We made a visit to Portland, but due to time, weren't able to see as much as we would have liked. We make some quick visits to a couple of sites downtown and then spent the following day exploring the Columbia River Gorge. ...
Oregon
Oregon Vortex and Silver Falls State Park : Podcast 29
As our time in Ashland closed, we were undecided about where to go and what to see. We decided to head up to Portland and look for things to do along the way. The Oregon Vortex and Silver Falls State Park were the choices. Listen to Sue and I talk about our visits! ...
Whale Watching in Depoe Bay : Podcast 28
As part of our tour up the Oregon coast, we had a fabulous visit to Depoe Bay, Oregon where we got to go on a whale watching tour. The morning was cold and it was the tour's first trip on the water of 2016. But we saw whales! Listen to our story! ...
The Oregon Coast : Podcast 27
After our stay in Ashland, we headed up the Oregon Coast with our son, Brian. We wanted to visit the beautiful coast, share it with Brian, with our eventual goal to go on a whale watching tour in Depoe Bay. ...
Ashland, Oregon : Podcast 26
Sue and I had a wonderful trip to the Northwest this year, visiting Ashland, Oregon, the coast, Portland, and other places along the way. In this podcast we talk about our trip to Ashland, along with an attempt to visit Crater Lake National Park. ...
Waterfalls of Silver Falls State Park
On our way from Ashland to Portland, we took a couple of side trips, one to the Oregon Vortex and the other to Silver Falls State Park, where we spent an entire day. What a place! We had no idea that there were soooo many waterfalls in Oregon, and that was evident during the day that we spent ...
Ashland, Oregon
Last month, we had the chance to spend a few days in Ashland, Oregon. Our son, Brian Russell Carey was appearing in Ring of Fire at the Oregon Cabaret Theatre, so we made the trip up to see him perform and spend a couple of weeks in Oregon. We loved it! Ashland is a small town of about 20,000 ...
Tillamook Rock Lighthouse
As Sue and I headed down the Oregon coast on our Northwest Trip, we continued our Lewis and Clark discoveries. We visited Seaside, where Lewis and Clark had some of the men make salt from the seawater. We were heading on down to Cannon Beach where a beached whale was also part of their visit. We ...
Northwest Lighthouses : Podcast 21
Episode 21 of the All Around the West podcast is now ready for your listening pleasure!. Click below to listen. Sue has always wanted to visit lighthouses and our Northwest trip was a prime opportunity to do that. All told, we saw 12 different lighthouses, visited many of those and in this ...