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                                              Where do you find a two-story lumberjack?  I’ll give you a hint… Its not pounds that he’ll be shedding, ’cause he’s at a restaurant there in …… Want another hint? You’ll learn why we saw him in my last post.   This post is part of the Delicious Baby Photo Friday. Check out her site for more...

Who would have thought that at the Portland Zoo one would spot a triceratops…                   or an Allosaurus…  or meet a full-sized T-rex….                               Those are a few of the creatures that lurk within the Dinosaur Exhibit at the Portland Zoo.  Beware, young kids may end up seeing them like this…                       Today’s...

Redding is known to be incredibly hot in the summer. There are weeks when the heat reaches into the hundreds for days on end. It’s no surprise then, that most of the best entertainment in Redding centers around water. There are at least five rivers and four lakes that are in close proximity to Redding. Also nearby is one of the world’s largest concrete dams, Shasta Dam. (Though it didn’t make my “top...

On the road you often need a large open space or a park for the little ones to run around in the evening. (Especially when the littlest one sleeps through dinner!) In Redding I was lucky to find a very large park near our hotel. We shared the park with a few statues. My oldest, generally shy of strangers, found this one to be quite friendly.     Thanks to Debbie at Delicious Baby for hosting Photo Friday....

Last year my husband and I won a two-day rafting trip along Cache Creek sponsored by Whitewater Adventures. It was too late in the season to sign up then, so this year we got to “cache in” on our prize. I have been on a few guided white-water trips in the past. By that I mean the kind where there are six passengers in the boat and an experienced guide who is doing the steering. Everyone wears helmets...