Oregon State Parks

Last weekend’s two day adventure really got me wishing for an extended road trip. When my parents lived in Rapid …

A winter adventure – quite by accident! We had a little cold spell here in Portland, but the sky was …

A great start to our Thanksgiving vacation this year! Sun was in the forecast this weekend so we made a …

A quick weekend trip close to home…with a generator this time, just in case. You read mixed reviews of this …

Nottingham is lovely! Tied as one of my two favorite campgrounds on Mt. Hood! No reservations and no water typically …

Wow! Such spectacular scenery just 1.5 hours from our doorstep. Who knew…certainly not us! Although this is a long hike …

We had quite the accidental adventure this weekend. Todd and I headed up the mountain to Mcneil, a quiet campground …

One last weekend in May to take advantage of, so we headed up the Mountain to a favorite place of …

What a treat! On our way back from our day hike to Jawbone Flats, we noticed a fork in the …

Day two of our Memorial Day weekend found us exploring Opal Creek Ancient Forest Wilderness Area. Just 2 hours out …

I am so behind that I actually had to go onto Facebook to remember the places that we’ve visited the last …

Once again, I find myself months behind on documenting our outings. Now that summer’s here and I have a extra …

The weather forecast looked promising early in the week and so we made reservations again…and again we watched the chance …

We made reservations earlier in the week to stay the weekend at Champoeg State Park. The forecast called for sunny …

Stayed at Nehalem Bay State Park, in the cute little town of Manzanita on the Oregon coast last weekend! The …

We decided to get one more weekend trip in before our daughter and son-in-law were set to have their baby. …

Boy, do I have some catching up to do! It’s been a busy year and my poor blog has really …

What a wonderful week. It’s not often that my side of the family is able to get together to spend …

Another fabulous weekend spent at Camp Creek on Mt. Hood (although I am a month late publishing this post!) The …

We love it here! So much in fact that Todd suggested I not blog about it 😉 I couldn’t resist …