Getting Fit at Home in Addison County

In Vermont, January is the month that tries men’s souls (women’s, too). We resolve to improve, abstain, reduce and conserve. A great percentage of us vow to finally get outdoors and find fitness this year (CNN even voted Vermont the most fit state in the...

Texas Wildflowers: Bike Tour Through Paradise

On Sojourn’s Texas Hill Country bike tours, you may find that the Yellow Rose of Texas is actually a Bluebonnet or a Square-Bud Primrose. While the song ‘Yellow Rose of Texas’ has historic significance (the song is based on a Texas legend about a...

Jane Fonda’s Take on Age Equity

I used to think that age equity referred to the seniority of older websites. Jane Fonda’s little Ted Talk gives the phrase a much more important meaning. She uses the metaphor of a staircase to define age. And calls it “the upward ascension of the human...

POW: Vermont Ski Homes and Protecting our Winters

2011′s alarmingly warm autumn has many Vermonters reexamining their carbon footprints. Though the Farmers’ Almanac predicts some more white stuff  for January, winter seems to come later and later each year. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists,...

Indoor Cycling for a better Life: Samuel Lurie

Samuel Lurie is not your ordinary spinning instructor. And the Indoor Cycling class he teaches at All Wellness is not your ordinary spinning class. Sure there’s sweat, calorie burning, and resistance, but these classes are more like island retreats. Students can...