Often, one of the best ways to get to know a city is to experience one of their seasonal festivals or street markets. From March through December of every year, the Burnside Bridge area of Tom McCall Waterfront Park and Ankeny Park in Portland Oregon … [Read more...]
Wildlife Safari
May 7, 2012 By 2 Comments
Every once in a while, a potential pit stop surprises me. We'd traveled Oregon's I-5 stretch countless times before we took the opportunity to visit Wildlife Safari outside Winston, Oregon. Why the delay? I tend to be suspicious of roadside animal … [Read more...]
Guide to Portland food carts with kids
May 3, 2012 By 2 Comments
Ever since getting my first taste of food cart eating in Vancouver last June, I've sought out food trucks and carts while in cities. I've found great food cart fare in Boston and traditional hot dog cart fare in New York City, and given Portland, … [Read more...]
Wings and Waves Water Park
April 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
After lunch would be a good time to move from the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum to the Wings and Waves water park. (The exception to this rule would be during peak holiday weekends, when the lines for rides at the water park escalate by … [Read more...]
Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum
April 26, 2012 By 4 Comments
When I first heard that McMinnville Oregon's Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum was one part aviation history museum, one part military vehicle and firearms collection, one part 3-D theater, and one part water park (yes, water park), I couldn't … [Read more...]
A stay in a KOA Kamping Kabin
February 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Full disclosure: I dislike purposeful misspellings (like 'k's replacing 'c's), and I haven't stayed in a KOA Kampground (there we go again) in a very long time. That said, when we needed a no-frills overnight accommodation en route to the Mt. Hood … [Read more...]
Winter backcountry skiing: a stay with Cascade Huts
February 22, 2012 By 3 Comments
As soon as I was made aware of Cascade Huts, a system of backcountry cabins in the Mt. Hood wilderness near Government Camp, Oregon, I knew we had to review it! Set miles away from civilization, each of Cascade Huts' three rustic cabins are situated … [Read more...]
Best ski towns: Ashland, Oregon
February 13, 2012 By 3 Comments
A friendly community with a small-town yet academic atmosphere, Ashland, Oregon makes our list of Best Ski Towns despite the fact that it's a full 20-minute commute from the slopes. What it lacks in proximity to powder it more than makes up for in … [Read more...]
Searching for Bigfoot on Collings Mountain
January 9, 2012 By 1 Comment
On a dreary but warm day in January, we skipped the ski slopes to brave a wintery hike skirting Applegate Lake near Ruch, Oregon. Our destination? A bona fide Bigfoot trap. Located along the Collings Mountain trail in the Rogue River National Forest, … [Read more...]
Urban Monkey Air Park
December 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It's official: air parks are my new favorite pit stops! What could be better than indoor, wall-to-wall trampolines to get energy out while on a family road trip?! Urban Monkey Air Park in Grants Pass, OR is a medium-sized facility with a large … [Read more...]
