Discovering Oregon in a Truck Camper (Chasing Waterfalls in Umpqua Forest) 

That wooden tube is called a penstock, it is fed from toketee lake just above where you were, it travels just beyond and goes threw the mountain in a tunnel just short of a mile long where it exits and goes down hill into one of the toketee power houses, the water is then returned to the river. As someone who has grown up in this area you missed so much more to see that is not on the maps but i know how it goes. Safe travels

Beautiful!!

You two are just so cute! Reminds me of us 40 years ago! The good news is marriage just keeps getting better!

America the beautiful...gotta just love it!

Very relaxing!

Sweet hearts, the further north you go, the more mosquitos. Get some good natural bug spray and use it. It might cut down the swarms a bit. The bugs are the worst around early July as the snow melts in the mountains. Later on, as the forest dries out, it gets better, but then, be prepared with reports on wild fires. Welcome to the PNW, y'all!

Arugula salad with mandarin orange slices and chopped walnuts & a citrus vinaigrette...yum 🤙

Another beautiful video! But it makes me sad. You travelled all the way to Oregon and didn't go to the most beautiful lake in the world. Crater Lake. People come from around the world to see this wonder of nature right in my back yard. You really missed a gem. And there's plenty of snow up there to cool you down! Maybe your next trip. Plus, you showed up during the height of an unseasonably warm weather pattern and the start of the mosquito hatch. It's typically not that bad with skeeters as the summer goes on. Blessings on your travels!

Welcome to my home state guys! Yes the mosquitoes are out. Sorry it’s part of Oregon. The coast should be much better for you guys for the temperatures. We normally camp July through September on the coast so we don’t have to worry about the temperatures. There’s some amazing little cities along the coast. I would highly recommend starting at or around Newport and work your way to Astoria. Yes everything is full this time of the year. State parks do have last minute spots available that are first come first served but at a cost and time. Because you have a rig that allows you - there’s plenty of off grid places that are in the woods all over Oregon. I’ve always been able to find a spot even when everything is reservation only. I’ve stopped by the rangers stations last minute before to find someone who can point me in the right direction. Almost every country has a ranger station and can be found in google maps. Every time I’ve thought I was going to be out of luck I ended up getting a spot. Also note that Oregon State parks have last minute reservations every day online starting at 4am pacific time for any last minute cancellations. Fort Stevens is one of the biggest campground’s of the Pacific Northwest. You can try that campground in the early morning for a spot. If you use their webpage, you can do a general search of an area as well.

What a beautiful video. Those falls were stunning. Thank you for all the hard work you both put in for us!!!❤❤

Love the falls,,,,clear creeks.

Cody, ma man, you're wearing a Chosen shirt! We are fans!

I ❤️ all the waterfalls they are beautiful

Cody you are SO cute calling your wife Toketee 😍🥰 I love coastal Oregon where you can experience some amazing waterfall action! That pasta dish looks SO yummy! Thanks for sharing guys!

Magnificent falls !! What a beautiful state 🌹

Breathtaking!

I think it is so cool that you use Essential Oil bug spray 😊 I created recipes for an entire "First Aid Kit" including recipes for Bug Spray, Sunscreen, Bed Bugs (whichI use for any hotel stay), Bruise, Burns, Blisters ( before and after they pop), Bug Bite, Briken Bones, Chapped Lips, Inflammation, Pain, Stress-A-Way, Cuts & Scrapes, Burns includibg Sunburn, Bruises, Fever, Bee Stings, Cramps, Bleeding, Headache, and Massage Oil. Wow, that was fun to inventory --- thanks Kelly :)

New Sub here! WELCOME to our beautiful State!!! Definitely head for the Oregon Coast there is so much to see there and it’s way cooler!! Oregon Coast is my happy place! I’m an Oregon native and love the Coast!!💜 Love your Chosen shirt God Bless!!!🙏💜

Kelly, made your veggie fusilli feta pasta recipe! So delicious and so easy! Threw in some chopped Klamata olives and garlic cloves! Thank you for sharing!! 🍽️❤

Also the drive on 84 to the Dalles is along the Columbia River its awesome!

