At Helping Hearts Tree Farm in Port Orchard, on the Olympic Peninsula Are you looking for an enjoyable educational activity with your...

Photo courtesy of Brett Sayles It's Leaf Peeping Time in Southwestern Idaho! ...well almost. As it gets colder and the days get shorter,...

We were on the Washington Coast two weeks ago - now, here we are on the Oregon Coast! We want to share some of the places we visited...

What Fun We Had! Our annual multi-generational family beach vacation took us to Westport, Washington this year. We all met at the Airbnb...

Zebras in Idaho?!? Over 3 million years ago, during the Pliocene age, this area looked much different than you see it now. This was an...

Summer was almost here and we wanted to go camping! We only had one night that we could be gone, so we looked for somewhere close to...

We discovered a scenic train trip that travels where cars don't go! The Eagle Cap Excursion Train starts from Elgin, Oregon and runs down...

When you visit Southern Idaho's Thousand Springs State Parks, you will find waterfalls, canyons and wildlife at each location. This...

Going to Sitka was more than a daytrip for us! Note: this is a longer post because we were in Sitka for multiple days. We were looking...

Historic War Planes from Across the Country! Saturday morning, August 12, we headed out to the Nampa airport to the Warhawk Air Museum to...

Where is Murtaugh Idaho? What is Murtaugh Lake Park? Murtaugh is a rural town near Twin Falls, Idaho. Murtaugh Lake Park is a few minutes...

With over 90 parks in Boise, there is one close to every neighborhood! Boise Parks & Recreation Department in Boise, Idaho, manages over...

Firefighting adventures for kids, written by one of the fire lookouts working at a lookout in Oregon! Kids ages 5 to 12 can read about...

2023's Magical Theme: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Tall Tales! Although the McCall Winter Carnival is over this year, we want to share a...

Is this real??? Balanced Rock can be a nice daytrip or a short side trip from the interstate (I-84). Be sure to bring your camera so you...

Panoramic views from Deadwood Mountain! Deadwood Lookout is less than three hours and about 80 miles from Boise which is an easy distance...

A rugged and wild area with impressive views! Here is a great description of Scott Mountain and a story to go along with it in this quote...

Views from every direction - and even winter hiking! Like most fire lookouts, you have views in all directions from the top of the summit...

Close to Boise, beautiful views, hiking in summer and winter sports when it snows! Pilot Peak offers one of the most beautiful views of...

Thanksgiving in the Mexican desert! We decided to spend Thanksgiving this year somewhere warm and some place we had never been - so we...