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Tree to Tree Aerial Adventure Park ~ Portland Area Fun for the Fearless

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 […]

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Kids, Grandkids Love Mt. St. Helens Ape Caves

Years ago my son Adam and I drove from Seattle to the famed Ape Caves near Mt. St. Helens. He slept most of the way down, but by the time we donned jackets and turned on our beacon lights, he was totally wide-awake. We had a ball scrambling through and exploring what isn’t a cave […]