Majestic glacier-carved and glacier-fed Lake Quinault is surrounded by mossy old growth trees of the Quinault Rain Forest, one of only three temperate coniferous rain forests in the Western Hemisphere. The Lake Quinault area is home to some of...
South Olympic Peninsula Beaches
We are finally n Washington! Most people don’t know where the Olympic Peninsula is so let me explain. The Olympic Peninsula is anchored by the majestic Olympic Mountains and bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Strait...
Fort Stevens Park Ride
Fort Stevens State Park has a really nice network of paved paths with a short section of trail. We camped in the park and took one morning to ride around and explore. This was more of a meandering ride...
Cape Disappointment
After leaving our spot at Cape Lookout we continued on 101 heading north to Warrenton where we are camping for a week to check out the area. Our first day was a trip north into Washington to tour Cape...
Tillamook Cheese, Cape Meares and Tunnel Beach
Tillamook Cheese In 1984 renowned Canadian cheesemaker Peter McIntosh brought his cheddar cheese-making expertise to Tillamook County, where he taught the locals all he knew, earning the nickname “Cheese King of the Coast.” In 1909 several small creameries joined forces...
Tillamook State Forest Mountain Biking
Tillamook State Forest trails are probably closer to the Forest Grove part of Portland than the actual town of Tillamook but we made the drive to check them out. The Tillamook State Forest is a 364,000-acre publicly owned forest managed by...
Cape Lookout
Cape Lookout Trail is a 5 mile roundtrip trek out to the tip of the cape. We are camping for a week at Cape Lookout Campground near Tillamook and did this hike one morning. The trail from the campground...
Cape Perpetua
As I mentioned before, there are so many features along the Oregon coast besides just sand and waves. One day we headed south from camp to check out a couple more coastal formations and we hiked up Cape Perpetua...
Newport, Oregon Mountain Biking
The coast of Oregon has never been known for it’s mountain biking but there is some. Newport Trail Stewards, AKA NEWTS have been busy. We rode the Big Creek Trails one cool morning. The trails are located on city...