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2017 Vacation Oregon: Day 5 & The Trip Home

2017 Vacation Oregon: Day 5 & The Trip Home

On our final day of vacation, our main goal was to make it back to Portland, because our flight home was early the following morning. We decided we were up for some hiking on the way if we left Eugene early enough, so we took […]

2017 Vacation Oregon: Day 4

2017 Vacation Oregon: Day 4

We decided to take it easy on the 4th day of our vacation and stay near Eugene. While looking for things to do, I came across the Simpsons mural in Springfield, so we decided to go there after breakfast and take a look. There are […]

2017 Vacation Oregon: Day 3

2017 Vacation Oregon: Day 3

On the third day of our vacation, I woke up to find my fibit battery almost dead and no charger. Both the Target in Eugene and Springfield showed a limited stock, so we decided to stop by the Eugene location after breakfast, since it was […]

2017 Vacation Oregon: Days 1 & 2

2017 Vacation Oregon: Days 1 & 2

I am way behind on editing our vacation photos from July. Make sure your lenses are spot-free before going on vacation so that you don’t spend hours editing out said spots in Photoshop after you return home. Day 1: We took an early flight from […]

Trip, Day 2: Columbia River Gorge and Mount Hood Loop

Trip, Day 2: Columbia River Gorge and Mount Hood Loop

During the second day of our trip, we visited the Columbia River Gorge and drove the Mount Hood loop. The Columbia River Gorge was my favorite part of the trip. It was beautiful. We followed the historic Columbia River highway east of Portland. Our first […]

Trip, Day 1: Mount St. Helens and the International Rose Test Garden

Trip, Day 1: Mount St. Helens and the International Rose Test Garden

During the first full day of our trip last week, we drove to Mount St. Helens. It was amazing to see the effects of the devastation 29 years after the eruption. We visited the north side of the mountain, starting at Castle Rock, WA. Our […]