Most activities and fun things in the Pacific Northwest require being outdoors. And, given the pacific climate, rains are guaranteed to ensure being outdoors isn’t easy throughout the year. My first trip to the PNW (before I lived here) was to my wife’s hometown in northern Washington and I was totally unprepared for the rain. …
Our next entry in our series on less popular beaches in the state of Oregon is Collins Beach, on Sauvie Island in the Columbia River. Across the river to the north is Washington State, making it one of the northernmost beaches in the Portland area. It is one of only two clothing-optional beaches in the …
Before I moved to the Pacific Northwest I always imagine that it was just full of pine trees. Maybe it was the PNW stickers (of pine trees) that I saw everywhere but I had no idea of what it was actually like. If you haven’t been to the PNW before, let me tell you, it’s …
Whenever we go camping in Oregon my kids are fascinated by the little wooded boxes hanging on trees that have “no bird hole.” Well, that’s because they’re bat boxes! Bats are, in my opinion, some of the most interesting animals in the PNW. In the opinion of other (smarter) people, they are among the most …
I’ll be honest. In all of the hours that I’ve spent wandering around the mountains of the Pacific Northwest I never really wished I had a horse under me. It wasn’t unless I had two little pony-loving girls that we decided that a horseback escape was in order and started looking for resorts that could …
I’ve lived in the Seattle area for a few years now and, even before I moved, I visited the city quite frequently. I went back home for my high school reunion recently in the small town where I grew up and almost every single time I spoke to someone, as soon as I mentioned that …
Discover the best ways to explore Seattle without a car! From public transportation to day trips, find out how you can enjoy all the city has to offer without having to rent a car. Do You Have To Have A Car In Seattle? Not necessarily!
“Just move to the Pacific Northwest”, they said. “The grass is greener there”, they said. Well, they were right. It is greener here than it was in Utah. So why are so many people who live in the Seattle (and the PNW in general) depressed? Is the PNW just a depressing place to live? Well, …
I recently went on a trip to New York for a friend’s wedding and while I was there, I ended up in a conversation with some members of the bride’s family. One of her brothers asked me where I lived and I told him that I currently live in Portland, but previously, I’d spent a …
A couple of months ago, my old college roommate called me and said that he was going to be in Bend, Oregon, for a few weeks for work and he wanted to see if I could drive down to have dinner with him when he got into town. I drove down from Portland to meet …