Portland, Oregon has no shortage of attractions for the out-of-town visitor. From the International Rose Test Garden to the Portland Timbers and even Voo Doo Donuts, a family could easily fill a long weekend just scratching the surface. We visited Portland…
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Located on Highway 242 between Sisters and Belknap Springs, and typically closed between November and June, the McKenzie Pass is a fantastic road trip through the Willamette National Forest and the Cascade Mountain Range. Dee Wright Observatory Leading up to the…
A four to five-hour drive from the San Francisco Bay Area on I-5, Redding is an ideal destination for families planning a vacation in North Central California. An outdoor-lover’s paradise, the lakes and mountainous surrounding Redding offer plenty of opportunities to plan what…
Some of our favorite road trips have been to capital cities. Often presented with a mix of history and social studies, capital city road trips are a civics lesson just waiting to unfold. Olympia was no exception to this trend; with…
If you are passing through Redding, California on a family road trip, make sure and plan a stop at Turtle Bay Exploration Park. Turtle Bay is a 300-acre complex featuring a museum, botanical gardens and arboretum, and one of the…
Known as one of America’s top white water rafting destinations, The Rogue River is simultaneously serene and invigorating. Starting near Crater Lake, the river flows mostly westward for 215 miles until it reaches the Pacific Ocean. We started our rafting…