On this lovely holiday weekend, we celebrated the fact that we now live so close to the Columbia River Gorge (45 minutes, rather than 3 1/2 hours!) by crossing one of our Oregon to-do items off the list: hiking Oneonta Gorge. I guess “hiking” isn’t the most accurate term, since there’s no trail. You just…
south sister.
August 7 is our anniversary, but I like to think of the entire month of August as our anniversary celebration. So we kicked off the month with a trip to climb the South Sister. Summiting the South Sister has been at the top of my to-do list this summer, especially since we hoped to do…
olallie mountain.
Almost everything about this hike was completely awesome. A beautiful trek through the woods? Check. Solitude? Check. A glorious view from the top? Check. Flies that continuously circle your body and bite any and all exposed skin? Check. Seriously. I have no idea what was going on with the bugs on this particular day, but…
lately.
This has been a somewhat frantic month of trips to Portland, apartment hunting, working strange hours, attempting to rid ourselves of everything that won’t fit in the new apartment, organizing, making messes, marathon training, and general exhaustion. But it’s also been a delightful month of reading in the hammock, taking evening strolls, planning future adventures,…
touring oregon with the smiths (portland).
Our last excursion with my parents was a trip to Portland. Eric and I have hit the apartment hunt pretty hard, and we had a few appointments to see some contenders, so we made a day of it. We’re still not very good Portland tour guides, as we don’t live there yet and still have…
touring oregon with the smiths (bend).
While my parents were in town, we wanted to show off our latest love: Bend, Oregon. It’s directly east of Eugene, just on the other side of the Cascades. We took the McKenzie Pass (a road that cuts through the mountains and is only open late June-October) to get to Bend, but first we drove…
touring oregon with the smiths (the coast).
I declare this the finest Oregon coast weather we’ve ever experienced. Generally, when we head to the coast, it’s cold, windy, rainy, or cloudy. This day was 70-degrees and glorious. We started out at the sand dunes in Florence (South Jetty Beach parking area #3, where you need your Northwest Forest Pass, or to pay…
touring oregon with the smiths (eugene).
We’ve lived in good ol’ Eugene for about 2 years now, and my parents finally got to come visit us for the first time at the beginning of July. I was so excited to see them, since we only get to see each other about once a year at this point (Oregon and Michigan are…
an epic camping trip.
We’ve had a pretty epic few days. Our pals, the Bloems, are moving to Chicago (which makes us terribly sad, but let’s not talk about that right now). We wanted to get in one last round of awesomeness before they left, so we went on a camping trip/hiking adventure together. Our first stop was just…
graduation and other happenings.
Bear with me, as I’m running a bit behind on all things bloggy. But last weekend, this handsome fella finished grad school! So you can call him “Master Ringer” and ask him to solve all your business problems. Eric’s parents and sister came up from San Diego to celebrate with us, so we tried to…
toketee falls and umpqua hot springs.
Continuing our epic Oregon weekend, we headed south on Saturday to visit Toketee Falls and Umpqua Hot Springs. First of all, I’m a little bummed we’ve never spent any time near the Umpqua River before this trip. It is gorgeous. Like all of the other rivers around here, it’s crystal clear, with a beautiful hint…
hood river.
We had a pretty insanely awesome weekend. Eric and a few classmates had to give a presentation in Portland on Friday morning, so we, along with our pals, the Bloems, planned a full day’s adventure in Portland and Hood River. While the boys presented, Megan and I enjoyed the perfect weather (mid-70’s and sunny!) and…
tumalo falls.
This post is more aptly titled, “Blood, bruises, and bare feet.” But more on that in a moment. Since we only have a few more months living in Eugene before we move to Portland, we’re trying to knock out as many things as possible that are closer to Eugene. We’ve done quite a bit since…
the blue pool.
We returned to an old favorite last weekend with a hike to the blue pool. The Tamolitch Pool trailhead is about an hour and a half east of Eugene, and is well worth the drive. The 4-mile (roundtrip) hike travels along the McKenzie River, which is unbelievably beautiful, freezing, and clear. It ends at Tamolitch…
smith rock.
Oregon is awesome. We’re used to experiencing Oregon’s glory in the typical Pacific Northwestern fashion: visiting waterfalls, hiking through old growth forests, and seeing lots and lots of green. Obviously, we love these aspects of Oregon (check out our many Oregon adventures on the ExplOregon page), but it’s nice to change things up every now…
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