Just northeast of Spokane, Washington rises the aptly named Mt Spokane. Seemingly unimposing, the mountain is one of the highest in the Inland Northwest – the great Inland Empire – rising to 5,883 feet. Today, Mt Spokane State Park and it’s surroundings has become a premier outdoor recreation spot for those looking to hike, bike, …
Tips for Visiting Halloweentown in St. Helens Oregon Last year, in October 2019, we finally made a trip to a place I wanted to visit for years: St. Helens Oregon. We were finally visiting Halloweentown. Halloweentown 2020 It looks like Halloweentown will still be happening in 2020. Get the most recent updates on the Spirit …
13+ Things to do in Marysville, Washington We spent one year living in Marysville (aside from the time I lived there previously) so I thought we could give it a post! I realize that right now people can’t do much but some of these attractions in Marysville may still be possible and for the rest, …
Washington state arguably has some of the best hiking the USA has to offer. But, it can be really hard to decide which trail, amongst the thousands of miles of trails offered, to set off on. As much as I’d love to hike them all and tell you to do the same, I know that’s …
I previously wrote about our weekend trip to Lassen, but that was not the first trip where we stayed in Redding; the first was our waterfalls in northern California trip. We now refer to this trip as our “Weekend Waterfall Trip” and it was our first (planned) weekend trip from San Jose! Chasing Waterfalls in …
After several years of wanting to, we finally got around to taking a weekend in Lassen Volcanic National Park – and it’s the awesome hidden gem you’ve been needing in your life!