Pag 16 VACATION TIME
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. Salem, Oregon
Tuesday, Mar 26, 1953
1, 2, 3 Day Tours from
Salem Offer Attractions
Suggested by the
Salem Chamber of Commerce
' Ob-Day Tews
1. Leave Salem on North Cap
itol street, U. S. 99E to Silver
ton road; take OSH 211 to right
at Highland avenue; note atate
fairgrounds on right leaving
town; Just before entering Sil
verton in May, note Cooley Iris
Gardens in bloom; in Silverton
see Cooley Formal Gardens;
Join OSH 214 at Silverton; note
view of valley from top of
grade out of Silverton; stop at
turnouts at North Falls and
Winter Falls on way into Sil
ver Fails state park; eat lunch
on Sunday at Silver Falls res
aurant on the grounds; on week
days take along a picnic lunch;
enjoy Silver Falls park for the
afternoon; hiking. 14 waterfalls
and other recreation; return to
Salem via OSH 14 and OSH 22
through Shaw and Four Cor
ners. (Total mileage 59).
2. Tour Oregon state capitol
la Salem in morning; guided
tours on main floor just off ro
tunda; take OSH 219, North
River road out North Commer
cial street 23 miles to Cbampoeg
Memorial state park, site of the
formation of government in the
Oregon territory in 1843. Take
picnic lunch, eating at park.
Return to Salem via OSH 219.
V. S. highway 99W to Rick
reall; OSH 22 into Salem. (To
tal mileage 31).
3. Take Oregon State High
way 22 out State street from
Salem; see Detroit and Big Cliff
dams: lunch at Marion Forks:
return via OSH 22 to Santiam
Junction; U.S. highway 20 back
through Sweet Home. Leoanon
and Albany; U. S. highway 99E
to Salem. Stops a!jo may be
made at Marion Forks (good
place to eat, too); Marion Forks
state fish hatchery; Cascadia
state park and several view
point to see Mt Jefferson. (To
tal mileage 177).
4. Take OSH 22 west over
Willamette river bridge; U. S.
highway MW to Corvallis via
Rickreall and Monmouth
(home of Oregon College of Ed
ucation with campus on high
way); tour Oregon State college
aampus at Corvallis; see mu
seum in Coliseum building and
arrange for other tours at Ad
ministration building; return
Via U. S. highway 20 through
Albany and U. S. highway 99E
to Salem. (Total mileage 69).
3. Take OSH 22 over Willam
ette river bridge through Dallas
to Wallace Bridge; OSH 18 and
U. S. highway 101 to Ocean
lake and beaches. (Lunch here)
U. S. highway 101 south to
Newport stopping to see such
sights as Depoe Bay, Boiler
Bay, Otter Crest, Devils Punch
Bowl; return via U. S. highway
SO, to Corvallis; U. 5. highway
9SW and OSH 22 to Salem.
(Total mileage 179).
Twe-Day Tears
1. Coastal Loop Take OSH
22 westward over Willamette
river bridge through Dallas to
Wallace bridge; Oregon state
highway 18 and U. s. highway
101 to coast; spend night at
rar-' motel or resort near
Oceanlake, Nelscott or Tan;
take deep sea fishing trip In
rooming at Depoe Bay; lunch
at Newport; U. S. highway 20
to Corvallis and Albany; V. S.
highway 99 north to Salem.
(Total mileage isv).
2. Santiam-McKenzie Loop
Take OSH 22 out Stat street
mm Salem: sea Santiam can
yon area including Big Cliff
and Detroit oams; aunon
Forks fish hatchery; (Lunch at
Marion Forks); see Suttle and
Blue lakes and views of ML
BEAUTIFUL SILVER CREEK FALLS NEAR SALEM
Jefferson and Washington; join
U. s. highway 126 at Sisters:
(spend night at McKenzie re
sort arranging for boat trip
down river next morning); pick
up car at Leaburg dam and con
tinue on U. S. highway 126 to
Eugene; see University of Ore
gon campus and museum there;
return to Salem via U. S. high
way 99 and 99E. (Total mileage
Z77).
3. Mt Hood Loop Take U.S.
99E and OSH 211 out Fair
grounds Road to Sandy via Sil
verton and Molalla; U. S. 26 to
uovernment Camp, and Tim
ber line Lodge (spend night);
U. S. 26, OSH 35 around Mt
Hood via Hood River ' valley;
from Hood River take Colum
bia river highway, U. S. 30 to
Dodson; take scenic highway
here to see 11 waterfalls in 11
miles, eight state parks and
Vista House atop Crown Point;
rejoin U. S. 30 at Troutdale to
Portland; U.S. 99E southward
to Salem. (May also stop at
82nd and Sandy to see Sanctu
ary of Our Sorrowful Mother)
(Total mileage 260).
