Oregon Road Trip Itinerary Portland The Waterfalls Along theColumbia River Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Mount Hood Newberry National Volcanic Monument Crater Lake National Park Oregon Caves National Monument Cannon Beach and Tillamook Lewis and Clark National Historical Park…
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 Coastthat 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 Columbia…
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…
Olympic National Park offers over 900,00 acres of wilderness for families to explore. The year-round outdoor destination boasts rugged coasts dotted with tide pools, hidden trails meandering through temperate rain forests and mountaintop meadows all within two hours of Seattle,…