The Steven Experience

Hidden along the Pacific Crest Trail just outside of Lake Arrowhead, CA; lies a spacious yet secluded swimming hole. Deep creek has many  great attractions along it’s winding journey through the San Bernardino National Forest, one of which is Aztec Falls. Aztec Falls falls is complete with plenty of area to relax under the summer sun on top of the nearby rocks. If you’re looking for some southern California cliff jumping, this is the place for you. Aztec Falls has three levels to jump from. The lowest at a 15ft foot height, the second Read the rest of this entry »

We arrived in Chinook at my friends family reunion mid day on Saturday. It was a relaxing day meeting new people, having good conversion and eating some great food. When things started to settle down a bit, I grabbed my camera to go on a walk.  I shot a few photos of some drift wood at the waters edge on the Columbia River.  The day was soon over. It ended with a little more conversation around a bonfire at the rivers edge making smores. Read the rest of this entry »

With our leisure exploratory time starting to run out, we didn’t have much time to explore all of Fort Columbia but I’m glad we got the time we had. Being that I was the kid snoring in the back of the classroom hiding behind my upside-down history book, I know next to nothing about history. But I can tell you that if we would have had field trips to places like Fort Columbia, I would have learned a whole lot more.  Before I went through any doorways Read the rest of this entry »

After a night at the Astoria, Oregon KOA campground, we had a few hours to go explore before attending a friends family reunion. The family reunion is actually what instigated this entire trip! A few days “away from it all” taking pictures, exploring and meeting new people, what could be better? Early on this Saturday, we went to see the Peter Iredale shipwreck. It’s simply the remains of a beached ship that has been rotting away in Read the rest of this entry »

After stopping for pictures at the Oregon Sand Dunes, we continued heading north on highway 101. Our next stop was the Seal Lion Caves. After paying a small entrance fee, an elevator lowered us over 200 ft. down into the cliff side where there was an underground sea lion viewing area. It was very dark there and being that there wasn’t any flash photography allowed, it was hard to get decent pictures. After seeing the sea lions down in the cave, we took the elevator back to the top of the cliff-side and continued on to another viewing area high above the ocean where the sea lions on the beach or visible. Along the walk way there is also a great view of the local lighthouse. We then hurried back to the car and continued on our journey up highway 101 to our next KOA campsite for the night.  Read the rest of this entry »