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Jump! Horses, Kids, Water and Ditches: What Could Go Wrong?new
I couldn’t help but wonder if this was a good idea: Jumping 1,200 pounds of horse at a gallop over logs, walls, ditches and various and sundry large solid objects seemed a bit suicidal. “Just keep your eyes up and go!” trainer and Olympic hopeful Karen O’Neal told me perkily as I got ready for my round. “Don’t look down. You’ll be fine.”
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
05-20-2010 |
Sports
Tags: Equestrians, Horses
Urban Assault: Bikes Get Wild in the Citynew
Urban free-riding is what happens when mountain biking meets BMX with a little parkour thrown in. The urban world of buildings, walls, steps, park benches and concrete obstacles is where urban free-riders perform their bike-based stunts.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
05-20-2010 |
Sports
Tags: urban bikes, urban freeride
Airstream Dreams: Life in a Silver Twinkienew
Airstreams appeal to hipsters and retirees, kids, teens and those of us who read Tom Robbins and thought it would be cool to live in a vehicle altered to look like a giant roast turkey. New or used, people haul them, live in them, fix them up or sometimes just fixate on them.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
04-01-2010 |
Culture
Fetish Fun: Kinky Out of the Closetnew
They might spank; they might wear black masks, be turned on by vinyl clothes or think guys in gas masks are way hot. But all of them would like you to know that it's OK to be kinky.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
10-08-2009 |
Culture
The Wedding That Wasn'tnew
How to back out of your wedding gracefully (sort of).
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
01-23-2009 |
Culture
Take Romance for a Hike: Love and Looking Good on the Trailnew
Here in the Pacific Northwest you're just as likely to have a guy or gal ask you out for a walk in the woods as you are to get asked for a dinner and a drink. With a little forethought, you can combine an outdoor adventure with a little romance and look good while you do it.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
12-18-2008 |
Recreation
Nekkid: In the Buff and Bare-ly Legalnew
Oregon has two seasons: rainy and naked. It's time for a hard look at Northwest nudity.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
06-05-2008 |
Culture
Rodeo Royals: Yoncalla's Cowgirl Queensnew
Picture a tiara-wearing beauty queen greeting a screaming crowd. She's smiling and waving without a hair out of place. Now put that queen on the back of a horse galloping full tilt, replace her high heels with a pair of cowgirl boots and stick that tiara on top of a cowgirl hat, and you're starting to get an idea of what a rodeo queen looks like.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
03-27-2008 |
Culture
Rafting a River to Save it in Tibetnew
American whitewater rafters team up with Chinese businessmen and Tibetans to bring the sport of rafting to China and save the Salween River from damming.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
01-09-2008 |
Recreation
