Troutdale Trips

We arrived at Mall of America last night. G loved the roller coasters and rides, we didn't do any shopping because we are planning a 2 nite stay on the way home. If you have TONS of money and don't know where to spend it, this is the place …

Leave home from Seattle at 5am, drove 13 hrs non stop. When we got into the northern tip of California, hot waves hit us right away. Check at the outside temp on the Dashboard, it's at 102F. Driving into San Francisco downtown to our hotel …

Welcome to Oregon! After picking up your rental car, head straight for Mt. Hood on the Old Columbia River highway. On your left, you will see the Columbia River , one of the biggest, deepest and fastest rivers in the world. There are also many …

Day 2, In Kansas en route to Denver, listening to Bright Eyes (I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning). 16 miles of Kansas left, and thank goodness for that. The person who started calling the middle U.S. the “great” plains was crazy. After 2 hours or so o …

We arrived in Portland an hour later than scheduled and waited another hour for our luggage. Apparently there was something wrong with a door they needed open to get into the luggage hold. We were completely exhausted, but excited just the …

Flight from JFK to LAX. Got the rental car from Alvis. We booked the Dodge Nitro think it would be heavy enough to go through high mountains in WA. However, we were offered Santa Fe or Marano. After some negotiation and talking to the manager …

Yellowstone, Glacier National Park, Canadian Rockies

still planning

Portland, OR & Surrounding Areas + Seattle, WA