Vancouver, WA

During the fall there are some really great events at the Library.

This was done with so much fun that the kids had no idea they where learning anything at all, it was worth the time and trip. For a couple of hours she had lots of fun and learned something in the meantime.

There’s nothing like a ferry ride, pumpkins and hot cider to make kids young and old miss summer a little bit less. Today the sun was out, the air just slightly crisp. We put on our sweaters, packed a quick snack and headed out the door.

If you dare, come check it out next year, my daughter and I will be in the winner’s circle waiting for you.

The park has many different features: benches, picnic tables, even a covered section, nice wide paths, a basketball half-court, drinking fountain, the playground, a habitat area, and a huge hill.

The play area is cute and colorful, and thoroughly padded for soft landings. It is designed to be a Northwest scene, complete with soft rivers to follow, logs to crawl on and through, butterflies, flowers and frogs to sit on.

For me, an extended camping trip in our travel trailer at Maryhill State Park makes a relatively inexpensive family vacation, but being less than two hours away from Vancouver, it’s also a day trip worth taking.

…they brought huge platters with open-face hamburgers and large sides of French fries AND onion rings.

When we first went to Heritage Park in Camas I found out the Heritage Trail was over three miles long and that there was another trailhead at the other end with parking and a restroom. Years ago I had volunteered at Camp Currie for a weekend children’s event and we had taken canoes to where [...]

I picked Layla up at bible camp today, then stopped at Freddie’s for our favorite chicken strips before heading out to find our park for the day, one I’ve seen from 1-205 for years and had always planned to visit. I had my little trusty map that I had looked up online and had a [...]