Bull of the Woods Wilderness:: Lena and I spent our 7th anniversary hiking the Bull of the Woods trail to the lookout tower. The weather was warm with a cool breeze that swept through the trees as we traversed the Mountain side. Much to our surprise where numerous fallen logs that obstucted the trail, testing our endurance. Neither words nor pictures can describe the view at the top. God was with us.
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Located in central Oregon, Newbury National Volcanic Monument encompases 50.000 acers of forests, Lakes and lava flows. Newbury Volcano rises about 3,600 feet above the surrounding area and covers approximently 500 square miles. The Volcano is dormant but another eruption is expected within the next 200 years.
Bandon, OR: A coastal town located in southern Oregon that has beautiful beaches lined with towering spires of rocks that invoke an eerie landscape. Low tide exposes the surrounding tidepools that harbor varied forms of life.
43°7′8″N, 124°24′43″W (43.118976, -124.411993)
Oregon is blessed with a 120 mile long fertile river valley, boarded by Mountains on either side.
The agricultural richness of the valley is in part a result of the Missoula Floods, which inundated the valley approximately forty times between 15,000 and 13,000 years ago at the end of the last ice age. The floods were caused by the periodic rupturing of the ice dam of Glacial Lake Missoula, the waters of which swept down the Columbia River and flooded the Willamette Valley as far south as Eugene. The floodwaters carried rich volcanic and glacial soil from Eastern Washington, which was deposited across the valley floor when the waters subsided. The soil in the Willamette Valley is half a mile deep in some areas.
During the 19th century, the valley was largely inhabited by bands of the Kalapuya tribe of Native Americans. The Hudson's Bay Company controlled the fur trade in the valley in the 1820s and 1830s.
The major agricultural products of the valley include many varieties of berries and vegetables. The valley also produces most of the grass seed, Christmas trees, and hazelnuts sold in North America. But it is greenhouse and nursery stock that have become the biggest agricultural commodity in the valley
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We found a beautiful stretch of coastline nearly void of any other person. Where the Ocean converges with one of Oregon's many rivers, it was a perfect mix for swimming.
Yachats is a tiny village (population: 685) on the coast of Oregon. Situated in proximity to Cape Perpetua a 2,700-acre rain forest that boasts twice the botanical mass, per square acre, than the Amazon jungle. Where you can observe old growth forests and a multitude of wild game such as Elk and deer. Hiking trails lead down to ancient lava deposit on the shore.
Smith Rock
