Category: Articles (Page 12 of 21)

Hiking with Your Dog? Here’s What to Pack for Your Pooch (The Ten Canine Essentials)

October 18, 2010 / admin

Hiking with a dog

Ellen Morris Bishop knows how to keep a dog happy, healthy, and safe on the trail. After all, she and her own dogs, Meesha and Dundee, hiked more than 750 miles in their research for Best Hikes with Dogs: Oregon. Here are the Ten Canine Essentials she suggests you pack when you take your pooch into the wilderness.

· Obedience training. Before you set foot on a trail, make sure your dog will obey your commands when faced with other hikers, other dogs, wildlife, and an assortment of strange scents and sights in the backcountry. A dog that can’t behave should be left at home.

Kayaking the San Juans

October 7, 2010 / admin

Sea Kayaks

I’ve kayaked in the Pacific Northwest for about 15 years, and conclude you can be exposed to a lot of great scenery with a low ‘hassle factor’ in several places throughout Oregon and Washington, without the added expense or time of venturing up to Canada. That being said, if you do want to invest the extra time and money, Vancouver Island, B.C. and the myriad of islands that surround it is a great kayaking destination. If you want a little summer in your winter, the Sea of Cortez in Baja, Mexico is a good trip, too. But more on that man`ana.

Socks Are On My Mind, Really My Feet.

September 3, 2010 / admin

Darn Tough Sock

The inside outside look into socks. There are many different types of socks; different thicknesses, sizes and materials. The most important difference to me is the material that a sock is made of. I think you should stay away from 100% cotton. Cotton will not wick the moisture away from the feet like other materials will. I have enjoyed socks that are a blend of natural and synthetic materials. One of my favorite is made out of bamboo, crazy to think that socks can be made out of bamboo.

Dogs, Are They Really Man’s Bestfriend?

August 31, 2010 / admin

Galaxie

I think as runners we have all been running down the street, relaxed in the groove and all of a sudden out of nowhere, you have that four legged (they say man’s best friend) dog on your heels. Man what a way to interrupted your rhythm and shoot your heart rate through the roof. Not that we don’t run to get our heart rate up, I just perfer it to be me doing it to myself and not because I am running for my life. Here are some do and do not’s when running in them dog infested neighborhoods.

Mommy Must Haves – Go Crib

August 18, 2010 / admin

Go Crib

I was lucky to run onto this little gem at the show. It was this company’s first OR Show and they got the pleasure of the upper-deck. Not as much foot traffic, but for the avid gear hunter, I had to look everywhere. My husband and Son found them and sent me up to check this out. It is the “Go Crib” by Guava Family.

Mommy Must Haves! (Outdoor gear for the mothers and children who LOVE the outdoors)

August 13, 2010 / admin

We at Open Air Life had a great time at the Summer OR show in Salt Lake. As I was trolling around the show with my two children, my article topic just came to me. Everyone would stop me and tell me all about their new kid friendly outdoor gear, or the mother must haves for us, so it was a no-brainer, “Mommy Must Haves” (Outdoor gear for both mothers and children who LOVE the outdoors.)

I focused on finding any gear that was geared toward a mother or a child to use in the outdoors. (Meaning the mountains, the beach, or even just the backyard.) Some of the products I am lucky enough to gear-test, others I just thought would be a great idea and want to pass the information on to other mothers who want to have a great time with their children in the outdoors.