Seriously. Our visit to the Salem Kroc Community Center was super fun - so fun that we went out for pizza and then came back, and were at the center for over 7 hours total! The reason that it might be the find of the year for us when we don't even live here? Because there are Salvation Army Kroc Centers all over the US! 27 of them to be exact! The Kroc centers have a … [Read more...] about The Salem Kroc Community Center might be the find of the year…
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Salem’s Riverfront Carousel is tops for family fun!
Salem's Riverfront Carousel in western Oregon is a beautiful and fun place to take the family! Located in a beautiful downtown area, looking out over the Riverfront Park to the waterway, and the next-door playground make the carousel is a perfect destination for some family fun, and a great place to take colorful and fun photos! While we are here in Salem, the youngers … [Read more...] about Salem’s Riverfront Carousel is tops for family fun!
Phoenix RV Park in Salem, Oregon…
After we spent two wet and rainy weeks on the coast, near Pacific City, OR, we were ready for a change. So we pulled up the jacks and drove to Salem a few days early. We would be volunteering in Salem, but had a few days to kill before then. We had done some research on campgrounds in the area, and the Phoenix RV Park came up as the best, and it also happened to be the … [Read more...] about Phoenix RV Park in Salem, Oregon…
trekking west to the Oregon coast…
After our camping-in-the-cold-but-marvelously-wonderful trip to southwest Montana (well, marvelous except that our furnace quit the last couple of nights we were there and we pretty much froze)... it was time to head west! Getting out of dodge for the winter! Due to a late start (because that is how we roll), and some tasks to finish up in Montana, we were planning on … [Read more...] about trekking west to the Oregon coast…
Crabbing on the Oregon coast…
Crabbing on the Oregon coast... One of the reasons that we spent an entire month on the Oregon coast the first year that we hit the road was because we loved all the activities out here. Besides being enraptured with the coast simply for the ocean's sake (only Vaughn and Greg had been to the ocean before, 2 years ago...), we loved all the activities that the shoreline offered. … [Read more...] about Crabbing on the Oregon coast…