Travel & Outdoors

Life & Style Ice cold action heats up slopes (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Amos Horn, Oregon NewsLab Published: Jun 13, 2013 at 11:38 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 13, 2013 at 11:38 AM PDT

Up on Mount Bachelor, the weather was cold, grey and spitting snow, but that didn’t stop people from trying to ski or snowboard across a pond of ice cold water.

Life & Style 10 Barrel Bonk: Flips, spins and hand plants on snow (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Amos Horn, Oregon NewsLab Published: Jun 13, 2013 at 11:38 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 18, 2013 at 2:51 PM PDT

Right off the starting blocks, snowboarders and skiers were doing flips, spins and hand plants over the barrels. The competition, being set up in jam format, offered every competitor to get as many runs in as they could.

Life & Style Shellie's travels: The mysteries of Stonehenge (Photo Gallery)

By Shannon L. Cheesman, Multimedia Journalist / Travel & Outdoors Published: Jun 13, 2013 at 11:31 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 13, 2013 at 11:32 AM PDT

Life & Style Breast cancer survivor to climb Mt. Hood in hopes for a cure (Video)

By Denise Whitaker Published: Jun 13, 2013 at 10:16 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 13, 2013 at 10:22 AM PDT

An Auburn woman who battled cancer head on now fights for others she's never even met.

Life & Style NYC debates crackdown on counterfeit luxury goods

By VERENA DOBNIK, Associated Press Published: Jun 13, 2013 at 8:58 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 13, 2013 at 8:58 AM PDT

New York City lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it illegal to buy a fake Rolex watch or Prada handbag from a street vendor.

Life & Style In final pre-baby public appearance, Kate christens cruise ship (Photo Gallery)

By GREGORY KATZ Associated Press Published: Jun 13, 2013 at 7:34 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 13, 2013 at 8:50 AM PDT

A glowing Kate Middleton on Thursday christened a gigantic new cruise ship named the Royal Princess.

Life & Style Watch free flicks and listen to free tunes all summer long

By Shannon L. Cheesman, Multimedia Journalist / Travel & Outdoors Published: Jun 13, 2013 at 6:00 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 13, 2013 at 6:34 AM PDT

Is your summertime budget tight? Not to worry - there will be plenty of entertainment in the coming months at your local parks.

Life & Style Mackinac Island: Victorian charm in modern era (Photo Gallery)

By ANICK JESDANUN, Associated Press Published: Jun 12, 2013 at 8:06 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 12, 2013 at 8:17 AM PDT

Mackinac Island, located off the Straits of Mackinac separating Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas, was an important outpost in the region's fur trade, but that gave way to fishing and eventually tourism.

Life & Style Photos: Five Seattle beaches that aren't Alki (Photo Gallery)

By Joshua Lewis and Hanna Brooks Olsen Published: Jun 11, 2013 at 9:58 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 11, 2013 at 9:58 AM PDT

The weather may not be ideal today -- but you know the first time it hits 75 degrees again, you're going to be packing up the sunscreen and itching to get to the beach. But Seattle's most popular waterfront spots can get so crowded (have you tried parking at Golden Gardens on a Saturday?), you might be looking for a new place to lay down your towel. Don't sweat it; we've scoped out a few lesser-known beaches for your sunning pleasure.

Life & Style Photos: Woodland Park Zoo bears merrily mangle campsite (Photo Gallery)

By Joshua Lewis Published: Jun 10, 2013 at 3:08 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 11, 2013 at 8:19 AM PDT

Life & Style Lighthouse opens after restoration project (Photo Gallery)

By Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Published: Jun 11, 2013 at 7:35 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 11, 2013 at 7:35 AM PDT

The iconic Heceta Head Lighthouse is open again after two years of restoration.

Life & Style Buy and sell your vacation days? Some workers have that option

By SAM HANANEL, Associated Press Published: Jun 10, 2013 at 9:15 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 10, 2013 at 9:15 AM PDT

Want more time off work to hang out at the beach? Need a little cash and have vacation days to spare?

Life & Style Hobbits and elves are drawing tourists to New Zealand

By Associated Press Published: Jun 10, 2013 at 9:08 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 10, 2013 at 9:08 AM PDT

Hobbits, elves and dragons appear to be luring tourists to New Zealand as fans await their first glimpse of the second movie in "The Hobbit" trilogy.

Life & Style Where in the world is Shellie Bailey-Shah?

By Shannon L. Cheesman, Multimedia Journalist / Travel & Outdoors Published: Jun 7, 2013 at 8:47 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 7, 2013 at 8:58 PM PDT

A familiar face on KATU - Problem Solver Shellie Bailey-Shah - will be gone for the summer, but not to worry - she'll be back and in the meantime will be sharing stories as she travels the world.

Life & Style Photos: Top kayakers compete in North Fork Championship (Photo Gallery)

By KBOI Web Staff Published: Jun 7, 2013 at 3:56 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 7, 2013 at 3:56 PM PDT

Some of the world's best kayakers are competing in the The North Fork Championship, an annual kayak race north of Banks on the North Fork of the Payette River in southwestern Idaho.