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Tom Patterson for the Emerald
Don’t let the ‘Closed’ sign discourage you. The Keystone Cafe cooks up some tasty vegetarian fare and isn’t all that far from campus.
Meatless meals a healthy choice
By Jon House
for the Emerald
It is becoming increasingly easi
er these days to eat affordable,
healthy food. Today you can go just
about anywhere and find vegetari
an and vegan platters being served.
While certainly not a complete list
of such places, here are some of the
more affordable alternatives to fast
food when dining out in Eugene.
The Glenwood
Owned by Jacqui Manniger
since 1978, there are two Glen
wood locations. The closest to
campus is on 1340 Alder St. and
the second is located at 2588
Willamette St.
The Glenwood boasts a menu of
more than 20 vegetarian or vegan
entrees. Some of the more notable
dinner selections on tap are the
Tomato Cheese Soup and the Pasta
Genoese. The soup is a single com
bination of cream of tomato and
various cheeses, including jack
and cheddar. The pasta is an or
chestration of pesto sauce,
spinach, olives, tomatoes, garlic
and feta cheese. The average price
of a meal selection is between $5
and $7.
Govinda’s
Originally founded in Santa
Cruz, Calif., Govinda’s is owned by
A1 Marsben, who moved the restau
rant to its present day location at
270 W. Eighth St. nine years ago. It
is a vegetarian buffet-style eatery,
which Marsben proudly boasts,
“Has the best salad bar in town.”
The multi-dimensional buffet
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small parking lot.
While swimming in the reservoir
is nice in the summer and the hik
ing leads to some beautiful water
falls upstream, the hot spring alone
is more than worth the trip.
The spring is very clean, with al
most no trace of sulfur like many
other springs. There are about five
consecutive pools. Each descends
in temperature as one flows into the
next, so everyone should be able to
find a comfortable pool. All of this
is tucked up into the hills under
old, tall fir trees.
There is a small covered area to
hang clothes and store bags, but be
prepared or not. as it were, because
clothing is officially optional at the
hot spring.
The No. 91 LTD bus runs daily
out Highway 126. However, getting
to the hot spring would require
about a 10-mile hilly ride on your
bicycle, which the buses have racks
for, so be sure you’re ready for this
trek. Call LTD at 687-5555 for
schedules.
Driving to the reservoir is easy as
the turn-off from Highway 126 is
clearly marked four miles beyond
the town of Blue River. There is a
$3 day-use fee for vehicles at the
parking lot. The spring is only open
from sunup to sundown, so plan
accordingly.
Fern Ridge Reservoir — Just out
side of Veneta, about 15 miles west of
the Eugene, is Fern Ridge Reservoir.
There you can picnic, swim, sail and
even enjoy an occasional concert.
This large body of water can be
accessed by any of the three Lane
County Parks on the reservoir: Or
chard Point Park, Perkins Peninsu
la or Richardson Park.
You can get there easily by bicy
cle on the Fern Ridge Path which
begins on 15th Avenue just past Jef
ferson Street. According to the
Lane County Web site, Perkins
Peninsula on the south shore is the
closest of the parks at about 10
miles. Next is Orchard Point on the
north shore at 13 miles and then
Richardson Park on the far shore at
16 miles.
One can also get there by bus.
The No. 93 LTD bus to Veneta goes
around the lake and has stops near
each of the parks.
If you’re driving, simply take
11th Avenue west out of town until
it turns into Highway 126.'Perkins
Peninsula is on this road and the
other two parks are on Clear Lake
Road, on the north side of the reser
voir. There is a $3 day-use fee for
vehicles at the parks.
These few getaway spots are just
the beginning. There are dozens of
city, county and state parks in the
Eugene/Springfield area. You can
find out more information on many
of them at www.co.lane.or.us/parks/
lor Lane County, and
www.prd.state.or.us/ for Oregon
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