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Green Traditions: Hiking, Running and St. Patrick's Day 


Oregon Photo of the Week

Siskiyou Mountains NPS

 Siskiyou Mountains as seen from the Cliff Nature Trail   

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The Oregon Caves: Above Ground      

Four Trails into an Ancient Forest  

  

No Name Trail Oregon Caves, NPS Four trails at the Oregon Caves National Monument will take you into the ancient forest, along streams and waterfalls, and past stunning panorama views of the monument valley.

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Photo Credit: "No Name Trail," National Park Service

1. No Name Trail leads a steep 1.3 miles under a covered bridge and across Cave Creek to two beautiful waterfalls.

2. The Big Tree Trail leads past the widest Douglas fir tree (13 feet in diameter) known to exist in Oregon.

3. The Old Growth Trail travels a casual .8 miles through oak trees and deep forest fauna.  

4. The Cliff Nature Trail passes through a forest of Douglas and Grand fir, over outcroppings of marble rock, and offers spectacular views along the way.  

 

 

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Featured Events: Celebrating St. Patrick's Day 

The Running of the Green
March 17-18
Portland, Bend and Springfield, Oregon 


Learn why we celebrate St. Patrick's Day, why we wear green, and why so much alcohol gets consumed on this day each year! READ MORE.

  

St. Patrick's Day Dash
Three run/walk events in Oregon celebrate St. Patrick's Day this coming weekend:

The Shamrock Run
Portland, Waterfront Park
March 18

St. Patrick's Day Dash
Downtown, Bend
March 17

Lucky Clover
Dorris Ranch, Springfield
March 17

Photo: St. Patrick's Day Dash, Bend

 

For more Oregon lake and river events, click here.     

 

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Oregon Lakes & Rivers website. It's free!  


Travel Resources
Travel Lane County Fall Banner 

Eugene, Cascades & Coast (photo) 

Visit Bend 

Visit Central Oregon  

Travel Southern Oregon  

 

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Featured Factoid 
 
Oregon Caves Chateau

Oregon Caves Chateau Wiki

Did you know?
The Oregon Caves Chateau, built in 1934, still serves as a hotel, restaurant and coffee shop. It rises six stories high across a steep ravine, has a creek running through its dining room (!)  and takes its rightful place on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Source & Photo
: Wikipedia

Featured Recipe
 
Bachelor Bitter
Cured Corned Beef

corned beef leener.com

  St. Patrick's Day and beer just seem to go together, so we rounded up this great recipe from Deschutes Brewery, which uses theur famous Bachelor Bitter as a key ingredient. Photo: Leeners.com  Get this recipe.

 

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Road Tripper E-Report # 134·  March 13, 2012