Tag: Ashland
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Spring brings the top of southern Oregon into focus
We revisited Mount Ashland today after we aborted a recent summit attempt due to wind, cold and terrible visibility. What a difference two weeks make! Our snowshoes and encouragement from friends Judy and Chris got us to the top at about 7,500 feet, where more than 22 feet of snow fell this winter. The ski…
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Mount Ashland snow hard to resist
We made our snowshoe plans with Chris and Judy last night. Although the weather report looked a little iffy this morning, I guess none of us wanted to be the one to wimp out…and that's how we found ourselves up above the Mt. Ashland ski area where the snow was beautiful but the weather was…
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Snowshoe trek leads to pinnacle of winter scenery
A spring-like day presented the perfect chance to head up to the Cascades about a half hour from Ashland for a snowshoe trek. We started at about the 5,000-foot level and went up gentle slopes for magnificent mountain views. After years of sparse snowfall, southern Oregon has had a banner year, with more than 19…
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Green Springs Inn is Blanketed in White
Temperatures have stubbornly remained low since our snow storm, causing Reg to forego his daily bike ride and making me think twice about my morning walk. The roads however, are mostly clear, so we decided to give the Subaru a little workout. Our lunch destination, Green Springs Inn, is just twenty miles from home, but…
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Ashland snow is a welcome sight
The rain was pounding down last night. At least that's what Reg told me this morning, amazed that I had slept through the deluge. We lived nearly twenty-five years in the mountains of the Sierra, so when we woke up this morning we recognized the unmistakable quiet that seemed to…
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‘Tis the season of giving for Ashland Food Project
Green bags hold gifts of food and household goods for Ashland folks in need. Every other month, about 170 neighborhood leaders collect bags from homes all over town and take them to the Ashland Emergency Food Bank. We are hoping for 25,000 pounds today. More than 1,300 people get food from the food bank…
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Wagner Butte Challenges and Rewards
Our guidebook promised the views were well worth the 5.2 mile hike up to the top of Wagner Butte. Located west of Ashland, the trailhead was just a short drive from our home, so we packed our lunch and jumped in the trusty Subaru. The fall day was sunny and warm, but not too…
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Grizzly Peak is Perfect Day Hike
Grizzly Peak is an iconic Ashland landmark, rising to an elevation of 5,920 feet. It also happens to be smack-dab in the center of our living room view. That view is, in fact, one of the things that sold us on the purchase of our townhome just over a year ago. By now, we've watched…
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