Here's a little #Throwback Thursday ...
Last November on one of our #TuesdayTravels, Dale and I headed out for a longer-than-usual drive over to Elijah Bristow State Park. This park is located on the Middle Fork of the Willamette River, southeast of Eugene. It was named for one of the first pioneer settlers in Lane County.
The park has nearly 850 acres of scattered meadows, woodlands and wetlands along with lots of picnic areas. There are also a lot of horse trails.
The day we got there, much of the place was closed for the season. So we drove around the paved roads and saw signs for intriguing places like Lost Creek, Beaver Pond and Channel Lake.
We managed to find one geocache in a picnic area. Then we went for a short hike near the wildlife viewing platform
where we caught a glimpse of this river through the autumn foliage.
The trail was nice, wide, and well marked - for and by horses. We had to watch our step!
On the way out of the park, we even glimpsed a horse and rider near the entrance.
This state park is another area to explore more thoroughly in the future. Going on this Eugene Park Tour continues to be a welcome activity. We're seeing places new to us, and gathering ideas of where we might return to get even more in touch with Oregon.
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