Category: travel
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Two-laners all the way. They make the best kind of road trip, and I am building my preference list one journey at a time. My current favorite, the daylong run from Eugene to Baker City. You motor up through the Willamette National Forest, skirting the shimmering McKenzie River and over the spine of the Cascades…
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The McKenzie River in Oregon flows from snowmelt filtered through the unique volcanic aquifer of the Cascades into icy springs that feed Clear Lake. To walk the trail around that lake, to see clear water that flows out of the lake to become the river that provides Eugene with its drinking water, that’s an experience.…
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First it was the rugosa roses. If you don’t know them, that’s a joy in store. The first time you inhale the aroma, you just sigh and say, “Now that’s a rose!” They are unique, with new plants shooting up from the roots and forming rangy beds (not everybody likes this; they do roam). The…
Susan Palmer's Exquisite Now 