Attractions

Location:
From Springfield travel east on the McKenzie River Highway (Oregon Highway 126) for about 25.5 miles. Goodpasture Bridge is on Goodpasture County Road at Highway 126 just east of Vida.

Background:
The Goodpasture Bridge is one of the most beautiful and most photographed covered bridges in the state. Designed by the State Highway Department and built by Lane County, the classical and timeless architecture of this bridge is accentuated by Gothic style windows on both sides of the structure.

Location:
From Interstate 5 take Highway 58 east to Lowell. Alternately, from Unity follow Jasper-Lowell Road about 3 miles to Highway 58. Lowell is on the south side of Dexter Lake.

Background:
When Amos Hyland settled on the Middle Fork of the Willamette River in 1874, he plotted a small townsite and named it after his birthplace of Lowell, Maine.

Location:
From Springfield, follow 14th Street in Springfield and travel northeast (as it becomes Marcola Road) to Marcola. At Marcola, turn right (east onto Wendling Road and follow the road to the bridge. Alternately, from Earnest Bridge, follow Paschelke Road about 1.3 miles to Wendling Road. Turn east on Wendling Road to Mile Point 3.5.

Background:
In the 1890s, George Wendling, director of Booth-Kelly Lumber Company, established a post office in the small town which bears his name.

Location:
From I-5 exit I-105 east to Marcola Road. Follow Marcola Road approximately 14 miles. Earnest Bridge is located on Paschelke Road.

Background:
The Earnest Bridge enjoys the distinction of having appeared in the movie "Shenandoah," filmed in the Mohawk Valley during the mid-1960s. The movie company requested permission from the county to "alter" the bridge to reflect Civil War architecture, and promised to restore the bridge to equal or better condition.

If there is one thing in Canby that is the best kept secret, it’s a 3.5-mile trail that bisects the community, with bridges over roads and highways.

Called the “Logging Road Trail” by locals, it really is the remnants of the Molalla Forest Road, which was a route use by log trucks to bring timber to the Willamette River. Today it has become a straight trail that offers some of the smoothest bike rides, runs, skates and walks around the state.

Seeds for this non-native tree were brought here by an unknown settler, but this particular tree was transplanted to its present location by Harrison Blake when he built his house in the 1850's. Although this tree was surpassed in 1996 as the largest of its species in the nation, it still holds that distinction within the state.

The nearby Blake home, now housing the Chetco Valley Museum, is the oldest house in the Chetco Valley. This home also served as the post office and as a stagecoach stop.

This Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir was raised from a seed carried to the moon by Apollo 14 astronaut Stuart Roosa in 1971. Although Roosa was a native of Oklahoma, he was no stranger to Oregon. While in college, he worked summers here as a smoke jumper and as a surveyor. Roosa trained to be an astronaut in Eastern Oregon and later returned to hunt Elk and Duck. After his historic flight, Roosa expressed his strong ties with Oregon by choosing to have his official homecoming parade in Coos Bay.

Location:
Travel one mile east of Cottage Grove on Row River Road. Follow the sign to Mosby Creek Road by turning right, and crossing the railroad track. Turn left on Mosby Creek Road and travel southeast two miles to the bridge. Alternately, from Currin Bridge continue southwest on Layng Road to Mile Point 0.2 to Mosby Creek Bridge.

Background:
The Mosby Creek Bridge is Lane County’s oldest covered bridge, having been built in 1920 at a cost of $4,125 by Walter and Miller Sorenson.

Location:
Travel one mile east of Cottage Grove on Row River Road. Follow the sign to Mosby Creek Road, turning right and crossing the railroad tracks. Turn left (south) on Mosby Creek Road and travel approximately 3.5 miles to Garoutte Road.

Background:
As with other wooden bridges in Oregon, the Stewart Bridge has had its share of woes. Heavy rains of the 1964 "Christmas Flood" brought water raging down Mosby Creek with the resulting force cracking the lower chords of the bridge.

