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Any new tips on places to stop on the drive from Portland Airport to Eugene this week? I think we had a thread about this last year.
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I ate at a nice Subway somewhere near Salem yesterday. Very clean, and the sandwich was tasty.
Other than that... watch for the maniacal speed demons on I-5. -
Obviously, if you are taking a straight shot from the Portland airport to Eugene, your choices are somewhat limited. The state capitol is in Salem and you can see the dome from the highway. You could also go into town and wander about the grounds (I never have
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I you have a bit of time, the Oregon coast is pretty spectacular. Drive on US30 to the mouth of the Columbia and hang a left at US101. Astoria is kind of neat, and the coast is great. Florance is the coastal town west of Eugene, state hwy 126. The swing would be a fairly long day (you would want to stop a few times to just look).
If you are a wino (or wineaux) the Willamette Valley is rife with vinyards. Some really wonderful Pinot Noirs, and other varietals as well. The valley runs roughly parallel to I5, maybe 10 miles to the west.
Both of these excursions are not high speed, make time kinda drives. The wine country has the advantage that you are pretty close to the interstate if you need to speed things up.Comment
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Eat at Elmer's! There must be one on that route.
Really.
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I second this one.Originally posted by mojoEat at Elmer's! There must be one on that route.
Really.
Also the wineries around McMinnville. Archery Summit would be a good one to start with. Also in the McMinnville area is the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose and tons of other aircraft (really a very, very nice museum).
Lastly in the McMinnville area is the only Frank Lloyd Wright home in Oregon, the Gordon House. It was on a property bought by heathens from California who were going to tear it down so that they could build their retirement McMansion. Preservationist stepped in, disassembled it piece by piece, and reassembled it on the grounds of the The Oregon Garden, a nice botanical garden.
Elmer's Restaurant locations
Archery Summit Winery
Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum
Frank Lloyd Wright's Gordon HouseComment
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Even more, watch for those who are in charge of catching speed demons, maniacal or not. Very easy stretch of road to get nabbed. In fact, I seem to recall that one of the nation's most notorious speed traps used to be just a bit north of Eugene. Creswell?Originally posted by gmComment
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The hammster's recommendations are right on the money. I was trying to remember the location of that great airplane museum (without resorting to The Google), but see that he's already got the info above. The wine country is great fun, and the airplane museum is remarkably good. Plenty to do off the main highway...Comment
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gh-- I know you're fond of Marche, so you might want to consider one of their French regional dinners. This month it's this Wednesday.
http://www.marcherestaurant.com/regionals.htmComment
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Most of my suggestions would be in the Portland area:
Powells Books main store downtown
McMenamins Edgefield east 8 miles on I-84
The actual Rose Garden on the edge of Forest Park
Portland has a wide varity of excellent resturants and brew pubs
If you have the time while in Eugene, take a drive up the McKenzie River on highway 126. Excellent scenery and fly fishing.
Just a minor correction, Creswell is south of Eugene not north.Comment
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Mary's Peak, to the NW of Eugene and due west of Corvallis is the highest point in the Coast Range. I would ride up it often, as I lived on the Mary's River just north of the peak (the last 15km makes a very good, tough ride on the bike and my PR of 41:41 might even be my best mark of any sort). There is a very good view from the top (there is a short hike to the top from the parking area); on a clear morning not only can you see Mt Hood, but you can see Mt Rainer 200 miles north.Originally posted by mike renfroComment
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Actually, I was thinking Coburg (all those C-cities sound the same to me), which indeed used to get half its revenue from speed trapping, says WikiOriginally posted by KEL
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coburg,_OregonComment
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If I remember correctly, the drive is only like an hour or so.
I stopped to take a leak.The fool has said...there is no God. Psa 14Comment
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I think it's more like an hour and a half, especially if you are not wanting to talk to a highway patrol guy.
99 % of the time, I buzzed directly through from Portland to Eugene, from the North, of course.
The other 1 %, which was planned, I took a little tour to the East, and ended up in Sweet Home, Oregon (real name). There, I caught a little country music concert, which was headlined by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, not publicly hooked up at the moment, but you could feel the energy from the stage....lt was very cool, or hot....
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I believe Dick Dale (don't know about his Del-Tones) are in Corvallis on Thursday night.Comment
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