Toketee Falls is my favorite place, so beautiful, so cool and it looks prehistoric. Love your channel.

😁 My best summer camping 🏕 memories were at Smith River Falls on the Coast of Oregon 30 miles east of Reedsport!! 🌴 #davesandersstepdaughter

Wow, those falls looked like a Bob Ross painting.🎨🧑🏻‍🦱

Love that Chosen shirt.

The Pasta dish looked so yummy!

Hello from McKenzie Bridge, Oregon!

head to the coast for awesome scenery and cool temps.

I lost my sweet son on Monday, can you all please pray for me and Monica his wife. 😢😢😢❤ Your videos help me to feel good again. Love you guys

Happy 4 th🎉🎉🎉. Bend Oregon so pretty

Keep going North! North to Alaska!

HELLO , ENJOY CRATER LAKE OR 101 COAST LINE , BEWARE ALMOST ZERO BOONDOCKING OREGON COAST . HEAT WONT LAST BUGS WILL . HWY 20 has more falls n bend cool too.

That receipe looked great,think I would add some sausages to it as well.georgous scenery,hope to make it someday

Yay FINALLY!! Our hone Washington ❤ You’re just south;) Was just up in Gifford Pinchot National Forest today Near Mount Adams. I’m so glad you’re here!!!

Watching this a second time. That pasta dish looked so anazing. I knew you would find a spot.I am making German shepherds pie, as Jack calls it. Mashed potatoes, seasoned ground beef, finely chopped celery, onion, carrot, garlic, brocolli, and cheddar cheese. One with a crust, one without. Mm mm good!

Thanks!

That looks yummy. I must try it.

Not sure if you guys got to go to Opal (Blue Pools) of the McKenzie River, its a 3 mile hike with a gorgeous blue waters.

If you’re looking for a place that has lower temps, look into Mt St Helen’s the Ape Caves. Lots of history, lots of things to see.

You are exploring my favorite part of the country☺️. Lived in Eugene for almost 20 years and did lots of camping ...

We just left the area - beautiful! We were down by Lebanon, OR, and Waterloo. McDowell Creek Falls was wonderful.

If you hike above Multnomah falls, and go the opposite direction of the falls once you get to the top of the trail, there's several other falls further up the trail you can swim in.

Hwy 138 is how we get to Central Oregon from our OG HS.

You have to drive the Oregon coast and Long Beach Wa, Its awesome!

This happens to be the worse year for mosquitoes in many years! Enjoy your trip and the waterfalls! 😁

I wish you guys would do a meet n great while in Oregon I would live to meet you two. I watch every video you put out! I live in the willamette Valley

This is my old stopping grounds and one of the coolest places I have ever visited. You were very unlucky with the mosquitos in summer 2023. We did not really have much snow the previous winter till March and we got hammered, which caused the mosquito population to explode. I have camped in that area my whole life and it as never been as bad as it was summer 23

I've seen my fair share of waterfalls but for some reason those are absolutely magical looking❤❤❤❤ Thank you for sharing your awesome adventures once again❤❤❤

Beautiful country! Surprised you arent cooking outdoors!

You should try to see Crater Lake in Southern Oregon.

The fall amongst the rocks and plants sure makes s pretty picture, diesn’it?

Take some coffee that is already ground, like it and when it catches blow out to smoke

Go to the Oregon Coast on your way up through Oregon to Washington... A lot of folks from Washington come down to the Oregon coast...actually.

Happy Independence Day! Thanks for sharing these gorgeous waterfalls! Kellie, your pasta dish looked so good!

Hello from Sandpoint Idaho! Glad you are having tons of fun in the Pacific NW. The waterfalls are spectacular! It is fun to watch the cooking process. I have been liking cooking again. You guys are really doing good things. You are teaching people all kinds of things as you make vlogs. Even things like how sweet a compliment is.....or how Cody loves trees and walking up creeks....or the way that you go through life with positive attitudes and focus on the good things, and appreciate. Safe travels!

