All Posts by Kelsey Samsel

We love going apple picking in Hood River because it’s fun, family-friendly, and the drive is absolutely beautiful. Happy picking!

If you haven’t gone fishing at Timothy Lake, we hope you will get the opportunity soon! Timothy Lake is one of the largest lakes in the Mt. Hood region and is known for it’s large quantities of self-sustaining non-native brook trout, Kokanee, and crayfish. Some of the other fish you will find in the lake […]

Salt Creek Falls is the third tallest waterfall in Oregon at 286 feet. The second tallest is Watson Falls at 293 feet and the third is Multnomah Falls at 620 feet. The waterfall is located in the Willamette National Forest about an hour and a half away from Bend. Once you get there and park, […]

We recently had the chance to hike Mirror Lake in the snow. If you haven’t read our post about hiking Mirror Lake in the summer, you can find it here. Since our summer post, the trailhead has been moved to the Skibowl parking lot. The signage is very clear and there’s a decent-sized designated parking […]

Boulder Lake is one of the many beautiful lakes you can hike to in the Mt. Hood area. The lake is only a 1/5 mile walk from the trailhead.

AntFarm Cafe and Bakery is a nonprofit in Sandy, Oregon that cares for local youth and serves coffee, pastries, breakfast, and lunch.

The annual Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival is a fun, inexpensive way to get outside with your family this spring. This festival is located in Woodburn, Oregon and will run from March 20, 2020 until May 3, 2020. You can purchase your tickets in advance, but we just bought them when we arrived. It’s $5 per […]

Buck Lake is located about an hour away from Whispering Woods Resort. The trail itself is only about a mile round-trip and is best used from May-October. The water in the lake is crystal clear and you can see all the way to the bottom. Keep your eye out for fish and salamanders! If you […]

There are many options for snowshoeing on Mt. Hood, but if you don’t want to get too deep into the wilderness, we suggest snowshoeing at Timberline Lodge.

Hamilton Mountain is part of Beacon Rock State Park located on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. While on the trail you can choose to hike the “difficult” or “more difficult” version about 1.3 miles in. The more difficult route is 7.5 miles round-trip while the difficult one is 6 miles.  On this […]