The Good Life - April 2020

In this issue

At age 84, why should I exercise? • He tossed in his job to follow a potter’s dream • Dipping into Washington’s hot springs • The joys of fishing’s opening day • Home builder goes big, big, big • Violinist Michelle Vaughn • filmmaker Jeremiah Higgins • The pretty but deadly American Kestrel • Ideas on how to get better sleep • Hard rock mining required hard men • The new old dump truck

At age 84, why in the world would I want to exercise?

As senior citizens, we are told by our doctors, children and friends that a program of regular exercise is very good for us.

4 mins

THE WHEEL KEEPS ON TURNING

Tossing in his day job promoting the arts and returning to actually making art

6 mins

Hot water: Places where you get soaked

Whether it’s summer or the dead of winter, most people find the thought of a relaxing soak in a hot spring -- or just hot water, for that matter -- a happy place to go as they dream of a special getaway that will long be remembered. Fortunately, Washington state has several options to choose from.

4 mins

Sweet joy of a child's first fish

The last weekend in April is one of the biggest events in state.

4 mins

Read all stories from {{magazineName}}

The Good Life Magazine Description:

The Good Life magazine is a monthly lifestyle print publication primarily circulating in Wenatchee and the Chelan and Douglas counties area of Washington founded upon the idea the world is a big, beautiful place — we like to find people who are stepping off the usual path in one way or another to find adventure in their lives.

One of our guidelines is that we only report on local people — folks from Chelan and Douglas counties. Our idea is this: other media can go all around the world and come back with stories on war, famine, earthquakes, crime and the like.

We go right down the street and find our neighbors who are doing something extraordinary that maybe, might inspire you to take your own adventure. The variety of our stories never ceases to surprise us: People have shared their adventures of going to some of the most inhospitable places on earth — such as north of the Arctic Circle — to the most hospitable — such as floating down the canals in the French countryside.

Most of our stories, though, take part locally, in the most beautiful area of Washington State, as readers and contributors find adventure close to home. We love the “chapter two” stories where people show us how they have rebounded one of life’s bruises to find new joy in living.