Adventure Days

Did you know that the Oregon-Washington border on the Columbia River could have been the American-Canadian border? Washington State could have been in Canada! But as it happened, Washington State was ceded by the British Empire in 1846, in accordance with the Oregon Treaty in the settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute.  Fort Vancouver, near the shores of the Columbia […]

Trout fishing was never so easy! Rainbow Trout Farm in Sandy, OR, was the best place for kids (and adults) to feel success and satisfaction when fishing. We had to stop casting our fishing lines because we had already caught too many fish! What one catches is what one takes, “no throw backs.” We learned […]

We visited one of the 7 Wonders of Oregon today! The number of notable waterfalls in the Gorge is close to 50, so whittling them down to a single road trip naturally leaves some good ones out. We made it to Vista House on Crown Point, then drove the highway, then stopped at Multnomah Falls. […]

Day 2 of Adventure Days was on the golf course! There was heightened interest in golfing from the kids, so we made it to our local golfing course called The Cedars on Salmon Creek. Some kids golfed for the very first time, others golfed like pros. We definitely better understood what it means to push […]

Day 1: What a great start for Adventure Days! Five families came together to experience the very first Adventure Days ever! We enjoyed time together, brainstorming about future Adventure Days, river time, and an epic tug-of-war! The sun was out, the birds were singing, and we soaked up every minute of it.

School is here and so is Adventure Days! Adventure Days is a school-year version of Upstream Camp, with fun and instructive excursions throughout the year. Check out the details here. If your child is attending a traditional school, maybe you can pass this information to someone who could benefit from it. If you are interested, William […]