All Around The West Podcast

We made a visit to Portland, but due to time, weren’t able to see as much as we would have liked.  We make some quick visits to a couple of sites downtown and then spent the following day exploring the Columbia River Gorge. Unfortunately, rain was the rule for both days which put a big...Read More

As our time in Ashland closed, we were undecided about where to go and what to see.  We decided to head up to Portland and look for things to do along the way.  The Oregon Vortex and Silver Falls State Park were the choices.  Listen to Sue and I talk about our visits! We were...Read More

As part of our tour up the Oregon coast, we had a fabulous visit to Depoe Bay, Oregon where we got to go on a whale watching tour. The morning was cold and it was the tour’s first trip on the water of 2016.  But we saw whales!  Listen to our story! Weather was windy...Read More

After our stay in Ashland, we headed up the Oregon Coast with our son, Brian. We wanted to visit the beautiful coast, share it with Brian, with our eventual goal to go on a whale watching tour in Depoe Bay. Listen to Sue and Scott talk about their trip

Sue and I had a wonderful trip to the Northwest this year, visiting Ashland, Oregon, the coast, Portland, and other places along the way.   In this podcast we talk about our trip to Ashland, along with an attempt to visit Crater Lake National Park. Ashland was a fun town to visit.  It is known around...Read More

As part of our trip to Bryce Canyon National Park, Sue and I visited some of Utah’s beautiful state parks, including, Kodachrome Basing State Park and Fremont Indian State Park.  We also took a beautiful drive along Highway 12, designated as an All-American road.   The scenery was beautiful.  In this episode, Sue and I...Read More

Sue and Scott visit Bryce Canyon National Park in the spring before the summer crowds arrive. Listen to their visit to this spectacular National Park in southern Utah.

As the final stop, before heading for home, Scott and Sue visit Lassen Volcanic National Park, including a hike to Bumpass Hell.

During their trip down the Pacific Northwest coast, Scott and Sue visit the Redwood National and State Parks in northern California.

During their trip down the Northwest coast, Scott and Sue visited a lot of lighthouses and in this episode, they talk about those visits. From Cape Flattery Lighthouse just off the northwestern tip of Washington to Cape Blanco Lighthouse in southern Oregon, and many in between, they talk about interesting tidbits about each one and unique things about their visits.