Outdoors
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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.
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