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Take Me Home Country Road Exploring the 2 Rivers Country Trail  In the bustle and stress of day-to-day life, I find myself longing from time to time for simpler things than I get from my smart phone and iPad. I'm called back to the days when my grandparents threw us kids in the car and we all went for a drive. For fun. That was it: driving in the car. Our entertainment was outside the window. No headphones or Game Boys. No built-in DVRs or cell service. We'd drive, we'd look, we'd talk. Then we'd stop for ice cream and go home.
Pippin and I had such a day recently in Linn County, winding through the countryside outside of Albany/Lebanon on the 2 Rivers Country Trail. The Santaim and Calapooia Rivers wind through this fertile valley, as we passed by fields and farms, and cluster after cluster of wild flowers. Fortunately, we had a map. READ MORE
Photo courtesy of Oregon Country Trails. Are you an Oregon Road Tripper? Post your adventure here.
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| Featured Gear |
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| Featured Event |
Albany Nosh Tour
April 30  The Albany Visitors Association offers a unique opportunity to taste the wonderful world we live in. Via Albany's Historic Trolley, the Nosh Tour takes participants back stage in many of Albany's home-grown restaurants; tasting food and drink samples of what makes each establishment stand out, getting to see behind the scenes, and speaking with the people who make it all happen. READ MORE Photo: Calapooia Brewing Co. Post your own event/s on the Oregon Lakes & Rivers website. It's free!
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