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

by McOmie, Grant

• ISBN13: 9781558685468
• ISBN10: 1558685464
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-01
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Summary

Television personality Grant McOmie takes you to the wildlife, wildflowers, waterfalls, and winding roads of the Pacific Northwest. All trips can be made from Portland on a tank of gas.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	5	(2)
Photographer's Preface	7	(2)
Introduction	9	(2)
Map	11	(2)
Spring	13	(26)
Coast
A Perfect Paddle--Kayaking on Willapa Bay	14	(2)
What a Fluke!--Whale Watching at Cape Lookout	16	(2)
Supper from the Sea--Shellfishing at Netarts Bay and Garibaldi	18	(2)
Inland
From Rails to Trails--Banks--Vernonia Linear State Park	20	(2)
Cascades
Watery World--The Lewis River's Trail of Falls	22	(2)
Land of Many Lakes--Olallie Lake National Scenic Area	24	(2)
Soft Side of an Iron Giant--The Iron Mountain Trail	26	(2)
Central/Eastern
Digging into the Past--John Day Fossil Beds National Monument	28	(2)
A Governor's Legacy--Tom McCall Preserve at Rowena Crest	30	(2)
Going Deep--Rowing the Snake in Hells Canyon	32	(2)
Columbia
Getting to the Top--Beacon Rock	34	(2)
A Carpet of Spring Snow--Hood River Valley and Lost Lake	36	(3)
Summer	39	(30)
Coast
A Most Dangerous Bar--Cape Disappointment and Fort Canby State Park	40	(2)
Three for the Price of One--Sunset Bay, Shore Acres, and Cape Arago State Parks	42	(3)
All Hands on Deck--Marine Discovery Tours and the Hatfield Marine Science Center	45	(3)
Inland
Hiking Heights and Camping Delights--Saddle Mountain and the Nehalem River	48	(2)
Cross-Cascades Escape--The Upper Willamette Watershed	50	(2)
Cascades
A Striking Azure Beauty--Crater Lake National Park	52	(2)
Monumental Recreation--Newberry National Volcanic Monument	54	(2)
Blast-Zone Campout--Mount St. Helens	56	(2)
Central/Eastern
At Home on the Water--Lake Billy Chinook	58	(2)
Looking Back in Time--La Pine State Park and Lava Lands	60	(2)
Marsh Music--The Klamath Lake Canoe Trail	62	(2)
Columbia
Simply Gorgeous--Waterfalls of the Columbia Gorge	64	(5)
Fall	69	(26)
Coast
The Road Less Traveled--Three Capes Scenic Loop	70	(2)
Passage to Paradise--Rogue River Jet Boat to Paradise Lodge	72	(3)
Child's Play for All--Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area	75	(2)
Inland
Rough-Hewn Romance--Covered Bridges of Linn County	77	(2)
A Site to See--Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area	79	(2)
Cascades
A Stone's Throw from Portland--Sandy River Gorge Preserve	81	(2)
A Steady Stream of Students--Wildwood Recreation Site and Cascade Streamwatch	83	(2)
Strike It Rich!--Green Peter Reservoir and the Quartzville Byway	85	(2)
Central/Eastern
Home, Home on the Range--Ponderosa Ranch	87	(2)
Written on the Rocks--Deschutes River Scenic Byway	89	(1)
Columbia
Lewis and Clark Paddled Here--The Nature Conservancy's Blind Slough	90	(2)
Thrills and Spills--White Water on the White Salmon River	92	(3)
Winter	95	(23)
Coast
Wintertime Wanderings--Waterfalls of Oregon's North Coast	96	(2)
Surf and Turf--Beverly Beach State Park	98	(2)
Inland
A Community Legacy--Fernhill Wetlands	100	(2)
A Friend to the Critters--Wildlife Images	102	(2)
Cascades
Mush Puppies!--Mount Bachelor's Dogsledding Camp	104	(2)
Wintertime Wapiti--The Elk at Mount St. Helens	106	(2)
Making Tracks--On Snowshoes near Bend	108	(1)
Central/Eastern
Dawn Patrol--Bald Eagles at Klamath Lake	109	(2)
Forgotten Dreams and Hidden Treasures--Desert Ghost Towns	111	(2)
Higher Education--The High Desert Museum	113	(2)
Columbia
Where Wanders Wahkiakum--The Columbia's Last Ferry	115	(1)
Hot Shot for a Cold Spell--Carson Hot Springs and the Wind River	116	(2)
Source Notes	118	(1)
Recommended Reading	118	(1)
Index	119