The big kill happen in Alaska when there are cold snaps in spring.

I know it’s touristy but Multnomah Falls near Portland is beautiful! You can hike to the top but it’s a tough hike. The restaurant was really good when we ate there.

There is a ThermaCell type product on the market that you can clip onto your clothing. When I used to hike in the woods, I would clip it on the back loop of my jeans. Works pretty well. Can't remember the exact name though, so.

Oh, those mosquitos, and did you know they have found a few cases of malaria in the US? I'm sure it's treatable though... Beautiful falls! Great Video!!

Find you some Avon skin so soft for the mosquitoes!!

Wiizard falls metolious river .

"It burns," Cody says as he adds in HOT sauce!! LOL! Definitely want to see Oregon one day, it looks so beautiful!

Should go to Umpqua hotsprings, but must be early morning on a weekday or it's super crowded

OMG we were in the exact same national forest at the same time! Happy 4th! And if you had made it to Tumalo Falls on the 4th, you would have seen my brother in law proposing to his girlfriend 😂

Wuao you guys are amazing I always look at your channel I love your videos

Happy 4th of July

Welcome to Oregon, something in Oregon you won't find in the midwest are chironomid's or midges which *don't bite*. They look like mosquitos to mid-western folks but they are not. In Southern Oregon, especially close to Crater Lake there are millions that swarm at dusk and will pelt vehicles when you drive. Ask locals, store workers if not sure. To me watching the video it looked like you might be encountering midges, not mosquitos.

I lived on the Oregon coast for 7 years and I don’t remember mosquitoes being that bad there. Maybe because it’s cooler than the eastern part of Oregon.

Beautiful area 😊. Great Waterfalls. Don't let the "Skitters" carry you off😂

Beautiful water falls!!! Glad you made it to PNW safe!! Have lots of fun, see marvelous things and don't forget to share with us!!! Thank you for a wonderful video!

Did you get to the Hot Springs and take the gravel road from the N. UMPQUA falls to Roseburg. Some amazing falls for the first 30 mins.

So glad you made it....Enjoy❤

Y'all are the BEST! Thanks

Try wearing light colored clothing during the day. It might help with the mosquitoes and flies.

Try Picaradin for the mosquitoes. We live in Montana and used deet based sprays for a long time. Picaradin has been just as effective without the hard chemicals. We found it in Honduras and haven’t looked back.

I love waterfalls. The PNW is so beautiful :)

Cordy and Kelly ya that was funny when Kelly was cooking and a piece of red pepper got into her hair Cordy took it out oh Kelly you are to eat the food not were the food LOL there is a little bird that eats mosquitoes I don't know the name of it ya maybe you should get some of them ok LOL take care happy camping

The scenery and waterfalls were sooo pretty pretty. Your dinner, wow! you are both awesome. Thank you for sharing.

Cody you’r right. It happens every year the flies/mosq come in FORCE after the snow melts. Intense stuff. It’s also warmer then usual in OR. We know you’ll both make the best of it 💚.

I have found straight up citronella oil from young living EO works wonders on the mosquitos

