Old Oregon Trail Lodge

8 Things You Need to Do in Your Hotel Room

All you want to do is kick off your shoes and relax when you arrive in your hotel room. But before you flop down on the bed, make time to do these eight simple things before anything else. Your health and safety may depend on it.

Renting in Greenwich Village: What will $2,700 get you?

Here is how much $2,700 or less can rent you in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of NYC, today.

Here's What Science Says You Should Do if You Can't Fall Asleep

Getting a good night of sleep can seem like the most effortless and natural thing in the world, but when we can't fall asleep it can quickly feel elusive and frustrating.

What goes into a billionaire's wedding cake?

No expense was spared when it came to Irene Kogan's London wedding - and that included the cake. Guests of the billionaire's granddaughter tucked into a ten-tier creation decorated with edible gold.

10 Pet-Friendly Hotels For Your Next Vacation

It's still (barely) summertime, which means there's still time to take the family on a vacation. For some families, it makes more sense to have someone watch

Stay in vacation mode using these hotel style tips in your home

With vacation season in full swing, take a look around your hotel with an eye toward taking stylish inspiration home with you.

A Beautifully Painful Hike

– Grand Canyon – It’s 100 degrees. I’m hiking down to a place called Indian Garden on a trail called Bright Angel. The hike itself is a nine hour journey round-trip and the biggest rule is: Do...

21 Ways The Oregon Trail Traumatized You As A Child

Everything you thought you learned playing 'Oregon Trail' is wrong

Die of dysentery, or cholera? Caulk a wagon, or ford the river? Consequences were dire,...

The Irishman who discovered South Pass and the Oregon Trail

Did you know that a 19th-century Irish trapper and mountain man helped emigrants reach the west coast of America in the 1800s by discovering South Pass in Wyoming?

7 Trails That Wouldn’t Exist Without Your Advocacy

Seven multi-use paths throughout Oregon just received funding through the ConnectOregon program, out of 39 transportation projects state-wide. The projects range from a rails-to-trails through wine…

Why Oregon’s redwoods deserve your respect, and a visit

Two trails in southwest Oregon show off our state’s own coast redwood trees — which are admittedly a bit smaller than California’s.

Is the Oregon Coast Really All It's Cracked Up to Be?

How to order a large copy of your family tree chart

This was the chart I created of my ancestors who came west via the Oregon Trail. I demonstrated how to make this as part of the after-webinar party the other day. If you missed the step-by-step process of how I...

10 Tips For Going Ultralight on the Trail

Follow these 10 weight-saving tips to go ultralight on your next backpacking adventure.

7 Amazing Lodge-based Trips

For those who love being outside, but not sleeping outside, here are seven amazing lodge-based trips worth checking out…