Just Go

One weekend, I noticed that a friend was out doing fun things every weekend, so I asked, “How do you manage to go somewhere every week? How can you afford it? What about all the stuff you have to do at home?”

Our first ever “Zip! Trip”

Our gifts of love to each other are amazing experiences instead of material things. No clutter to manage, just fantabulous memories of quality time spent together on our beautiful earth.

A Quick Guide to Silver Falls

Here are nine pictures that might inspire you to grab a rain jacket, a bottle of water, and some snacks, and hit the road to Silver Falls State Park.

If you have never been there, please please, you must go. It’s spectaularly gorgeous this time of year.

Travel Tuesday – March 27th, 2018

Here are some pictures to inspire your next next weekend outing.

What is a Zip Jar?

Now, weekends start with a quick breakfast, grab the cameras, binoculars, and snacks, and get in the car… then – and only then – do we discover where we’re going!

A Sunday Drive Around the ‘Hood

The plan? Hop in the car and go for a long Sunday drive around Mt Hood, dinner at our favorite restaurant in Hood River, and a drive home on the scenic Washington side of The Gorge.

ZIP! Jar Day Trip – Hood to Bend

On a Friday evening back in March, we decided to get up early the next morning, hop in the car … More

Day Trip to Astoria

We hadn’t explored this town yet, so I was super excited.

Dave drove while I googled for ideas. A few things caught my eye: the riverfront trolley, the brewery with a glass floor over sea lion docks, and we figured that would be a good start.