Grant's Getaways II : More Outdoor Adventures with Oregon's Grant McOmie

by McOmie, Grant

• ISBN13: 9781558686977
• ISBN10: 1558686975
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Summary

Learn rock climbing in the Columbia River Gorge. Touch history at Heceta Head Lighthouse. Discover the towering redwoods of Oregon's Banana Belt. Succumb to the lure of the open road with outdoor reporter and television personality Grant McOmie. This Oregon native returns for a second round of family-friendly, easily accessible outdoor adventures in GRANT'S GETAWAYS II. The beautiful color photography of Steve Terrill will take you away to the spectacular locations and delightful activities featured in this easy-to-use, take-along book.

Author Biography

A fifth-generation Oregonian and award-winning writer and reporter, Grant McOmie has produced stories and special programs about people, places, outdoor activities, and environmental issues in the Pacific Northwest for more than twenty years The work of well-known Northwest photographer Steve Terrill has appeared in Oregon: Then and Now, Portland: Riches of a City, Oregon Wildflowers, and Fishing in Oregon

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 5
Photographer's Preface	p. 6
Introduction	p. 9
Mileage Chart	p. 12
Map	p. 13
Spring	p. 15
Coast
Land of the Giants--Oregon's Redwoods	p. 16
A Friend to the Critters--Free Flight	p. 18
A Blizzard of Feathers--Shorebird Migration Survey	p. 20
Inland
Dizzying Heights, Quiet Byways--Marys Peak and the Alsea River	p. 22
Know Your Trees and Forests--Valley of the Giants	p. 24
Columbia
Dinosaurs with Fins?--Herman the Sturgeon and the Bonneville Fish Hatchery	p. 26
Climbing to New Heights--Horsethief Butte	p. 28
Cascades
Campsite with a View--Timothy Lake	p. 30
The Road to Paradise--McKenzie River Scenic Drive	p. 33
Trail of Ten Falls--Silver Falls State Park	p. 36
Central/Eastern
Oregon's Forgotten Corner--Owyhee Country	p. 38
Oasis in the Desert--Malheur National Wildlife Refuge	p. 41
Summer	p. 45
Coast
Vanishing Wilderness--South Slough Estuary and Bastendorff County Park	p. 46
A Ride as Smooth as Silk--Kingfisher and Supper from the Sea	p. 48
Poor Man's Lobster--Trask County Park and Crawfishing	p. 51
Inland
Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!--Wildlife Safari	p. 53
Another Time, Another Place--Erratic Rocks State Park	p. 55
Fickle Mother Nature--Fern Ridge Reservoir	p. 56
Columbia
A Byway Restored--Eagle Creek and Cascade Locks	p. 58
Cascades
Birth of a River--Metolius River and Camp Sherman	p. 60
Watching the Clouds Roll By--Cloud Cap Inn	p. 62
Volcano Views--Windy Ridge and Ape Cave	p. 64
Central/Eastern
Golden Nugget--Sumpter Valley Dredge State Park and Railway	p. 67
Oregon's Swiss Alps--The Wallowas	p. 69
Fall	p. 73
Coast
Whitewashed Wonder--Yaquina Head	p. 74
Gone, Never Forgotten--Tillamook Air Museum	p. 76
Secrets in the Sand--Float Fairies	p. 78
Inland
Gaggles of Geese--National Wildlife Refuges (Willamette Valley)	p. 80
Down by the Ol' Mill Stream--Cedar Creek Bridge and Mill	p. 82
Out 'n' Back--Bald Peak State Park and Wheatland Ferry	p. 84
Columbia
Poem in Stone--Historic Columbia River Highway	p. 86
Cool Retreat--Ice Cave and Indian Heaven	p. 88
Cascades
Updrafts and Thermals--Bonney Butte HawkWatch	p. 90
Back Road without Numbers--Aufderheide Scenic Drive	p. 92
Central/Eastern
Where the Antelope Play--Hart Mountain	p. 94
Treasures from the Earth--Richardson's Rock Ranch	p. 96
Winter	p. 99
Coast
Lewis and Clark Slept Here--Fort Clatsop National Memorial	p. 100
Keep the Beacon Burning--Heceta Head Lighthouse	p. 102
Inland
The Community That Flocks Together--Jackson Bottom Wetlands	p. 104
In the Comfort of Your Car--Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge	p. 106
Oregon's Niagara Falls--Nestucca River Back Country Byway	p. 108
Columbia
A Wildlife Parade--National Wildlife Refuges (Washington)	p. 110
A Home for Eagles--Twilight Eagle Sanctuary	p. 112
Eulachons or Hooligans?--Cowlitz River Smelt Run	p. 114
Cascades
A Jewel Anytime--Diamond Lake and Crater Lake	p. 116
Away from the Crowds--Wind River	p. 118
Central/Eastern
A Bull Elk Romance--Elk Horn Wildlife Area	p. 121
Into the Deep--Wallula Gap near Pasco	p. 123
Source Notes	p. 126
Recommended Reading	p. 126
Index	p. 127
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