In its thirteenth season, the Oregon Chocolate Festival is a three-day event held in Ashland, Oregon each March since 2004. Running this past weekend, the festival drew thousands of chocolate lovers to the Ashland Springs Hotel & Suites for a variety of fine chocolates…
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An hour west and slightly south of Eugene, Oregon, Sweet Creek Falls is among the most family-friendly waterfalls you will experience in Lane County. Maintained by the Suislaw National Forest, check the official falls website for driving directions and current trail…
Just over an hour’s drive from Eugene into the heart of the Willamette National Forest, Terwilliger Hot Springs is a popular day trip destination for hikers, outdoor enthusiasts, and tourists. Terwilliger Hot Springs is also commonly called Cougar Hot Springs, as it…
One of the more popular destinations on Oregon Coast Highway 101 is the town of Cannon Beach. Located 1.5 hours northwest of Portland on US-26, we journeyed to the quaint seaside destination for an overnight getaway in late December. Cannon Beach…
Leavenworth, Washington is a popular tourist destination built into the edge of the Wenatchee National Forest about a two-hour drive from greater Seattle, Washington. We made a short detour into downtown Leavenworth on our way home from Lake Chelan last spring….
A few years ago we found ourselves in Brownsville, Oregon for the town’s annual Stand By Me day (many scenes from the the 80’s classic were filmed in Brownsville, including the iconic image of the four boys crossing under an iron…