Editor’s Note: With a new year comes new resolutions and we’ve got a load of ideas for 2009. This is a four part series reflecting on how to make a “fresh start” in 2009. (Read Part 1: “Learn Something New” & Part 2: “See Something Spectacular”; Part 3: “Say Goodbye to Stress” )

SPEND TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY
Leave your Blackberry or iPhone at home and head to one of Oregon’s many resorts and lodges for a weekend of priceless family bonding. Which resort would you like to visit?

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Wallowa Lake Lodge
This winter take the family to northeast Oregon’s Wallowa Lake Lodge, at the south end of beautiful Wallowa Lake. Stay in the 1920s lodge or rent an entire cabin to yourselves. Either way, get ready for some snowy fun adventures in an area known as Oregon’s Alps. >>more

Out ‘n’ About Treesort
Spend your nights as Swiss Family Robinson in one of 14 family-friendly tree houses, and enjoy hiking, horseback riding and swimming while on the ground. >>more

Timberline Lodge
Stay the night at this historic WPA-era lodge located at 6,000 feet on Mt. Hood. Sign the kids up for a ski or snowboard lesson (lifts are literally right outside the rooms) then soak in the heated outdoor pool before dinner in the historic lodge. >>more

Salishan Spa & Golf Resort
Located near Siletz Bay at the central Oregon coast, Salishan has a stunning spa that features an open-air pebble-lined spa pool and Brazilian walnut plank floors—a great spot to take older children. When you’re not relaxing at the spa, you can swing a club at their championship course, or take a walk on a nearby sandy beach. >>more

Sunriver Resort
Just south of Bend in Central Oregon, Sunriver Resort is a huge playground for the whole family. Rent a luxury house or condo or reserve a room in the beautiful lodge. Take the kids ice skating at the outdoor mall, or drive the short distance to Mt. Bachelor Ski Area for a day on the slopes. Then come back when the snow thaws for the resort’s three, 18-hole championship golf courses. >>more

Black Walnut Inn & Vineyard
This is a great spot for families with older kids (as, in over 21) as this nine-suite, luxury inn sits in the heart of Yamhill Valley wine country, close to well-known wineries including Erath, Domaine Drouhin, Domaine Serene and dozens of others. >>more

Diamond Lake Resort
Winter recreation at Southern Oregon’s Diamond Lake Resort brings a snowy playground perfect for snowmobiling, snow cat skiing, cross-country skiing—there’s even a tubing hill with an uphill tow. The resort has 91 guest lodging facilities, a café, and a snow-cat pizza shuttle, which zooms guests to the nearby (3 miles) South Shore Pizza Parlor. >>more