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Don’t Get Trapped In A Small Apartment • Free Month Rent • 1 & 2 Bedrooms • Quiet & Large • Gas Fireplace • Air Conditioning • Laundry Hookups • Free Cable • Balcony/Deck Now Taking Reservation Deposits for Fall! Deadline to turn in applications is TODAY! The Oregon Daily Emerald is hiring advertising staff for the 2601/2002 year. Applications can be picked up or turned in at the Oregon Daily Emerald office, suite 300 EMU, Outdoor spring adventures ■ Eugene and its surrounding areas offer unique trails and mountains for nature-lovers By Inge Scheve for the Emerald So, all of your friends are off to Mex ico and you’re cruising Eugene for something to do during spring break? Whether the bike is calling your name, or the hiking boots keep ap pearing everywhere you turn, there are places to go and things to do. Eugene offers several parks close to the University that are worth a run, hike or bike ride. Alton Baker Park, next to Aufzen Stadium, is home to over 10 miles of bark-dust running trails and a network of paved, multi use paths popular with bikers, walk ers and rollerbladers. Those trails connect to bike paths along the Willamette River by Skin ner’s Butte, west of Alton Baker. Fi nally, Spencer’s Butte and Ridgeline Trail in South Eugene challenge hikers and runners with steep climbs to the summit. But on a clear day, the view from the butte is worth the effort as there are 360-degree views of the entire valley and surrounding mountains. Another Eugene-area trail leads to the top of Mount Pisgah. By the parking area at the base of the mountain, trail users can enjoy a self-guided arboretum featuring na tive species of the Willamette Val ley. For more information about the arboretum, call (541) 747-3817. The Mount Pisgah trail is a steep three-mile hike round-trip. In nice weather, the top of the mountain yields another gorgeous 360-degree view of the valley, with a bronze statue showing a topographic map of the area. A word of caution, how ever, to all trail users: Poison oak is thick around this trail. If you’d like to venture out of Eu gene, take a challenging mountain bike ride along Bryce Creek, just south of Cottage Grove. The ride can begin at either the upper trail head for a downhill glide or at the lower trail head for a mel low climb of 600 feet over five-and a-half miles. Either way, the scenery offers hikers glimpses of the creek, majestic old-growth forests with lush under-growth and barren rocks with steep drop-offs into the water. The Bryce Creek trail provides an easy hike, and is also a nice choice for those who like trail running. Fall Creek is another great trail adventure. It has a 200-foot eleva tion gain over 2.9 miles for a total of 5.8 miles round-trip. The trail head is about 28 miles from Eugene, off Highway 58. The trail stretches along Fall Creek through lush forests of ancient yews, Douglas firs and various deciduous tree species, often providing hikers a muddy ex perience. This trail can also be hiked on, provided the bike has knobby mud-tires. Finally, for those who would like an overnight trip, Central Oregon of fers something for every taste: from desert mountain biking, hiking and rock climbing at Smith Rock to cross-country skiing and snow shoeing at state snow parks. Day passes for most parks are $3 and available at several sporting goods stores and at any DMV. The Central Oregon climate ranges from high desert in the east to more snow-prone toward the Cas cades in the west. Santiam Pass’ Hoodoo ski area—off Highway 126 — offers alpine and Nordic skiihg for less money than Mount Bache lor, as does Willamette Pass on Highway 58. Accommodations in the Bend area range from under $20 per night at the Bend Alpine Youth Hostel to about $45-65 at local motels and lodges. Those not afraid of the ele ments can brave camping at a num ber of state parks and Forest Service campgrounds. Central Oregon Wel come Center, at (541) 382-3221, has more information on lodging, trails and area entertainment. Directions: Bryce Creek—Take 1-5 south and turn off at the Cottage Grove exit (#174) and follow the signs to Dore na Lake. Continue on the main paved road for 21.7 miles through Culp Creek and Disston. After a sign for Umpqua National Forest where the road first crosses Bryce Creek, look for a trail sign for the lower trail head, or continue up the road for the upper trail head sign. Fall Creek — Drive south on 1-5 and take the Oakridge exit (#188A). Follow Highway 58 east for 14 miles, then turn left across Dexter reservoir to Lowell. When the road passes through Lowell, take your first left, then turn right. At a cov ered bridge about 1.5 miles after Hwy. 58, hang a right at North Shore Road. Stay on that for 11 miles. Park at a hiker sign on the right just be fore the Dolly Varden campground. Mount Pisgah — Take 1-5 south and at the 30th Ave. exit (#189), head for the Texaco gas station on the east side of the highway. Turn right onto Franklin Blvd. just past Texaco, for 0.4 miles, then turn left on Seavey Loop Road for 1.5 miles. Once there, continue straight across the Coast Fork Willamette River bridge. Finally, turn right to the ar boretum parking lot, 0.4 miles away. When was the last time you told your professor what anti how you wanted to study? Welcome to Peer Health Ed Spring Term ELTA 407 010542 WRITE-* Be a published author. INNOVATE-* Program events in recognition of special dates. TALK-* Teach classmates about health issues important to you. i CREATE-* Free the artist inside you. / >v*,/ * ^ st ^ X * FORTIFY-* Strengthen your resume without getting a job. CONTACT Annie Dochnahl for more about this innovative program: 346-2843 or Dochnahl@oregon.uoregon.edu or SURF http://healthed.uoregon.edu £re llgl Afa&e If Happen !
