These fall into the categories “unique to the area” and “art/culture”. Portland is known for having lots of unique coffee shops. One of my vacation goals was to try a different coffee shop each day we were in Portland - we only missed one day. on Thursday we visited Triumph Coffee My husband got a … Continue reading Coffee Shops – Portland, OR
We’re heading on a road trip to Portland, OR! My husband was invited to a conference with The Bible Project. We love The Bible Project. They have high-quality videos, podcasts, and other materials on their website that are all completely free. My husband recently finished an online class, Introduction to the Hebrew Bible. We were … Continue reading Road Trip to Portland, Oregon
Our trip to Bend, Oregon checked off 2 of our family bucket list places to visit: Crater Lake and Lava River Cave. We had visited Newberry National Volcanic Monument in May 2019, but were unable to tour the cave due to having very recently visited Pinnacles National Park – California. To avoid the spread of disease … Continue reading Lava River Cave at Newberry National Volcanic Monument – Bend, Oregon
We finally made it to Crater Lake National Park! This spot has been on our bucket list for almost 3 years. [Pardon me while I pat myself on the back for finally making it] At a max depth of 1,943 feet (592 meters), Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and the … Continue reading Crater Lake National Park – Oregon
On July 1st we headed out for a vacation in Bend, OR - unforeseeably the road trip was taking significantly longer than anticipated plus we had to reroute. We made an unexpected layover at Joseph Stewart State Park. Thank goodness we found a first come, first served site for the night. Site A23 was really … Continue reading Joseph Stewart State Recreation Area – Trail, Oregon
heavens to betty 