Adventures with Holly & Bryan

05/12/2023

Dramatic lighting is the best! We spotted this rainbow on a walk in Portland a few days ago.

02/24/2023

We were excited to explore one of Oregon's weird & wonderful places last weekend, the Neskowin Ghost Forest. The remains of a 2000-year-old forest appear at low tide! Our full video of how to get to the ghost forest is here: https://youtu.be/cjXv642AzGE

12/09/2022

We enjoyed the Christmas lights at the Grotto last weekend. Definitely the most unusual Catholic church I've been to! There's also an elevator you can take to the top of a huge cliff, where there are gardens.

Join us at the Grotto in Portland, Oregon—the most unusual Catholic church I’ve encountered. The Grotto hosts an annual Christmas Festival of Lights that’s o...

12/02/2022

One of those bizarre and beautiful things in nature 😎.

In today’s video, I’ll share how to find the Tree of Life on the Washington Coast. Also called the Tree Root Cave, the tree’s roots precariously span a cave ...

11/28/2022

Cool golden hour lighting for this double waterfall hike in the gorge. Sometimes it's good to cram in a hike at the end of the day! It's in a zone recovering from the Eagle Creek Fire, but the baby maple trees are coming back in force...and they were showing fall colors this month 😀🍁.

Join us on a fall hike to Elowah and Upper McCord Creek Falls in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge.In today’s video, I’ll share the highlights of this trail that...

11/19/2022

Fall leaves in Portland this week 😎 🍁 🍂

11/18/2022

New YouTube video on the cool yurts at Wynoochee Lake on the Olympic Peninsula 😀 .

Join us at the Wynoochee Lake yurts on the Olympic Peninsula. Yurts are a great option if you’d like to go camping, but with less gear and some extra comfort...

11/16/2022

Best example I've seen of a log getting incorporated into a waterfall 😀. Maidenhair Falls near Wynoochee Lake on the Olympic Peninsula.

10/28/2022

Rainbow over the Columbia River Gorge this weekend 😊

10/27/2022

Mount Hood scenic railroad last weekend! We were hoping for some fall leaves, but they weren't really out. In the scheme of things, I think the railroad also wasn't all that scenic, but we had a great time 😊 . Video here:

Join us for a train ride on the Hood River scenic railroad. The train travels along Oregon’s Hood River en route to the orchards of the Hood River Valley. In...

10/22/2022

New YouTube video on how to find the fall leaves at the Chehalis Poplar Tree Farm 😀. There used to be a poplar tree farm in the gorge called the Boardman Tree Farm that was apparently incredible in fall---but it was cut down and converted to pastures a few years ago. I've been searching for something like it, and while this isn't the same, it's exciting to find another poplar tree farm in the area. 🍂 🍂

This fall I set off to find something similar to the Boardman Tree Farm, a beloved poplar farm that was a favorite place to see fall leaves near Portland. Si...

10/21/2022

Fall leaves at the Chehalis Poplar Farm 🍂 🍃