The Grain Station McMinnville

Hi there , ApriL & Tim here 

Today

Just a little side trip in our home town .

If your one of the many looking for some of Oregon's great home brewed beer

The Grain station in McMinnville is worth a stop.

Let's start with the building in A former grain storage area the building has been renovated

Cool old warm woods new modern beer . And speaking of beer try the ever changing ones in tap.

With an ever changing lineup that's sure to please 

When you stop in try the bangers and mash . We are fans of the nut red.

This is one of those places you keep coming back to , pull up a stool play some darts enjoy some food and have a beer ..

MacDonald forest and OSU forest

You Looking for some great outdoors

You should try MacDonald forest 

This area is run by OSU for forestry research . 

  It has plenty of trails and great sights ! 

Check out the man made lake and huge log hauler ! 

Make sure to do the 36 loop 

This is a great little day trip .. It does get a little muddy in winter 

The parking area is safe and there are a bunch of little walking paths with

signs that tell you what each tree is.

Lake Dorena

Looking for a great ride may we suggest

Lake dorena http://www.dorenalake.com/index.asp

A train track at one point this trail is paved and up to a 26 mile round trip 

This bike /hiking trails crosses old railroad bridges.

As well as going past old covered bridges 

This is a great day trip just outside Eugene 

Happy biking ! 

Red Rock Canyon vegas

You Hello , we found a great side trip just outside Vegas , red rock canyon

It's a short drive with tons of trails and history . 

Stop at the visitors center first , it really shows what the area is all about . 

 Then start driving the 12 mile loop . 

You may also bike the 12 miles . (Bring your own bikes .) 

There are a bunch of hiking trails , one even to an ice canyon . 

The trails are not to difficult and you never know what you'll find . 

Take a drive bring some water and get some fresh air great day trip . 

Vegas at the Rio

Hi there ! Tim and April here .. I'm way behind and playing catchup so here are some really shot posts .. 

We took another short trip to Vegas .. 

This time we stayed at the Rio and we were not disappointed ! 

The first thing you need to know is sigh up for total rewards do it before you make reservations. 

Total rewards is part of 8 hotels it's great for discounts and earning rewards . 

First thing is you'll get a discount on your room and a very cool upgrade option . We stayed for 6 nights for around $600 total our original room was $250 with upgrade around $600 thanks to the card we got a 1600 sq ft 180 degree view room so worth it . 

The room wasn't one of the newly remodeled ones but was still great . 

Maybe you'll get lucky . 

Leave the curtains open and enjoy the sunrise . 

The pool is great , and free Sunday through Thursday , you can just go to the rio pool those days as its open to the public . 

There is a sand pool and several hot tubs the best part it's virtually empty during the weekdays till around noon . 

The rio isn't overly big and it had a shuttle to downtown the view was amazing . There is a zip line and some cheaper food options . 

Also it is so worth it to get the buffet of buffets for $49 you can eat at 8 different buffets for 24 hours and you have to try the Paris it was so good.

Penn and teller was a great show so make some time for it too.