ColumnsHit the RoadHit the Road: The latest and greatest in travel productsE'Louise OndashSeptember 7, 2017September 7, 2017 September 7, 2017September 7, 20170276 Products that make the journey — whether across the globe or down the block — a bit easier and safer....
ColumnsHit the RoadHit the Road: In Greenland, a color-filled conclusion to an Arctic tourE'Louise OndashAugust 31, 2017 August 31, 201701326 Kangaamiut, on the west coast of Greenland, is the last village we’ll visit on a 13-day “Heart of the Arctic” tour with Adventure Canada....
ColumnsHit the RoadHit the Road: Flowers bloom despite harsh Arctic landscapeE'Louise OndashAugust 25, 2017 August 25, 20170404 Tundra, it turns out, can offer a surprisingly generous yield of delicate blossoms....
ColumnsHit the RoadHit the Road: The Inuit way is to waste nothingE'Louise OndashAugust 17, 2017 August 17, 201701212 Watching a seal skinning, or “flensing” as it is called in the Arctic, was not on my bucket list....
ColumnsHit the RoadHit the Road: Arctic adventure takes unexpected turnE'Louise OndashAugust 10, 2017August 10, 2017 August 10, 2017August 10, 20170414 In the Arctic, no matter what the plans, they’ll change....
ColumnsHit the RoadHit the Road: ‘Ultimate Dinosaurs’ comes to life at San Diego Natural History MuseumE'Louise OndashJuly 20, 2017July 20, 2017 July 20, 2017July 20, 201701634 You can meet these giant carnivorous and herbivorous reptiles at the exhibit running through Sept. 4....
Hit the RoadHit the Road: Author’s travel tales recount journeys outside his comfort zoneE'Louise OndashJuly 13, 2017July 13, 2017 July 13, 2017July 13, 20170403 When you don’t particularly like to travel and aren’t very experienced, where do you begin? Probably not Entebbe — as in Uganda – as...
ColumnsHit the RoadHit the Road: Sights and sounds of a changing Salt Lake CityE'Louise OndashJuly 6, 2017 July 6, 20171552 This is not your father’s Salt Lake City....
ColumnsHit the RoadHit the Road: Luxury accommodations replace tents at Utah ‘glampground’E'Louise OndashJune 27, 2017 June 27, 20170706 Conestoga wagons with queen-sized beds, heating and air-conditioning?...
Hit the RoadSummer vacations near and farE'Louise OndashJune 15, 2017 June 15, 20170665 Summer isn’t officially here for five more days, but chances are you’ve started to think about vacation options. If you are kid-less, you are...
Hit the RoadTwosome takes tandem cross-country bikerideE'Louise OndashJune 6, 2017 June 6, 20173 845 Time for a big-sister brag. My baby sister, Jenny Lucier, and husband Dan O’Neill of Tempe, Arizona, are on a west-to-east, cross-country trip on...
Hit the RoadHit the Road: Austin is booming with sights, sounds and eatsE'Louise OndashMay 18, 2017May 22, 2017 May 18, 2017May 22, 20170725 It’s a strange but wonderful sight — paddle boarders, kayakers and canoers gliding down the Colorado River, with Austin’s glass-and-steel high rises standing starkly in...
Hit the RoadIf you’re looking for a weekend getaway, try OjaiE'Louise OndashMay 3, 2017 May 3, 20170666 You can’t say we didn’t try. Our pursuit of Ojai’s Pink Moment — those few minutes just before sunset when the surrounding mountains radiate...
CommunityHit the RoadRelishing our good fortune to have Catalina so close to homeE'Louise OndashApril 28, 2017 April 28, 201701056 We climb into the double kayak and start paddling away from Descanso Beach. It’s a bit choppier than we had anticipated and it’s not long...
Hit the RoadAustin man keeps city weird with Cathedral of JunkE'Louise OndashApril 13, 2017 April 13, 201702471 His mother christened it the Cathedral of Junk and its congregation has grown steadily in the last few years. They come in a steady...