Oregon State Parks

I like McNeil campground for lots of reasons. A) It’s close to home. B) It’s sunny and open compared to …

We’ve had a wonderful, busy June! We celebrated Scott’s high school graduation with family and friends, I closed out my …

With our unseasonably warm weather this year we decided to take a weekend trip up the Gorge to check out …

As I am writing this I am sipping a robust cup of coffee in front of a roaring campfire watching …

Well, ladies and gentlemen, I’ve decided pigs can fly …After a lifetime of proclaiming my dislike for the Oregon coast, …

Cape Kiwanda is a tiny beach community located on the northern Oregon Coast. Although the town itself is very small, …

I think I’ve had a change of heart. The Oregon coast isn’t a place we’ve spent much time exploring. We …

Although rugged and beautiful, the Oregon coast isn’t known for hospitable weather, even in the summer. But, every once in …

A totally unexpected treat this weekend! We left home on a rather rainy Friday afternoon and within an hour, the …

December was a busy month for us. Lots of family for the holidays, so we didn’t have the opportunity to …

I’ve been putting off writing on my blog for a while. I’ve had a hard time wrapping my mind around …

A very much needed quiet weekend in the midst of all the excitement and confusion of a new school year! …

It has been a crazy busy couple of weeks around here. With the starting of the new school year, I …

We LOVE it here. So much in fact, that we canceled reservations for another campground we had reservations at later …

The last week of summer for me – always a bittersweet time. I’ll miss the long lazy days of sunshine …

While the rest of the country has seen record heat all summer, we’ve had a particularly cool season again this …

Spectacular!! Until a week ago, we had never heard of the Opal Creek Wilderness. We stumbled upon a blog that …

After spending four nights at Camp Creek on Mt. Hood, we said goodbye to our kids and dog and headed …

The forecast was for sunshine – 80 degrees, to be exact. It had been cloudy for an entire week and …

For me, this was the first weekend of summer. School was out and we left early Friday afternoon hoping to …