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The Complete Oregon Coast Road Trip Itinerary, from tip to tip

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May 29, 2018

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With so many ways to do a road trip you can take almost any approach. We just did it with two kids so we are ready to share exactly how to get the most from the Oregon Coast. Doing an Oregon Coast road trip is really fun and very easy. There are zero chances to […]

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Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge: PNW nature at its finest

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February 2, 2017

We love our hikes. Winter, summer, whenever. We also love visiting beaches. Have you ever done beach hiking? Beach hiking is an awesome challenge because it is so different than hiking on a hard rock trail. The Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge is a perfect place to experience beach hiking as well as have some fun […]

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A visit to Fort Casey: more beaches and bunkers

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July 17, 2016

The Pacific Northwest has countless spots where you can look around and say “Wow, I love it here!” Seriously, every view is different and beautiful. It’s also a place where kids can run wild and play on the beach (almost year round). Fort Casey on Whidbey Island is such a place. From forest trails to […]

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West Coast Road Trip Itinerary: lighthouses and National Parks

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July 9, 2016

Growing up in Washington with family in both northern and southern California, the West Coast road trip was guaranteed at least once per year… if not three times. This meant though that we got to experience everything: lighthouses and coastlines, hiking in the mountains or rides in Disneyland. Such an array. Now, being parents, we […]

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Battery Point Lighthouse: worth getting your feet wet

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June 16, 2016

I went to Crescent City, California once when I was a kid. I just remember being told that in 1964 a tsunami (tidal wave) crashed into the town… and then I was terrified of visiting Crescent City or any place on the coast. Well, I’m a grown up now and Chris and I have been […]

Sometimes you hike to amazing sights and sometimes you regret not reading the map correctly... Like at Trinidad Head Lighthouse. 2traveldads.com

Finding the Trinidad Head Lighthouse

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June 3, 2016

When you live on the coast you get accustomed to certain maritime things. You know, like hearing fog horns, continually sweeping up sand in your house, having lighthouses in half of your family photos. We love lighthouses, but then you probably already knew that. While we were touring the Northern California coast we got to […]

Our Non Complete Guide to Lighthouses in the USA

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March 24, 2016

Why in the world are we making a non complete guide to lighthouses in the USA?? Simple: there are so many lighthouses that one could not possibly hope to visit them all… but we are trying to, so as we add more and more to our roster, we’ll share them too. Having a non complete […]

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Fort Worden: beaches, bunkers and beauty

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March 21, 2016

Beaches and bunkers. That’s what we did this weekend. We loved every moment of it. If you’ve not lived on a US coast, you might not have ever been to a pre-WWII fort. Close to home for us is Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend, Washington. Fort Worden rocks for a family travel day […]

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St Simons Island Lighthouse: nautical family fun

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January 13, 2016

And our lighthouse obsession continues… On St Simons Island, the largest of Georgia’s Golden Isles, there stands a picturesque beacon just off the boardwalk. It’s surrounded by palm trees, oaks and green grass. It’s not too tall, but clearly breaks the skyline: the St Simons Island Lighthouse. You know we love to visit lighthouses for many […]

The St Augustine Lighthouse: not just a pretty lamp

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January 7, 2016

If there’s one thing that’s iconic of a coastal vacation or anything maritime, it’s lighthouses. They’re tall, striking, weird buildings that really bring the feel of the ocean directly onshore. In the Pacific Northwest we have them every 100 meters (total exaggeration) because it is so stormy and foggy all of the time, and a […]

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Hiking Cape Flattery: land’s end on the Olympic Peninsula

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October 28, 2015

Want to have an awesome day hiking Cape Flattery? Where? Oh, I see. You’ve never head of Cape Flattery. Well, let us enlighten you about one of the most beautiful places in all of the Pacific Northwest. About four hours, maybe a little more, from Seattle is the Makah Indian Reservation. If you watch the […]