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Crater Lake National Park

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Jen Curley | 2 Comments

Located in Southern Oregon, Crater Lake National Park is home to the deepest lake in the United States and the ninth deepest lake in the world. We visited Crater Lake in September as part of a ten day trip to Oregon and Northern CA, and we were blessed with perfect weather. We were prepared for very cold temperatures and even dragged…

Fear and Loathing on the Columbia River

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Wanderfrolics | 2 Comments

Featured Writer: Julie McLeod After departing Portland, my husband (Simon) and I embarked on what would otherwise have been a two hour drive to our next stop: Astoria, Oregon. We were pulling into the last stretch of the Columbia River’s journey to the Pacific now (and, thus, that of the Lewis and Clark Expedition). Having followed hundreds of miles of…

Wallowa Lake, Craig Mountain, and the Miles Between

Posted on September 15, 2012 by firewriter | 1 Comments

Featured Writer: HikingNorthWest Wallowa Lake curls slightly, like an index finger beckoning travelers to stop and play. Just a mile south of the quaint town of Joseph, Oregon, the lake acts as gateway to the Wallowa Mountains, nicknamed the Alps of Oregon by a tourist commission genius somewhere. A county park geared toward waterplay sits at the north end of the…