Due to a bit of shenanigans with JetBlue, we ended up with $1,500 of travel credits which needed to be used within the year - creating an opportunity to explore.
Having tasted the pacific northwest and Olympia National Park as part of our Canadian Rockies adventure. We decided to explore a bit more - settling on a road trip exploring Oregon and northern California - and including Mt. Hood national forest, Crater Lake national park, the state and national Redwood forests in north western California - then chilling for a bit in Sonoma Valley, ending in the San Francisco area to visit some family.
Admittedly, it was an aggressive itinerary, though even with that, it gave us a taste of the areas - something of a west-coast sampler. And we continue to be thankful to be able to visit these places.
Browse the blogs below to read about our adventures in Oregon and Northern California.
The first stop on our pacific coast adventure was Mt Hood – for no particular reason other than it was big, offered some amazing hiking opportunities and was readily accessible from the major travel hubs (Portland and Seattle). We had two full days, three nights here, adequate to give us a taste of what the area had to offer, though certainly not enough to explore all there is in the national forest. Unfortunately, the weather was quite cooperative – the
