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Page 6 June 14, 2000 Focus ----------------------- ^larUatti* Observer y E x p lo rin g O regon; T ravel G uide for the Adventurous Wanderer in Print EXPLORING I OREGON Travel Guide for the Adventurous Wanderer MARK By Mark Highberger Maverick Publications; 2000 So you think you know Oregon. You’ve seen the high desert o f the east, the Douglas fir forests o f the Cascades, the billowing orchards o f Hood R iver and the lush farmlands ofthe Willamette Valley. You’ve admired Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach, the aquarium at Newport, Crater Lake, the Columbia G orge, T im berline Lodge and Mount Hood. Unless you’ve been to the places Mark Highberger’s been to, you don’t know Oregon. Adventurous Wanderer, Highberger takes you to dozens of places w here the tourists rarely go and some that even longtime residents o f the state have barely heard of. Places like the Finley Refuge, a ____ NORTHWEST & CENTRAL S a s q u a tc h B o o k s ; 2 0 0 0 After crisscrossing Oregon from Portland to Bend and Mount Hood to Eugene, John Zilly ladles out the roads that get passed over by the crowds speeding along the main highway tow ard some heavily hyped "major attraction” or other. Exploring Oregon is divided into five se c tio n s by g e o g ra p h y ; northw est, southw est, central, northeast and southeast. Altogether, it describes nearly 40 different destinations. Each description includes a map showing how to get there and a capsule sum m ary o f essential information; most also include photographs. For out-of-staters who are planning a visit to Oregon and want to see more than the usual “tourist stuff,” E xp lo rin g O regon w ill be an in v a lu a b le g u id e. A nd for Oregonians who want to get to really know their beautiful state, it will become a lifelong companion. H IQ H B ffiG E R Kissing the Trail; Northwest & Central Oregon Mountain Bike Trails B y J o h n Z il l y 5,000-acre wildlife reserve just south o f Corvallis.. .or the Oregon Vortex, a spot between Grants Pass and Medford where the normal laws o f physics seem to have been r e p e a le d ...o r “C aptain J a c k ’s Stronghold,” a lava desert on the Oregon-California border where a band o f 50 Modoc Indians fought off the U.S. Army for two years in the 1870s...or S tein’s Pilar, a dramatic rock spire souring 350 feet above the Ochoco Mountains. Highberger, a native Oregonian, originally wrote about these places in a series o f articles for The Bulletin, a daily newspaper in Bend. Although the places Highberger describes are “off the beaten track,” m ost a re n ’t very far o ff they generally can be reached by car, or with a short hike. They’re the quiet, out-of-the-way spots on the side mountain-bike love in Kissing the Trait: Northwest & Central Oregon. Surveyors Ridge, the Tillamook, and McKenzie Blue Pool are here, but Zilly also carved tum son Phil’s Trail, surfed Newberry Caldera’s pum ice slopes, ripped around Waldo Lake, then blew out four inner tubes on the riotous descent from Moon Point - all in search o f the perfect trail. Considered the best singletrack in Northwest and Central Oregon, it offers: More than 75 trai 1 descriptions, all within 3 hours o f Portland Detailed, GPS-ready maps for every ride, with elevation profiles and trail mileages Trails for all ability levels - from rail-trails to zippy descents to rock jungle gyms Rides rated by skill, distance, terrain, elevation, and overall difficulty • Best seasons to go, maps, camping options, and phone and web contacts for every ride Routes covering more than 1,000 miles o f mountain biking Author o f eight m ountain-bike guidebooks, including Mountain B ik e ! S o u th w est W ash in g to n (Sasquatch Books), John Zilly has researched, mapped, and written about more than 400 Northwest trails - and no one does it more accurately or more vividly. When not working in Seattle, he’s likely playing on the trails somewhere between Mount St. Helens and Moab. Music Galore & Galore Paging 3213 NE Martin Luther King JR. Blvd. Portland, OR 97212 503-288-9180 Black Music Month Special • 2 CD’s for only $25 • 2 Tapes for only $15 • 2 Pagers with services only $40 Limit 2 Only good at time o f purchase Must mention ad at time o f purchase New Summer Hours Monday-Friday 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM Saturday 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
