Are you looking for adventure on the U.S. West Coast for your next baby boomer trip? Spend a few minutes with Adventure Weekends West app, available at the iTunes Store ($2.99) for iPad and iPhone, and you’ll be recharging your boomer battery this weekend.
Robert Earle Howells believes that “nothing recharges the body and soul like a weekend of outdoor adventuring.” And Howells should know—for many years, he was the editor-at-large of my favorite magazine, National Geographic Adventure.
Adventure Weekends West offers 99 exciting ideas for outdoor weekends in Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and California. Photo slideshows accompany short descriptions of each activity along with a Google map. Live links take readers to videos, lodging suggestions and more. At the end of each entry boomers will find suggestions on when to go, cost, where to stay and contact information.
Not a hard-core adventure lover? No worries. Howell’s has included activities that cover all levels and types of outdoor experiences. Go schrooming in the Oregon Wilds, count the critters from the Elkhorn Slough safari boat near Monterey or sleep in a lighthouse on the headlands of Point Cabrillo on the Mendocino Coast. What? You yearn for a wilder adventure? Climb an Alaskan Glacier or ski the backcountry in Oregon’s Sisters Wilderness.
Adventure Weekends West app is easy to use. A handy filter in the top left-hand corner allows readers to sort by topic or destination. And the content is available (except for live links) for those occasions when you’re not connected to the internet. Fair warning—reading Howell’s selections will make those travel feet itchy!
Have you downloaded Adventure Weekends West to your iPad or iPhone? Post a comment to share your favorite western weekend adventure. I’m thinking Alan would enjoy Oregon’s Wild Walk on the Rogue.
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