On the way back from our Oregon Coast camping road trip we drove diagonally across the state to check out the mesmerizing Crater Lake and stop in Bend. This National Park is definitely worth a visit — it’s the deepest lake in the United States and the water is so clear and bright blue. We stayed nearby at Diamond Lake campground, which has beautiful lake-front campsites and hosts…
Our first summer after moving to Oregon we couldn’t wait to visit the famed rocky coastline. For our first 10-day Oregon Coast camping beach trip we began in Astoria and traveled about halfway down the coast to Newport. This amazing trip left us eager to explore the rest of Oregon’s border with the sea, so the following summer we started in Otter Rock and made our way to…
In spring 2021 I took a ski road trip. I decided to check out two resorts out west – Mammoth and Timberline Lodge. I knew I wanted to spend a few weeks at each and really get to know the towns and resorts. However, I couldn’t afford to rent a place that long so I decided to car camp. I decked out my car with the following and…
This fall I spent a month in South America. First stop: G Adventures Inca Trail. I set out on the multi-day trek to Machu Picchu led by one of the top tour operators in the world. SACRED VALLEY I thankfully got to experience the Sacred Valley as well as the Inca trail through my G Adventures tour. Although it may be less easy to travel to these sites,…