A Hike Up Portland’s Mount Tabor Park Our Stay in Portland, OR Portland’s Volcanic Gem: Mount Tabor Park Sunshine and spring in the air – it was the perfect day to explore one of Portland’s hidden gems: Mount Tabor Park! This extinct volcano offered a beautiful and educational hike within Portland’s city limits. Our hike […]
The Southeast Portland Area Our Adventures in Hillsboro, OR January 2020 On A Sunny Winter Saturday Morning … … we embarked on a few leisurely hikes through Southeast Portland’s most enchanting trails. Our journey began with the longest trail, the Bluff Trail at Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, which offered amazing views of the Willamette River
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The Beautiful Trails in Our Hillsboro Neighborhood Our Stay in Hillsboro, OR Starting from Home … When we lived in Hillsboro, OR, having beautiful trails nearby in case we didn’t want to drive the distance but still wanted some fresh air, some outdoor light, and some miles in was a blessing. We have walked these
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Exploring The Green Oases in Portland’s Suburbs Our Adventures in Hillsboro, OR Portland’s Green Gems After a week of walking in the Hillsboro neighborhood close to home, hubby and I longed for a different scenery. So, despite the rain and clouds, we put on our hiking shoes and drove off to visit the green gems
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America’s Largest City ForestForest Park Our Stay in Hillsboro, OR March – November 2019 Hiking the Forest Park Wildwood Trail Forest Park is just 15 minutes away from our apartment and is one of the largest natural forested parks in America with 80 miles of trails throughout 5200 acres. It stretches for more than 7
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Whenever we visit our sons in Seattle, we drive by Vancouver, Washington, just across the Columbia River. We never planned to visit, but after after reading an article in the AAA magazine, our curiosity was piqued. Surprisingly, Vancouver started in 1824, it is the oldest city in Washington State, and is therefore steeped with history!
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Exploring Beautiful Oregon The Crown Zellerbach Trail A Little Disappointing Start … We started at the Chapman Landing on the Multnomah Channel in Scappoose, at the edge of the City of Vernonia. Not the most inviting way to start a walk. No trailhead to signal the trail starts or ends here! No official parking lot, just
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Whenever we visit our sons in Seattle, we drive by Vancouver, Washington, just across the Columbia River. We never planned to visit, but after after reading an article in the AAA magazine, our curiosity was piqued. Surprisingly, Vancouver started in 1824, it is the oldest city in Washington State, and is therefore steeped with history!
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Driving Back Home Again Road Trip 2008 – Day 14 . Driving Back Home! After breakfast at 7 am, we drove again. Not immediately to our home but via downtown Lincoln NE, to see and walk our loop around the State Capitol Building. One hour later, we entered Iowa and drove to Des Moines to
Driving Back Home Again Road Trip 2008 – Day 13 . Driving Back Home! Again we had a long day of driving ahead. We left the Beaver Lake Campground in Custer, SD, at 8 am, and almost two hours later, we entered Badlands National Park, a 244,000-acre park. We drove the Sage Creek Rim Road
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