4. Astoria Loop Take U. S.
highway 99E out Portland Rd.
from Salem; join U. S. highway
30, Lower Columbia river high
way in Portland; see Bradley
state park. Tongue Point naval
base and mothball fleet en
route; drive to top of Coxcomb
hill in Astoria for view of city
and mouth of Columbia river
from the Astor Column; take
U. 6. highway 101 to Seaside
(spend night); return to Salem
afternoon of next day by U. S.
highway 26 and U. S. 99 E. (To
tal mileage 305).
3. Tillamook Loop Take
U. S. 99E to Portland; join US.
26, the Sunset highway to junc
tion with U. S. 101 south of
Seaside; take U. S. 101 south
ward to Cannon Beach and
North Tillamook county beach
es (spend night); awe inspir
ing view from Neahkahnie
Mountain south of Cannon
Beach; tour Tillamook cheese
factory next day, just north of
town on U. S. 101; note giant
blimp bases south of town; re
turn to Salem via U. S. 101,
OSH 14 to Valley Junction and
OSH 18 and 22. (Total mile
age 252).
Tare-Day Tears
1. Willamette Pass Century
Drive Loop Take U. S. high
way 99E, 99 to Goshen; tour
Eugene and University of Ore
gon campus enroute; join OSH
58 to Crescent or Odell Lake
(spend night); next day take
OSH 58, U. S. highway 97 and
South Century Drive, north of
Lapine to Elk Lake (spend the
night); return to Salem via
North Century Drive to Bend,
U. S. highway 20 and OSH 222
(possible in summer only). (To
tal mileage 402).
2. Crater Lake-Grants Pass
Loop Take U. S. highway 99E
and 99 to Goshen; tour Eugene
and University of Oregon cam
pus enroute; join OSH 58 to
U. S. highway 97 southward to
junction with OSH 230 and 209
to Crater Lake (lodge open af
ter June 15 to spend night);
see lake area morning next day;
leave after lunch taking OSH
62 to Medford, U. S. highway
99 to Grants Pass and Roseburg
(spend night); return to Salem
next day via U. S. highway 99
and BSE. (Total mileage 553).
3. Bend-Mt Hood-Columbia
Gorge Loop Take OSH 22 out
State street from Salem and
U. S. 20 to Bend; sea Detroit
and Big Cliff dams and Marion
Forks fish hatchery enroute;
(spend night at Bend): eve
ning drive to Pilot Butte state
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park or out Century Drive (in
summer); next day take U. S.
highway 97 to Madras; U. S.
highway 26 to Government
Camp and Timberline Lodge
(spend night); ride chair lift
and ski way ; next day take U.S.
26 and OSH 35 to Hood River
through Hood River valley;
U. S. 30 and Columbia river
scenic drive to Troutdale and
Portland; see 11 waterfalls in
11 miles, eight state parks and
view of gorge from Vista
House; return to Salem via U.S.
99 E. (Total mileage 382 plus
rside trips 50 miles 132). I
. 4. Depoe Bay-Waldport-Al-sea-Corvallis
Loop Take OSH
22 and 18 and U. S. highway
101 through Dallas, Wallace:
Bridge, Valley Junction and;
Otis to the coast spending night j
at a North Lincoln county
beach; deep sea fishing morn-1
Ing of next day from Depoe i
Bay; then take U. S. 101 south-1
ward to Waldport area (spend
night); return to Salem via,
OSH 34 along Alsea river, U. S. I
20 and 99E through Corvallis
and Albany. See Oregon State
college campus at Corvallis on
return trip. . (Total mileage
204).
8. Metolius-McKenzie Loop
Take OSH 22 out State street
from Salem; UJ. 20 and Forest
Road to Camp Sherman (spend
night); See Detroit and Big
Cliff Dam and Marion Forks
Fish Hatchery en route; Fish
Metolius river tit day; UJS.
20 to Bend; (spend night); U S.
126, the McKenzie highway
and VS. 99 and 99E to Salem.
Lower South Falls drops 100 feet over vocanle forma
tions in Oregon's Silver Creek Falls state pars near Salem.
This is one of ten cascades for which the park has lone
been weU known. Picnic grounds, a lodge and hikin
trails are at the disposal of visitor. (Oregon State Hih.
way Commission Photo) ,
See White Water McKenzie,
Lava Beds and University of
Oregon campus en route. (To
tal mileage 292.)
SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED
Rochester, N. Y. 0JJ9 The
University of Rochester today
awarded three Bausch & Lomb
science scholarships, valued at
3,200 each to three outstand
ing high school students select
ed from the 10th annual na.
tionwide competition. One or
the. students was A. Angua
Temperley, Toppeniah. Wash
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