Located about 40 miles south of Portland, the abbey sits on a hilltop above the town of Mt. Angel. The serene setting provides a stunning view of four volcanoes, the foothills of the Cascades, and a great chunk of verdant, Willamette Valley farmland. Wide lawns, sturdy Romanesque brick buildings, grand old trees, and black-robed monks strolling across campus contribute to the site's special ambiance.

A four-day festival in Mt. Angel featuring music, food, dress and beverages of Bavaria. The event is used to help raise funds for non-profits and community activities in the Mt. Angel area and each year brings more than 300,000 people to the festival.

Mt. Bachelor Village - the comforts of home

It's the best of both lodging worlds - hotel-style service in a private condo setting

By Dan Shryock
Oregon.com

I feel myself sinking into that big-cushioned sofa in front of the fireplace. Tired from a day of skiing at nearby Mt. Bachelor, I sip on something warm concocted only steps away in the kitchen.

I may not be home, but it certainly feels that way. With the full kitchen, unusually comfortable king-size bed and balcony view of the Deschutes River, calling this condo "home" may be wishful thinking.

A waterfall as magnificent and memorable as any in the country is located just a 30- minute drive outside of Portland. Visiting Multnomah Falls, a 611-foot-tall roaring, awe-inspiring cascade of icy water, lets you experience the power and beauty of nature up close and with ease. From the parking area off of I-84, a 5-minute walk is all that separates you from the exhilarating spray at the base of the falls.

It’s no secret that if you want to learn about Oregon’s history, visiting Oregon City should be your first stop.

With more than a handful of museums, visitor centers and historic places anyone looking for the heritage of Oregon will be well served to visit the city that started it all. While there are many offerings in the Oregon City area, none provide the stunning views, vast collection and knowledgeable volunteers than the Museum of the Oregon Territory.

Location:
Exit Interstate 5 at Myrtle Creek. Follow Highway 99, the main street through downtown. The bridge is to the west in Mill Site Park.

Background:
Built in 1930, Horse Creek Covered Bridge originally spanned Horse Creek in the vicinity of McKenzie Bridge in Lane County.

Although the bridge had been bypassed by a concrete span in 1968, it was not removed until December of 1987.

Length: 68 miles / 108.8 km
Fees: There are fees associated with parking for more than a few hours near trailhead markers. Also, permits are required.

Description
You'll be sorely disappointed if you didn't pack a lunch and make the exploration of this route an all-day excursion. The route follows South Myrtle Creek through hills dotted with cattle, sheep, and wild turkeys. The trees are often so dense that they only occasionally let you peek at the Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness to the east.

I must have driven by Newmans 988 in Cannon Beach more than 200 times during my visits to the Oregon Coast. It’s so easy when you are at the coast to hit the food staples, of the crab shacks and long-time restaurants like Mo’s.

What I had missed in the little yellow farmhouse along Hemlock Street was some of the best food I have ever eaten.

For the past few years, sustainability and locally-grown foods have been catch phrases in the culinary world.
 
Things like 100-mile breakfasts and sustainable farming practices and even fair market restaurants and foods have been cropping up all over the country.
 
Well if you want to have a meal, and know exactly where it came from, look no further than the bay front in Newport. Framed by the historic Yaquina Bay Bridge and Newport’s fishing fleet, Bay Boulevard is the place to go in Newport if you are looking for a lunch or dinner of fresh seafood.

Nodaway Blues Blueberry Farm, a U-pick operation at 24275 S.W. Nodaway Lane on Wilsonville's outskirts, has llamas as neighbors and sits at the end of a lane lined with cherry trees. Most recently in the hands of Paul and Judith Newman, who have owned Nodaway Blues since 2004, the farm is gearing up for another season of blueberry magic.

He shot down the 48-foot waterslide like a torpedo, letting out a scream the minute he hit the water at the end of the ride.

That’s just one of the many fun adventures you can have at the North Clackamas Aquatic Park. The park, owned by the North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District, opened in 1994, and has been a destination for locals and out-of-towners alike.