Category: Hiking

Oregon Life - Road Trips Oregon. The Ancient Forest Center at Opal Creek, Oregon, in the Opal Creek Wilderness. Historic cabins at Opal Creek can be reserved and rented. Changing fall leaves in the foreground contrast with the green tin roofs of the cabins, with smoke swirling above them at dusk in the mountains.

Written by Mod Fam on June 15, 2020

Oregon Hikes – Opal Creek Hike

Visit Opal Creek, Oregon and the Ancient Forest Center, a private, non-profit educational center in Oregon’s Opal Creek Wilderness. The historic settlement sits along Opal Creek near a Depression-era water wheel and power station in the wilderness area.

Written by Mod Fam on May 15, 2020

Gifford Pinchot National Forest Hikes – Lava Canyon Trail #184

#PNW . Hiking . Outdoor Recreation . Travel . United States . Washington

Discover the Best Gifford Pinchot National Forest Hikes Near Mt. St. Helens. Hike the 2-mile Lava Canyon Trail to see lava formations, waterfalls, & more! Lava Canyon Trail #184 has both an accessible, paved hiking path and a moderate to difficult section of trail that follows the Muddy River down to the base of the canyon.

A young girl hikes up a 45-degree sand dune at Bruneau Sand Dunes in Southwestern Idaho. Bruneau Sand Dunes is the tallest free-standing dune in North America.

Written by Mod Fam on May 1, 2020

Camping in Idaho – Bruneau Sand Dunes

#PNW . Hiking . Idaho . Outdoor Recreation . Trailer Camping . Travel . United States

One of the state parks along the Snake River basin is Bruneau Sand Dunes, the surprising location of North America’s tallest free-standing sand dunes, kept in place by near-constant opposing winds. The Dunes state park also has an interpretive center observatory and day-use area if you’re not planning to stay overnight.

A wide-angle view of Oregon's Magone Lake, near John Day, Oregon. Enormous pine trees overshadow the walking path that encircles the lake.

Written by Mod Fam on August 3, 2019

Best Camping in Oregon: Clyde Holliday State Park

#PNW . Hiking . Oregon . Outdoor Recreation . Tent Camping . Trailer Camping . Travel

Some of the best camping in Oregon is a long way away from the coast and the I-5 corridor. You may be surprised to find the high desert oasis of Clyde Holliday State Park, a campground and day-use area near John Day, Mt. Vernon, and Magone Lake.

Yellowstone Hot Springs: A close-up of upper Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The sweeping mountains and valley floor can be seen beyond the thermal springs.

Written by Mod Fam on July 25, 2019

Yellowstone Hot Springs: Mammoth Hot Springs and Norris Geyser Basin

#PNW . Hiking . Outdoor Recreation . Trailer Camping . Travel . Wyoming

Day 6 on our trip to Yellowstone: Today we exploring Yellowstone National Park, starting at Gibbon Falls and the Norris Geyser Basin. We continue with lunch at the Mammoth and Mammoth Hot Springs, followed by more bison encounters and a tour of Fort Yellowstone.

A large thermal spring connected to Celestine hot spring near Fountain Paint Pots in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Deep blue sky contrasts with white clouds over the stark bacteria mats and mineral earth near the spring. The boiling water creates a deep blue and turquoise hue, surrounded by orange, yellow, and brown bacteria mats and a wide walkway for tourists to walk to viewing platforms.

Written by Mod Fam on July 22, 2019

The Best Places in West Yellowstone National Park: Old Faithful and Grand Prismatic Springs

#PNW . Hiking . Idaho . Montana . Outdoor Recreation . Trailer Camping . Travel . Wyoming

Day 3 on our trip to Yellowstone: Today we exploring Yellowstone National Park, starting at Fountain Paint Pot and the Geyser Walk from Beehive and Old Faithful to Grand and Castle Geysers. We continue with lunch at the Old Faithful Inn, bison encounters, and Grand Prismatic Springs.

Purple, pink, and yellow colors at sunrise at Henrys Lake State Park, Idaho, near the highway leading North to West Yellowstone, Montana, and Yellowstone National Park.

Written by Mod Fam on July 20, 2019

Yellowstone Road Trip

#PNW . Hiking . Idaho . Outdoor Recreation . Trailer Camping . Travel

Day 1 on our trip to Yellowstone: Today we are driving across Idaho from Boise to Henrys Lake State Park. After a short detour in the desert, we set up camp near West Yellowstone at midnight.

A young girl smiles as she holds a small monkey on her shoulder while wearing a pink-brimmed straw hat. The monkey is part of the various tourist attractions at the Pre-Colombian Mayan ruins of Tulum, Mexico, overlooking the Caribbean Sea on the Yucatan Peninsula.

Written by Mod Fam on July 10, 2019

Things to Do in Riviera Maya and Yucatán

4- to 5-Day Itineraries . Hiking . Mexico . Outdoor Recreation . Travel . Worldwide Travel

Our 4-Day Itinerary for the Riviera Maya and the Yucatán Peninsula includes adventure-filled days at Puerto Morelos and Playa Paraíso, the Mayan ruins at Tulum and Chichén Itzá, and plenty of downtime by the pool.

Stone carvings stand out against gathering clouds near the Temple of the Warriors at the Yucatán Peninsula's Mayan ruins of Chichén Itzá.

Written by Mod Fam on July 9, 2019

Chichen Itza Tours: Ek Balam and Chichén Itzá

Hiking . Mexico . Outdoor Recreation . Travel . Worldwide Travel

Day 4 on the Mayan Riviera: Today we are visiting the Mayan ruins of Ek’ Balam and Chichén Itzá, near the Central Yucatán Peninsula and the city of Valladolid.

A view of a glass sculpture at the Grand Mayan's luxury club on the beach near Playa del Carmen, Mexico, in the Yucatan Peninsula

Written by Mod Fam on July 8, 2019

Coba Ruins: Cobá and the Grand Mayan

Hiking . Mexico . Outdoor Recreation . Travel . Worldwide Travel

Day 3 on the Mayan Riviera: Today we are visiting the Mayan ruins of Cobá before enjoying the Grand Mayan resort’s luxury club pools and beach between Cancún and Playa del Carmen.

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