About the Author

Amy Whitley

Amy Whitley is an outdoors and family travel writer making her home in Southern Oregon. An avid backpacker, skier, and hiker, Amy has written features celebrating Oregon travel experiences from yurt camping to hut-to-hut skiing for local and national publications. Passionate about families getting outdoors together, Amy authors the NWKids column in OutdoorsNW Magazine, and spends her free time trying to keep up with her three school-aged sons in the backcountry. A lover of travel across the US and internationally, Amy is an editor at Trekaroo, and founder of Pit Stops for Kids.

Woodstock for Birders
February 3, 2017
Ask bird-watchers to list Southern Oregon’s greatest attractions, and they’d no doubt mention Crater Lake, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and wine tasting. But you’d also hear a few other reasons why so many flock to this diverse avian region each winter. More
Southern Oregon , Klamath Falls , Lakes & Reservoirs , Birding , Parks, Forests & Wildlife Areas , Rivers & Streams , Trip Ideas , Outdoor Recreation , Attractions ,

48 Hours in Kid-Approved Klamath Falls
November 8, 2016
Ready to make a family winter weekend? Here’s how. More
Southern Oregon , Klamath Falls , Birding , Favorite Trips , Trip Ideas , Family Fun , Outdoor Recreation , Sporting Events , Attractions , Events , Snow Sports ,

Rogue Creamery’s Dave Gremmels
February 24, 2015
Rogue Creamery owner and cycling enthusiast Dave Gremmels may have conquered seven Cascade Mountain peaks in one week by participating in Cycle Oregon’s Magnificent Seven bike tour. But Gremmels considers his biggest challenge to be decidedly less glamorous: dairy farming. More
Southern Oregon , Central Point , Artisan Producers , Trip Ideas , Eat & Drink ,

Southern Oregon Wineries to Visit for Mother’s Day
April 30, 2014
The most relaxing Mother’s Day I ever spent was enjoyed at Troon Vineyard in Southern Oregon’s Applegate Valley. Yes, I had all three of my active little boys in tow, but I also had my own mother and my grandmother, and while the children entertained themselves with an egg hunt through the vines, egg painting,… More
Southern Oregon , Trip Ideas , Eat & Drink , Wine & Wineries ,