One of my favorite weekend trips in Oregon is visiting the beach. Oregon is well known for its’ many wonderful beaches. We like to save the most popular ones for the fall when there are fewer people. To avoid summer crowds, we visit the ones that don’t get as much attention.

I love summer. I love sunshine. I love the long hours of sunshine we have in the summer.

Every summer I try to cram 6 months of activities into our 2 months of sunshine. Some years it can be exhausting, but always it’s lots of fun.

Here are 8 things on my summer bucket list.

Another day to adventure! We were ready to move further along the Cascade Loop.

We were on a quest to find a waterfall we’d read about but never seen before.

When we woke up to unexpected sunshine, I knew our plans for the day were going to change.

We didn’t really feel like hiking (there are tons of hiking trails along this stretch of highway) so we decided to drive along the North Cascades Highway, and stop when something looked interesting.

A good cup of coffee is a great way to start off a trip. We were beginning our exploration of the Cascade Loop, and the trip was off to a great start.

If you haven’t been to visit the Palouse, you should! And spring is a great time to do it. It’s beautiful in the summer and fall, but in the late spring and early summer there is a little green to go along with the golden brown ………

Where are we going to watch the moonrise this year?

Every spring and summer when we can expect better weather, I begin to look for great places to view the full moon rise. We’ve found a few great places but this one we keep coming back to.

Looking for a day trip with some beautiful scenery this spring? Try visiting one of these 5 gorgeous Washington waterfalls.