Anne McSilver

When the aliens invade, Managing Editor Anne McSilver is sure her fondness for the sweet life will make her a tasty snack. While VIA colleagues are out kayaking, mountain biking, spelunking, or river rafting their way to tough sinew and muscle, she prefers sipping a café crème at a Parisian café or lazing away an afternoon in a boat on a lake. Of course, most of the time she's at the office simply reporting on all the adventurous people of the world like the country's best park ranger or testing ear plugs to get some peace and quiet. Maybe if she hides under her desk, the alien invaders will pass her by.

Anne has also written other travel pieces for VIA, such as Reno's National Bowling Stadium, In Search of Classic Motels, Cambria, Calif.,The Road to Hana is Paved with Fun, and Aurora, Ore.: Antiques and History Galore. Anne explored Julia Morgan's contribution to architecture in the Hearst Castle article by Deborah Franklin, and in Peerless Pears, she cheered on a misunderstood and delicate fruit.

Stinson Beach and Bolinas Getaway

Arcosanti

Amador Wine Country: Sierra Vintages

Portland’s NW 23rd Avenue