Oregon offers a varied landscape. Explore the volcanoes and the glacier-clad mountains of the Cascades. Or see the lakes and caves nestled in-between. The Columbia River offers watersports and scenery along with a study in the last ice age. And…
Oregon Road Trip Itinerary Pack it up and explore the Pacific Northwest with nine picture perfect Oregon road trip stops. First start in Portland with a host of family friendly stops. Then head east for waterfalls before exploring the Cascade…
With Oregon Caves National Monument circled on my map my SUV climbs a winding mountain road through a dense fir forest to a clearing. Just south of Oregon’s Grants Pass in the Rouge River Siskiyou National Forest, we find a…
As a road tripping maniac that’s driven three kids across North America, I hate my car at times. I love to use different forms of transportation. So when the opportunity came up to take the train from Southern California to…
What to do in Bend with Kids In-between Crater Lake and Columbia River Gorge, I found Bend, Oregon, located where the ponderosa pine forest transitions to the high desert. I did a little research and found Bend is a favorite…
Visiting Mount St. Helens with kids is a must for your Washington road trip. It was once a recreational playground for Washington. Then one quiet Sunday morning in 1980 the snowcapped mountain vaporized. Followed by a mudslide that decimated…
Oregon boasts seven natural wonders, like Crater Lake and the Oregon Coast that can be easily explored as an Oregon road trip. And two of those destinations lie within miles of each other, a few hours from Portland. First the…
After exploring the U.S. and the majority of Canada with my three kids, 9, 13 and 14, I’m still amazed by what fascinates them. I thought historical sites about explorers would be a hard sell. Not so. My boys, 9…
Along the Canadian border and in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, discover San Juan Island. With a temperate summer climate, shoreline whale watching and family-friendly activities, like hiking and glamping, San Juan Island offers an ideal destination for a…
I love camping with my three kids, I just hate pitching a tent. My kids scurry like woodland mice when the tent comes out. I wanted to share the best place to camp with kids in Washington. At Lakedale Resort…
After exploring the marble halls of Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve, we checked in to the Oregon Caves Chateau with kids, a National Historic Landmark and part of the PBS series, Great Lodges of the National Parks. Another charming…
A skipping stone from Olympic National Park, Lake Quinault Lodge regally sits on the shores of its namesake in the Olympic National Forest. As a bonus it’s a historic property featured on the PBS series Great Lodges of the…