Miles to Memories

 After all 2020 pandemonium,  the word travelling wasn't as exciting as before but was filled with fear of covid. With the mind oscillating between "lets go out" and  "no, what if's..." we finally decided to go for 2 day trip. The fact that we were vaccinated and cases were decreasing was a ray of hope!. Painted Hills was one of the place in our bucket list which is 350 miles from Redmond.  Below is the itinerary: Day 1:  Home to Smith Rock State Park, Sparks Lake and then to Hotel in Prinevelle Day 2: John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (Painted Hills, Sheep Rock Unit & Clarno Unit) Both these places are natural wonders and were formed million years ago as a result of volcanic eruption and lava flow which got hardened eventually!!. The journey started at 7 am from Redmond. We drove to Smith Rock State Park via Portland (i-5South). We stopped in the mid at  US-26 route for this wonderful view of Mt. Hood.  Mt.Hood view from US-26 Is it...

 Peace Arch Historical State Park is located on boundary between U.S and Canada border. Its the nearest Canada border from Washington which is just 2 hrs. drive from Redmond. On the way you can also cover Deception Pass state Park and also Tulip fields if you are travelling during April month.  It was a 2 day trip as we decided to do camping in Deception Pass State Park on the way back. Below are the places we covered: Day 1 : Peace Arch Historical State Park, Mt. Eerie and campground Day 2 : Tulip fields and then  drove back to Home. Since it was just 2 hrs. drive we started around 11 in the morning and we had one more family along with us  in this journey. We reached the border at 2 pm. We had lunch as soon as we reached there and then started walking towards the park. Its a vast area full of green grass fields, yellow wildflowers and beautiful garden making it more attractive. The special feature of this park is that this park extends from Wash...