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Outdoors continued from page 4 trail twists through foliage and brush for 15 miles one way and eventually ends in the Sahalie and Koosah waterfalls. As this is a well used path, any disturbances should be kept to a minimum. If a little more difficulty is need ed, try Tire Mountain. This is a 26 mile loop of steepness, gravel, ex haustion and promised rewards. Riders not too dead by the end of the trail should enjoy the wildflow ers, old growth trees and the view of the Cascades. Tire Mountain is located in the Lowell area and is found by turning left on Highway 58 at the Westfir exit. After crossing the Middle Fork of the Willamette River turn left, then left again after the North Fork. Yet one more left af ter the bridge. Watch for the trail head sign after passing the town of Hemlock, then a park and then some railroad tracks. When staying in town is pre ferred, try a portion of the Ridgeline Trail that runs for a grand total of one mile, is rated as an easy trail and is only open to mountain bikes. The path begins on Fox Hollow Road and ends on Dillard Road. Ridgeline is also available to people who aren’t mountain biking. The rest of the trail is open to hikers, mountain bikers and pets. A good place to start on this path if your equipment consists of shoes is on Dillard Road. Just take Amazon Dri ve East, turn left on Dillard Road, and find a place to park next to the sign. The first part of it is a little less than flat, but it’s well worth the view. It’s a good idea to do this one at night, when all of South Eugene and its pretty lights can be viewed. A good way to relax after a hard day of hiking or biking is to go up to some hot springs that are located about eight miles south of Willamette Pass Ski Area. Adven turers up to a longer trek can either peddle, or hop in the car and drive to this natural spa. The hot springs charge a small fee of $3, but that’s cheap compared to a night (or day) of barhopping. There are three or four natural springs, and as an added benefit, the sweet smell of sulfur seeps through one’s pores. Some may have an absolute dread of wearing clothes at all while the hot sun is beating down on a natural UV-deprived Oregon body? Well, there is help! Ever want to go to see a bunch of people languishing on the warm rocks of the Willamette River — naked? Well, just hop on over to the local “nudie beach” and shed those heavy, uncomfortable clothes. The area is located near BRING recy Nancy Suryan for the Emerald Canine owners can now enjoy a warm, leisurely walk with their companions on many trails located around the Eugene-Springfield area. cling in Glenwood and is free to all who wander. Here’s a suggestion to anyone who would say, “There’s nothing to do in Eugene.” Put some shoes on or grab a bike, pretend for just one second that living here is not neces sarily torture and enjoy all that Eu gene has to offer. —fenni Schultz Grammy winner headlines Oregon Bach Festival “Crouching Tiger/Hidden Drag on” fans might want to stick around Eugene this summer. Music inspired by the movie will echo through the Silva Concert Hall on July 7. The 33rd annual Oregon Bach Festival will begin on June 28 and will include performances by Grammy-winning composer Hel mut Rilling and the Oregon Reper tory Singers. The 16-day music festival, co founded by University Professor Royce Saltzman and composer Hel mut Rilling, features orchestral per formances inspired by Johann Se bastian Bach, and has headlined famous composers such as Bobby McFerrin and Thomas Quasthoff. Festival Communications Di rector George Evano said people are attracted by the sense of com munity and music. “The quality of music-making is very high,” he said. This year Tan Dun, who won a Grammy and Oscar for his music in “Crouching Tiger/Hidden Dragon,” will bring a new element to the fes tival. Dun will perform “Water Pas sion After Saint Matthew,” a work commissioned by Rilling for the 250th anniversary of Bach’s death. Percussionists in “Water Passion” will use bowls of water, clibpsticks and other tools to make unique wa ter sounds. Also new this year is “Waging Peace Through Singing,” an anthol ogy of choir music inspired by re cent world violence. The program is organized by the Composer’s Symposium and allows composers to submit their peace-themed mu sic. Five winners were chosen this year from 700 entries. Winning mu sic will premiere at the Beall Con cert Hall on July 1. “(Waging Peace Through Singing) furthers the cause of peace but also promotes music by com posers,” said Evano. The Oregon Bach Festival was co-founded in the late 1980s by Saltzman and Rilling after they met Turn to Festival, page 8 Courtesy photo Oregon Bach Festival co-founder Helmut Rilling will perform Krzysztof Penderecki’s “Credo” at the 2002 festival. mm Locally owned DOWNTOWN 1320 Willamette • 485-2356 2975 West 11th 344-0007 • OPEN Sundays 11-4 LUBE, OIL, FILTER • Chassis Lube • New Oil Filter • Up to 5 Qts. 10W-30 Chevron Oil • Clean Front Window • Vaccuum Front Floor Boards • No Appointment necessary « Most light cars & trucks > 3/4 or 1-ton & Extra Cab Trucks Additional Chevron MOTOR OIL POUA I* THt WIOTtCTIDtl Oregon Festival of American Music 2002 GERSHWIN ¥ R A WlSff© IRM AT II © W S DICK HYMAN, JAZZ ADVISOR DEREK SMITH'KEN PEPLOWSKf RANDY SANDKE'D more! 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