Discovering the secrets of Oregon’s coast with the kids
Oregon’s cool and mysterious coast isn’t a what-you-see-is-what-you-get kind of place. Only repeated visits allow you to discover why it’s one of America’s most underrated destinations.
Destinations
A feature about sustainable and authentic destinations around the world.
On this Oregon trail, a new discovery around every bend
Bend, Ore., is the kind of place you can come back to again and again and always discover something new. My latest adventure was no exception.
You’ll never believe what I found on the other side of Reno
Reno, Nev., used to be my favorite road stop on the way to Lake Tahoe. I had a preferred 7-11 service station where I could check the tread on my snow tires and fuel up, an In-N-Out Burger joint, and within a few minutes, I was on my way to some of the world’s best skiing.
The real reason why Silicon Valley is the world’s most elusive tourist attraction
Silicon Valley draws me to it like a powerful magnet, with its Mediterranean climate, irresistible culture of innovation and iconic technology brands that have defined a generation. It pulls in my whole family, which, like many Americans, lives in a world defined by Apple, Facebook and Google.
Blink and you’ll miss Buellton, California. Here’s why you don’t want to
Blink and you’ll miss Buellton, Calif., a tiny town a two-hour drive north of Los Angeles. And maybe that’s just fine with Buellton, one of those undiscovered destinations where everyone expects you to stay a few exits south, in touristy Santa Barbara, or just keep driving through to nearby Hearst Castle.
In Monterey, the action’s on the water — if you can get there
For days, the Humpback whales had been taunting us from the bay as if they knew what we wanted. Every now and then they’d breach the surface or send a spout of water high into the mist, as if to say, “Catch us — if you can.” The rare sea otters teased us, too, playfully popping their heads above the surface near the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Cover your eyes, kids! I think I see two nudes ascending El Capitan!
A week before we visited Yosemite National Park, Alex Honnold became the first person to free-climb the near-vertical 3,000-foot face of El Capitan.
Skiing in summer? Only at this California resort
Don’t look now, but there’s a guy next to me at the bottom of the chairlift. He’s snowboarding in a swimsuit. And nothing else.
On this run through New Mexico, no shortage of space (and salsa)
Like its painted desert landscapes, New Mexico is always different, always mysterious.
A San Antonio river adventure your family will never forget
You remember the Alamo, don’t you? If you’re my 10-year-old daughter, and you sometimes daydream during history class, maybe not.