Holidays at the Hangar

by jennypersons // January 1, 2020 // Comments off

This is the first year that the Evergreen Air and Space Museum was doing a holiday event, so we decided to check it out. The price was EXCELLENT for families – the kids tickets even came with Hot Chocolate, so... Continue reading →

Holiday Events in the Willamette Valley

by jennypersons // December 11, 2019 // Comments off

I thought I would do a quick round-up of the different holiday events and light shows here in the Willamette Valley. Some may have past already, so Bookmark this page for next year! (these are all events we have been... Continue reading →

Silverwood Theme Park

by jennypersons // October 16, 2019 // Comments off

We stopped at Silverwood Theme Park for a day on our way home from Glacier National Park. We figured the kids would enjoy a day at a theme park after going to so many National Parks. We enjoyed our day... Continue reading →

The Dalles Dam

by jennypersons // October 8, 2019 // Comments off

Another stop, while we were in The Gorge, was The Dalles Dam. Now, I either went to a different Dam as a kid, or they have changed it quite a bit (apparently they did after 9-11), because it was LAME.... Continue reading →

Maryhill Stonehenge

by jennypersons // September 17, 2019 // Comments off

If you make it all the way to the Maryhill Museum, make sure you stop at the Maryhill Stonehenge! It is a few miles down the road. This Stonehenge was dedicated on July 4th, 1918 as a memorial to the... Continue reading →

Maryhill Museum

by jennypersons // September 16, 2019 // Comments off

The main reason for this portion of our trip was to see my parents who had flown from DC to go to a family reunion in Idaho. We met them in the gorge as a halfway mark. The Maryhill Museum... Continue reading →

Multnomah Falls

by jennypersons // September 13, 2019 // Comments off

After a very quick night’s sleep at home, we got up early and headed to the Columbia River Gorge. Since we managed to get through Portland early before traffic was horrible, we had time to stop at Multnomah Falls. Now,... Continue reading →

Sahalie Falls

by jennypersons // September 12, 2019 // Comments off

Sahalie Falls is a gem that we found on our way home from our weekend in Bend. I am not sure how I have lived in Oregon so long and never seen this magnificent waterfall!! It is another waterfall located... Continue reading →

Newberry National Volcanic Monument

by jennypersons // September 11, 2019 // Comments off

Since it was such an odd summer for us, We didn’t manage to get much-planned vacation wise. All of our trips were fairly “last minute” by my standards. We managed to have a great time though and show the kids... Continue reading →

Redwoods National Park

by jennypersons // September 10, 2019 // Comments off

Last stop on this trip was Redwoods National Park. I have to admit, I was not that impressed with this park. I guess living in the Pacific Northwest – I can seriously just walk on the path near my house... Continue reading →