An Oregon Cottage

We came through the town of Joseph on our way to Wallowa Lake. It’s known for the cute the main street and all the bronze statues and artist studios found there. I was more taken with this view. The town sits at the foot of the Swiss-Alps-like Wallowa Mountains. Do you think after living there [...]

I did not know before we started researching our trip that Hell’s Canyon was the deepest river-carved gorge in the United States. I just assumed it was the Grand Canyon. This is a well-kept secret. There are no crowds to fight to see this, as it’s a little harder to reach than the Grand Canyon [...]

Sorry all, I can’t help but brag a little bit about our gorgeous state! I’ve got a couple more posts up my sleeve to see if I can’t get anyone else to make the trip here to see some truly beautiful sights. On a frugal note, a road trip is one of the least expensive [...]

The John Day Fossil Beds are one of the treasures in our state that we wanted to share with our kids. They hold more fossils of the mammal era than anywhere else in the world, which is pretty special. The terrain looks kinda like the Southwest (except the John Day River makes the valley much [...]