HI KELLIE & CODY 👋 GORGEOUS THERE ! HOW DID YOU MOSQUITOE OILS DO ? THE TREES ARE BEAUTIFUL WITH THEIR DIFFERENT BARKS / SHAPES ! GLAD THEY HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO SURVIVE . THE FALLS WERE BREATHTAKING WITH THE COLORS, REFRESHING FEEL / COLD / ALL THE PLANTS THAT LOVE THE MOISTURE IN THE AIR . WELL YOUR MEALS LOOK SO INVITING 😋 BE SAFE ! HAVE FUN ! ENJOYED 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 THE SCENERY WAS BEAUTIFUL GOING FROM ONE AREA TO THE NEXT ! AWESOME FOOTAGE DRONE & HANDHELD ! LOT OF TIME & TALENT, PLUS A GREAT EYE 👁 FOR THE VIDEO 📹 GOD BLESS YOU BOTH ALWAYS ON YOUR ADVENTURES 🙏 THANK YOU 🙏 KELLIE HOW IS YOUR PIZZA STONE 🍕 DOING IN THE OVEN ? SINCE YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT IT IN THE COLEMAN OVEN I BOUGHT SOME . THANK YOU MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE ALSO IN THE HOUSE 🏠 OVEN MY GRANDSON WAS USING A METAL TRAY SO I GOTTEN ONE TO FIT THAT OVEN & THE PIZZA 🍕 'S TASTY A LOT BETTER 😋 BUT ADDED MORE COOK TIME TO GET THE UNDERNEATH A LITTLE CRISPER .

Beautiful falls! Thanks for braving the mosquitos! Happy 4th! Stay safe ! Jane in SC❤🙏🇺🇸

I am glad you made it!! The scenery is so beautiful. Another wonderful video!

The falls are each as beautiful as the next. Such a beautiful area. America has so much variety and beauty in that variety. It’s amazing and sad what we so often take for granted. Arugula with a sweet fruit like pear and a bit of sweet dressing is awesome. Give it a try!

That wooden pipe was crazy!!!

Welcome to Oregon great vlog guys blessings to you guys

Thank you for sharing the water falls they are very pretty. Happy 4th. Safe travels .

I absolutely love you guys. One thing….. y’all do not eat nearly enough protein. It’s a misconception that cheese has protein, it does but not enough to support the kind of lifestyle that y’all live. You guys are very active and that requires a much higher protein diet. Especially for Cody. Beans are good pared with a protein source. Alone they are not sufficient for organ and muscle support. Plant based protein is not sufficient at all for anything. It’s very hard for the human body to break down hence the horrible gas it gives anyone that eats it. Shrimp is one of the most nutrient dense proteins available and very easy to keep frozen. Just some unsolicited information that you never asked for. I learned this stuff and making small deliberate changes made me feel much better. I thought maybe it would unlock a potential y’all didn’t know y’all even have. ❤ keep exploring! Much love!❤❤❤

New subscriber here, and you two are just adorable! I just found your channel today and am binge watching your vlogs. Have fun in the PNW. Your neighbor in Missouri. It was 93° today and humid 🥵 Happy 4th of July! 🎉💥

Hello my name is Paul I love your channel. I noticed Cody is wearing a Chosen TV show tee shirt. Me and my wife love that show. We are born again Christians. I love your camper. I have a Winnebago Minnie Drop 170S and i tow it with a Hyundai Santa Fe. I would love to trade my trailer and SUV for a camper truck. I’m tired of towing it’s taking a tow on me. We love what you two are doing specially your cooking episodes. Safe travels and God bless you too

Wow!! That is a beautiful area! Thanks so much for sharing your journey! ❤

Thanks for showing us such amazing water falls happy 4th safe travels

Pasta dish looked yummy.😀

The mosquitoes are the worst this year in a good decade.

What were the essential oils you used with the witch hazel oil Kelly?

Hi Cody and Kellie, welcome to the PNW! If you come to the Olympic Peninsula in WA, we have some great MTN bike riding. Port Gamble has the Forest Heritage Park, and west of Port Angeles is the Olympic Adventure Trail which you can access off Hwy 112 on your way to Joyce. Both have fun trails that are not too technical.

Loved this beautiful video.

Happy 4th! Loved the water falls!

Happy 4th! Stunning views y’all! Wow!

I tried your pasta meal tonight and we loved it! I couldn’t find fusilli so just went with whole wheat rotini. Next time I will use less pasta so it’s cheesier. I used a 16 oz pkg and it was a bit much.

Happy 4th to you all!! So beautiful! I love nature. Is so relaxing and stress free to me.