by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 24, 2015 | Adventure, Adventure with Kids Summer 2015, Adventures with Kids, Summer
Canal Acres Nature Park in our next door city, Lake Oswego, was the destination for our 8th Outdoor Adventure with Kids this summer. The 31 acres that make up Canal Acres are found across the road from Bryant Woods Nature Park, which we had visited a couple of years...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 18, 2015 | Adventure, Adventure with Kids Summer 2015, Adventure with Kids Summer 2015
We were googling on my I-phone, searching for natural, wildlife areas when we stumbled upon this 3-Creeks Natural Area. You had me at “Rare White Oaks,” which made me think of my own City’s White Oak Savanna, which was preserved through the blood, sweat and toil of...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 5, 2015 | Adventure, Adventure with Kids Summer 2015, Adventure with Kids Summer 2015, Children, Family Life, Raising boys, Raising Teens, Raising Tweens, Raising twins, Summer
For our Number Six Outdoor Adventure with Kids we traveled a bit farther into Eastern Oregon to the Wallowa’s, which are considered one of the 7 Wonders of Oregon. We stopped on the way in The Dalles, two hours from Portland, and ate at Cousins restaurant. We...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jul 11, 2015 | Adventure, Adventure with Kids Summer 2015
Our Adventure Number 4 this summer was a hike with the cousins along Falls Creek to Falls Creek Falls on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. We found out about this place through the cousins’ friend. It was an hour and a half drive from Portland, and oh...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jun 26, 2015 | Adventure, Adventure with Kids Summer 2015
For our second Outdoor Adventure with Kids for this summer, we took about a 30 minute drive out to Beaverton, Oregon to the Cooper Mountain Nature Park . This time I had all three of my boys (who are at home) with me. My friend Christy wondered how I get my kids...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jun 24, 2015 | Adventure, Adventure with Kids Summer 2015
This summer’s Outdoor Adventure with Kids begins at where the Clackamas River Trail begins in Oregon City. It’s a walking and biking trail along the Clackamas River and Clackamette Cove areas. We parked at Clackamette Park in Oregon City, and walked along...