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If you’re anything like me, no vacation is complete without our dogs. They’re members of our family and we take delight in seeing them out and about, traveling with us. If you think taking your dog along for the ride makes for a boring time with low-grade accommodations, think again! These are the top seven places that welcome your pup and provide top-notch fun, rest and relaxation.
1. Wanderlust in the wilderness
Remotely located in the Wallowa Mountains of Eastern Oregon, the Minam River Lodge welcomes dogs with a canister of high-quality dog food, pet bowls and a comfy pet bed in luxury cabins dotting the landscape. There are many trails to hike and outdoor activities to keep both canines and humans occupied. As there’s no access to Wi-Fi or technology and no in-room televisions, this is an opportunity to disconnect from the outside world and reconnect with nature and the beautiful animals that reside in the Eagle Cap Wilderness.
Oregon is 98,466 square miles, which is a little bit larger than the entire United Kingdom. That’s a lot of area to cover. If you’re ready to visit the less well-known nooks and crannies of the state, start here. Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument sits at the convergence of three mountain ranges: The Cascade, Klamath and Siskiyou. The exciting geology leads .
Europe is known for its network of high-alpine huts, where you hike from lodge to lodge and eat dishes like goulash and spaetzle before retiring for the night in plush accommodations and then hiking on to the next hut the following day. But you don’t have to leave the country for a taste of that experience.
“The U.S. is on the verge of embracing what huts are all about,” says Sam Demas, author of the forthcoming guidebook
Hut to Hut USA: The Complete Guide for Hikers, Bikers, and Skiers, which will be published in October. “There’s a big appetite for hut travel in the U.S., and we’re seeing more communities develop new systems.”