Some Northwest days it’s hard to wrap ones’ head around going outdoors for sightseeing. When it’s cold, dark and rainy, the last thing on the excite-meter is hanging out outside. But one favorite spot is gorgeous particularly on gloomy, foggy days and visitors love it – Snoqualmie Falls! Snoqualmie Falls is one of Washington state’s […]
by Nancy Thompson @ Just a Backpack and a Rollie Feeling adventurous? A short drive from Portland out near the little town of Gaston, sits one of Oregon’s coolest hidden gems. It’s the Pacific Northwest after all. We’ve got trees. We love outdoor adventure. So it was only a matter of time before some brilliant […]
For those who remember “the big one” when Mt. St. Helens erupted in 1980, you will recall that it was a gorgeous spring day. Although volcanologist had been on pins and needles about an eruption, life continued down in the valley a lot like every day since the last blow up centuries before. After the […]
A new and improved Hoyt Arboretum (Portland, OR) –Hoyt Arboretum Friends and Portland Parks & Recreation recently announced the completion of a multi-year, $115,000 signage project in PP&R’s Hoyt Arboretum. Visitors now enjoy 269 new way-finding signs, 11 map panels, 20 interpretive panels and 10,000 complimentary maps to take with them. The improved way-finding signs […]
