We’ve touched on snow driving and snow camping in some of our previous posts, but have yet to take a deep dive into the single most important factor that prevents most lovers of the outdoors from carrying their camping hobby into the winter months: THE COLD.
Read MoreThis last week we had the opportunity to go snow camping with like minded adventures who happen to have a Youtube Channel. Winston & Kim rock a sweet 100 series LandCruiser and take a similar experience focused approach to overland style travel. Our weekend with them was about as close to an ideal camping trip as you can get and their latest video captured the experience perfectly.
Read MoreNext we went to work shoveling out or stomping down the snow immediately around our cooking area and fire pit. This step makes it a lot easier to walk around camp without snow over flowing into the top of your boots! If you can dig all the way down to the soil that is ideal, otherwise you run the risk of creating an iceskating rink when the temps drop (we may have learned this the hard way haha).
Read MoreWe diving into vehicle and tire selection, weather conditions, and driving techniques need for driving in deep snow.
Read MoreDriving off-road in the snow can be an exhilarating experience, and an excellent way to get into some gorgeous scenery during the winter months. Yet for many people it can also be little intimidating. We put together this guide for new off-roaders who want to go play in the white stuff this winter, but don’t know where to start.
Read MoreThe trail to Rosary Lakes satisfies the desire to hike through lightly forested woods and beautiful lakes.
Read MoreSweet Creek Falls is the perfect mini adventure covering 11 waterfalls that are accessible all year round on this relatively easy forested hike in between Florence and Eugene, OR. With a paved access road and minimal elevation gain Sweet Creek Falls is popular with hikers of all ages and experience levels.
Read MoreBy late June we were getting the itch to take our 3rd camping trip of the 2018 season. The plan was to find a high mountain lake to play in for a couple days, and unwind from a busy month at work (for both of us). Summit Lake sounded like the perfect spot for this. We knew that the bugs would be bad, but figured that REI's Jungle Juice would solve that problem... We were wrong.
Read MoreFew places in our part of the state conjure more mystery than the Bohemia Mining District Southeast of Cottage Grove. This area has a colorful history dating back to the discovery of gold in the 1860s, and the handful of long bearded miners who are still working active claims. As a teenage search and rescue volunteer I spent part of a summer in the district digging for a cold case murder victim in a collapsed mine. But that is a story for another time.
Read MoreOn the last part of our Eastern Oregon trip we explore Borax Hot Springs, eat tasty burgers while surrounded by dead deer, find ourselves in the middle of nowhere, and end up having more of an adventure than we had bargained for.
Read MoreOn the second day of our Oregon's Outback trip we leave Hart Mountain to explore Steens Mountain and the highest road in the state.
Read MoreWe embark on our biggest adventure yet to Steens Mountain and the Alvord desert. In this post we explore some of Central Oregon's most remote attractions before spending our first night at Hot Mountain Hot Springs.
Read MoreLately, the mountains have been calling us, so, for Memorial Day Weekend, we gassed up the new truck, threw all of our camping/survival supplies in the back seat, and set out to see what kind of trouble we could get ourselves into. Our planned destination was Indigo Lake, to scout for a backpacking trip with friends later this summer... but the mountains had a different adventure in store for us.
Read MoreThe end of 2015 brought about many new adventures of the urban adult variety for Dylan and I. He started a new full time job in December with Western Shelter, purchased a Toyota Tundra in May, and my family and I purchased a house at the end of November, while I have started the entertaining task of finding a design internship...
Read MoreOne of my favorite Christmas traditions is going to a tree farm with my family to cut down our own tree. I love bundling up for the cold, driving out into Oregon's beautiful countryside, and then searching through several acres of trees to find the perfect one. There is also a certain amount of pride that comes from cutting your own tree down, and the fresh pine smell of a self cut tree is hard to match with one that has been sitting on a lot for a week or more.
Read MoreThis easily accessible hike offers two beautiful waterfalls for the price of one. However, the real star of the show is the section of river between the two, featuring pure, blue water rushing through a lush green forest.
Read MoreWith Halloween coming up this weekend it’s time for an adventure with a real horror movie feel. This hike is not for the faint of heart, or easily spooked. We mentioned Mount Pisgah’s haunted house in our Halloween activities post, but now it’s time to actually take you there!
Read MoreIn the Cascade Foothills of Southeastern Lane County lies a land that time seems to have forgotten. Oregon's Bohemia Mining District is still the wild west, with rusty ruins, active gold mining claims, and "colorful", long bearded, locals who would be very much at home in 1890. This region's sketchy feel, combined with epic views, and gorgeous scenery, make it an awesome place for experienced adventurers to explore.
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