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During our recent trip in January 2019 around the Pacific Northwest, there were moments I found it difficult to find information on where to sleep, places we were going, what not – so I share in hopes that it helps your future travels! People helping …
Our goals were to get to to tippiest top of the Washington coast, which meant we were heading to Cape Flattery. You take the 101 to the 113 to the 112 to get all the way up there. Unfortunately, once we got there, the road …
Port Townsend I have family in Tacoma, WA, so we left this morning with advice from a friend that to head towards northern Washington we should cut through the islands and bridges – heading towards Port Townsend. Apparently, driving this way from Tacoma, there are …
Big cities are what we usually avoid while car camping. Too many people, too much traffic, usually nowhere to sleep for free, and most things to do there include spending money. But of course when you are in a new state exploring, we got to …
When thinking of how to describe Tacoma, this is the first thought that came to my brain. Everyone is always talking about Seattle in Washington. “Have you been to Seattle?” “Oh, you gotta check out Seattle!” “You’re going to Washington? Seattle is so cool. You …
Granted, I’m not much a geography person, but I had no clue until this year that a huge chunk of the Oregon and Washington border is the Columbia River Gorge. It is known for all it’s waterfalls – yay more waterfalls! On the Oregon side, …
Visiting a city while on a budget is hard, but you can always find cool things that don’t cost money! I’ll admit, my only impression of Portland, Oregon, before going there was whatever I had seen from random episodes of Portlandia. I expected hipsters and …
When doing research for the best hikes in Oregon, I heard of this one and immediately wanted to do it. You can find the trailhead in Silver Falls State Park. We actually got to Silver Falls State Park the night before we did the hike …
After leaving Umqua, we went east to check out Bend, Oregon. Both of us had heard really good things and wanted to see what the craze was about. We understood after our short 3 days of being there. 1. The city of Bend is …
“The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.” JOSEPH CAMPBELL When we left Mount Shasta (see our trip highlights here!) in January 2019 to head to Oregon, we wanted to see Crater Lake National …