The Patch – Woodland, WA

After a morning of fun in Portland at the Beverly Cleary Statue Garden and Aerial Tram, we headed just across the river into Washington State to visit “The Patch”. This activity was “outdoors/nature-ish” on our itinerary. We met up with my long-time childhood friend and her husband and their daughter. We hadn’t seen the G … Continue reading The Patch – Woodland, WA

Aerial Tram – Portland, OR

After visiting the Beverly Cleary Statue Garden (“unique to the area” & “art/culture” on our itinerary), we took an Uber to the Portland Aerial Tram that we’d seen while driving around Portland. The kiddos loved the experience. We got a really fun bird’s eye view of Portland. This one is “unique to the area” on … Continue reading Aerial Tram – Portland, OR

Powell’s City of Books – Portland, OR

I was really excited to visit Powell’s City of Books - really, really excited! This stop was “unique to the area”, “educational” and “art/culture” on our itinerary. “Powell’s City of Books is the largest used and new bookstore in the world, occupying an entire city block and housing approximately one million books. There are ten … Continue reading Powell’s City of Books – Portland, OR

Bridal Veil Falls – Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

After hiking to the top of …. We opted to end our day with a much gentler hike to Bridal Veil Falls. This was another itinerary stop that was “unique to the area” and “outdoors”. 2/3 of a mile roundtrip - piece of cake! wall of ferns fungi more fungi stairs to the viewing deck … Continue reading Bridal Veil Falls – Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

Multnomah Falls – Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

After a behind the scenes tour of The Bible Project we headed off to see 2 popular waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge. First on our itinerary was Multnomah Falls, the 2nd highest year-round waterfall in the United States. This stop was “unique to the area” and “outdoors” on our itinerary. Check out this genius … Continue reading Multnomah Falls – Columbia River Gorge, Oregon