Tapping the spirit of adventure

Central Oregon is a dream destination for people from around the world. Paradoxically, the region is also full of people who love to travel. Maybe the spirit of adventure is what brought them here in the first place - and it continues to burn brightly.

When we think of "adventure travel" we tend to imagine zip-lining across mountain canyons, or trekking into deserts and rainforests in some remote part of the globe. And if climbing mountains, rafting streams, and trekking in remote places calls to you, more power to you. But perhaps we should use a more expansive definition of "adventure travel...