By Roy StevensonITWPA MemberPhotographs by Linda PopovichThis, the second of my two-part series on an adrenalin junkie’s tour of Southern Oregon, offers up three exciting adventures: sandboarding on towering coastal sand dunes, a thrilling helicopter ride, and yet another terrifying dune buggy ride. Which one of these rides do you think released the most adrenalin into my … [Read more...] about An Adrenalin Junkie’s Southern Oregon Smackdown Part II: Sandboarding versus Helicopter Rides versus Dune Buggy Riding
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An Adrenalin Junkie’s Tour of Southern Oregon Part I: Dune Buggy Rides, Jetboat Trips, and Whitewater Rafting
By Roy Stevenson ITWPA Member Photographs by Linda Popovich Southern Oregon’s natural beauty has given the region its well-deserved high ranking as a world-class tourist destination. But when prospective adventure visitors thumb through their guidebooks and surf the Internet to plan their southern Oregon trip, many close the books and shut down the computers, their heads … [Read more...] about An Adrenalin Junkie’s Tour of Southern Oregon Part I: Dune Buggy Rides, Jetboat Trips, and Whitewater Rafting
Sew Crazy
By Karen Brooks April is AQS (American Quilter’s Society) Quilt Show time in Paducah, Kentucky. If this sounds like a boring time to you, boy, are you in for a surprise! This show is not just for grandmas. It attracts men, young people, and an international crowd. Contestants, demonstrators, and enthusiasts come from as far away as New Zealand, Australia, the Netherlands, … [Read more...] about Sew Crazy
Stairway to Spanish Medieval Heaven
By Des Townshend Seventeen miles from the bustling coastal city of Benidorm lies the rock-perched village of Guadalest, the most dramatically situated of all the Moorish fortifications that dot the mountains of the Costa Blanca. This settlement is made up of two villages referred to as the Old Village and the New Village. You walk through the Puerta de San Jose rock arch … [Read more...] about Stairway to Spanish Medieval Heaven
Take the High Ground
By Roderick Eime A blast of fresh, rarefied air and chilled mountain water might be the tonic you’re after. Two thousand feet above the valley floor and the snow-dusted peaks still tower above us like dizzying frosted spires. The air is crisp and as clear as Swarovski crystal in the rarefied atmosphere of New Zealand’s Southern Alps. The Tasman Sea is easily visible in … [Read more...] about Take the High Ground