COVID-19 TIME ADVENTURING IN THE AMERICAN WEST
by Larry Turner

LAS VEGAS: ORIGINAL DOWNTOWN AND SIDE TRIPS
byYvette Cardozo

HIKING CLOSE TO HOME:
Backpacking in the Diamond Lake Wilderness
by Lee Juillerat

My traveling world has not slowed down since I live in a small rural community and have the benefit of slipping out my back gate to some remote and beautiful places.

I thought I had pretty much “done” Vegas to death. I’ve been here off and on since the ‘70s when Downtown WAS Vegas. And now, once again, when it’s doing a bit of everything.

Faraway places have a special allure. There’s a sense of anticipation, of the unknown, of something different about visiting places that require a journey. But sometimes that longing to travel means missing equally alluring places closer to home.

OREGON ALIVE
by Vicki Hoefling Andersen

DANGEROUS PLACES TO TRAVEL NOW
© by Christopher Elliott

PERFECT FAMILY VACATIONS IN TIMES OF HEALTH CRISIS
by Rebecca Brown

Countless sanctuaries and reserves are set aside for Oregon's wildlife–18 National Wildlife Refuges and three Marine sites including the Oregon Islands, 1,853 islands, rocks and reefs along the coastline.

If you’re wondering where the most unhealthy places are to visit during the coronavirus outbreak, here’s a definitive guide.

With international travel not being a viable option for many, the key is in thinking small. There are a lot of safe, minimal-contact options in and around your city - read on for a couple of ideas.

Highonadventure co-founder Les Furnanz, 1946-2020

Les and his wife Rita began highonadventure.com in 1995, years ahead of the times.They were both members of the North American Ski Journalists Association. In an early folly of NASJA adapting to the electronic age, it disqualified them from membership by not accepting the website as legitimate membership credentials because they sold the advertising themselves.

Undaunted, Les and Rita continued building the site and in 2004 sold it to four of their friends and colleagues: Lee Juillerat, Larry Turner, Lynn Rosen, and Steve Giordano. Highonadventure.com now has three additional co-owners: Vicki Andersen, Yvette Cardozo, and Sylvia Blishak.

Les was a regular contributor through 2019. His passion for travel led him to six continents and French became his second language.

We miss Les a lot and our hearts go out to our friend Rita.

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