rivers and streams are too low…

We’re savoring the end of 2011 and want to go out on a sweet note. For inspiration, we stopped in atCacaoin Portland to ask for recommendations on Oregon chocolatiers. Sasha Freivalds, barista and chocolate connoisseur at the store,…

Two inches per hour. That’s how fast the snow’s falling outside. Enough snow that, if you add serious wind, you officially have a blizzard.

In 1993, Janet Freeman’s sister asked her to make a pair of snowboard pants that recognized the fact she was a girl, recalls Freeman.