26th Jan 2015
1906 Olympia Brewery Building

Tumwater Falls and Historical Park

Tumwater Falls Tumwater Falls in Olympia Washington is an extremely underrated stop along I-5. Most people know of the old Olympia Brewing Companies’ empty brewery building that sits forlorn along...

01st Dec 2014
Collier Logging Museum

Collier Logging Museum at Collier Memorial State Park

I have probably passed the Collier Logging Museum at Collier Memorial State Park well over a hundred times in my life without ever stopping there. It was during a trip...

30th Nov 2014
Bear Flat, Oregon

Bear Flat, Oregon

Name: Bear Flat Class: A6 GPS: 43.1054133, -121.3808492 Directions: From Klamath Falls, Oregon drive north on Highway 97 44.8 miles. Turn right on to Silver Lake Road. At 34 miles...

08th Jun 2014

Fort Stevens Oregon State Park

While Fort Stevens is among the more historic locations in Oregon, it’s actually relatively unknown to most of the United States. But one historically significant event happened there, and it...

25th Jan 2014

Sauvie Island, Oregon

Sauvie Island, Oregon Sauvie Island is a rural area in the Columbia River about twelve miles northwest of Portland Oregon. It’s a close-nit farming community that plays host to tourists...

02nd Apr 2013

Banks-Vernonia State Trail

Banks-Vernonia State Trail The Banks-Vernonia State Trail is an official Oregon State Park. In fact it’s the first “linear” state park in the system originally acquired in 1974 as part...