As our road trip journey continues, Dillon and I arrived at Oregon since spending some time in California. California was so fun! There really is a lot to do there and the landscape is so vast. Now that we’ve arrived in Oregon, I started noticing how quickly the landscape changed. It is so woodsy and mountainous out here! But it’s giving me all the camping and cabin vibes! For this post, I will be talking about our Airbnb stay at a cabin in the woods, as well as visiting a national park!
Cabin Stay
Dillon typically chooses the Airbnbs we will stay at because he has more expertise with the app and he literally travelled the globe already. This spot, albeit smaller than we’d like, was cozy and comfortable for a few days in the Oregon woods. It was so calm out there! We felt like we were the only people even though there were other cabins in the same vicinity. Other sightings included a few deers we spotted.
We were able to recharge in nature for a few days. This might have been the second cabin I’ve ever stayed at in my entire life. In Florida, I don’t know too many cabins around me. I feel like cabins are fun in colder climates. Speaking of climates, the weather started out warm some days and then in other days, it’s cool and crisp out here in Oregon. They even had a hot tub at our cabin. But it was still too warm for that this time around.
I’ve been making more meals at home, mostly when we stay at Airbnbs and have access to a kitchen. Otherwise, we typically snack on what we have inside our cooler that lives in the car, or we eat at a restaurant. I plan on making another blog post about my experience road-tripping for over a month & living out of hotels/airbnbs! Stay tuned! But it feels way more homey to cook our meals and know what ingredients we are using. It’s another way to stay healthy on the road.
Dillon and I did do a drive around the lake that was close to our cabin. There wasn’t too much to do in the area so the lake was the main attraction. The closest town was Ashville. As we drove around the lake, there were other cabins not too far. We also found a pretty field of flowers by the lake and my flower obsession kicked in. It was so pretty! It was one type of flower that was growing everywhere by the lake. Scroll below for pictures 🙂
Crater Lake National Park
Crater Lake National Park was beautiful! You can check out my reel on Instagram here from my trip to Crater Lake. This is the only national park in Oregon. Dillon has been here before with his brothers but it was my first time. He talked about the blue waters and it wasn’t until I saw that I was like WOW. The water was such a pretty deep shade of blue. The Crater Lake is the main aspect to this national park. It was formed after a volcanic eruption years ago. So the lake itself is on a mountain and it’s actually the deepest lake in the United States.
We spent half a day here because we really just wanted to see the lake. After driving around some overlook spots, we hiked down the Cleetwood Cove Trail. This trail takes you down to Crater Lake. We were able to get our workouts in because it’s a mile down to the lake (which is the easy part) and then a mile back up the same route (which is the hard part). Hiking up is something I want to get better on. Florida has zero mountains so the only way to train is on incline on cardio machines or going up stairs several times. But anyway, it was well worth seeing the crystal blue waters up close. In my Instagram reel, you can see how see-through the water is. It’s absolutely stunning!
It was actually pretty chilly out even though we are in the peak of summer! As Dillon and I drive around the lake, we could even see snow that hasn’t melted. But after our hike down, we were warmed up enough to where I had to take off my jacket. Scroll below for photos of our trip there 🙂
Xo, Jessica Turner
