If you're wondering where to go on your next vacation, consider Oregon. My family and I just finished a ten day vacation there and Oregon fulfilled all our expectations and then some.

We started our trip in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest which covers over 2 million acres. Hell's Canyon is a vast area of the forest and the brochure states that it's elevation is 875 feet. There are no roads that go though the area. We traveled by raft, foot and horseback (we liked it that way). We went went down the Snake River by raft and camped out the first night on the river bank.

Most of the rest of the trip we hiked though some great terrain and each night we slept like a baby. The elevations made it a great workout. Hiking with backpacks that weighed an average of 40 pounds helped too.
The horseback riding was fantastic. The horses were very user-friendly and beautiful. The trail that we took was named Hat Point which is 25 miles southeast of Imnaha river. It offers some of the most spectacular scenery available on the Oregon side.

The hardest part of the trip is that we were not able to carry enough that we needed. The days were hot (90 degrees or better) and the nights were down to about 40 degrees. One day the weather was a little too much with it raining most of the day and at one point it was hailing. We were able to find cover in a cave that we came across.

We knew that it would be difficult for us to carry enough that we would need because our daughters are teenagers, but they were great. I guess the beauty and peacefulness of the area helped their karma. This trip was the first time that we went Oregon and we look for more possible trips in the future. If you're a nature lover I suggest that you put any one of the National Forests that are located in Oregon.