Month: January 2026

Adventures | Camping | City | Hiking | Vacation | Van Life

Mary’s Peak / Siuslaw National Forest
ByJess January 5, 2026January 5, 2026

Albany, OR to Mary’s Peak | Camping in Siuslaw National Forest | Hiking Mary’s Peak | November 2025 When we returned to our van after our side quest, we were relieved to find it just the way we left it in the Amtrak parking lot. It was a foggy and dreary afternoon, but that was…

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Adventures | City | Family | Vacation

Side Quest to Seattle
ByJess January 2, 2026January 2, 2026

Taking Amtrak from Albany, OR to Seattle, WA and Back | A Day in Seattle | November 2025 When planning this trip, we knew that we had plenty of time on our hands, and the most limiting factor to our travels was winter weather. Up until this point, we had been pretty lucky, but we…

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