Oregon trip/NWSS(long)

[Rossolee]

Hey Folks-

Sarah and I just got back from a phun trip out to

Oregon. Along with our good friends Dave and Kelli

from Charlotte,NC we traveled around the state. As

well as hitting the NWSS with our Portland friends

Mike and Colleen.

Once we all got situated in Portland, Mike took us

to one of Portland's famous Mcmenamin pubs. This one

had tons of Grateful Dead memorabilia and music. Not

to mention good beer. The Kolsch was tasty!

http://www.mcmenamins.com/index.php?loc=10&id=313

The next day our first stop was in McMinnville to

explore the Evergreen Aviation Museum. Home of the

Howard Hughes "Spruce Goose" and many other aircraft

and artifacts. The SG alone is worth the price of

admission. The plane is bigger than you can imagine...

Texas BIG. http://www.sprucegoose.org/

Go figure we ended our afternoon travels at a winery.

Lovely view, interesting owners, and some fine local

wine. http://www.amityvineyards.com/

We spent the night in Newport on the coast. Home of

the Oregon Coast Aquarium. Great place for kids and

adults. Lots of interactive exhibits. Aquarium had

sea otters,lions,sharks,jellies,octopus etc A great

stop http://www.aquarium.org/

Leaving the aquarium we found ourselves in a HUGE

traffic jam along the coastal highway. Good time

to tax the 4x4 rental. Off route and off road we

went to find a way out of the traffic along a

dirt road thru the Siuslaw National Forest. Lush

forest greens and wildlife made this a great

alternate route!

Back on pavement we soon stumbled upon this gem of

a brewery. Looked a little gypsy, but the beers

were some of the finest on the trip! The Chocolate

Stout was unreal! http://www.siletzbrewing.com/

Oregon state has more tasty microbreweries you can

imagine. We sampled many flavours from a wide variety

of brewers(Mcmenamins,Siletz,Widmar,Deshutes,Rogue,

Full Sail,Elliot Glacier, Big Horse,Bridgeport) And

as you can imagine... I might have forgotten a few ;-P

http://www.oregonbeer.org

We camped out along the Oregon coast at Oswald West

State Park. Great secluded campsites all within walking

distance to beautiful cove on the ocean. A local

place for Oregon surfers, whom road the waves(or at least

tried from dawn 'til dusk. Great camping spot!

http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_195.php

From the coast we headed up to the mouth of the Columbia

River and headed inland towards Hood River. Along the

way we stopped in a the Multonamah Falls.

http://trips.stateoforegon.com/multnomah_falls/

We spent a couple nights in Hood River in the Columbia

Gorge region. World famous for its wind surfing and

newer sport- kite surfing along the Columbia river.

Hood River Hotel was a convenient spot in this phun, laid

back town. Lots of great restaurants! We took the

scenic Mt Hood Railroad thru the rolling foothills and

orchards of Mt Hood. We road in the caboose which was

a hoot! We had a personal tour of the Full Sail Brewery

in Hood River. Great tour, and way too many fine ales

http://www.hoodriverhotel.com/welcome.html

http://www.mthoodrr.com/

http://www.fullsailbrewing.com/

From Hood River we ventured on and around Mt.Hood. We

visited Lost Lake with its stunning views of the mountain.

A short hike and picnic along the lake we continued along

to Timberline Lodge. Views of Mt.Adams in Washington and

Mt Jefferson in Oregon could be seen along this route.

Timberline Lodge is a National Historic site with amazing

views of the Mt and surrounding area. The craftsmanship of

the Lodge is amazing! Scenes from the Shining were filmed

there as well. We felt good about Hood!

http://www.mthood.org/gallery.html

http://www.timberlinelodge.com/

Back in Portland and gearing up for the Yonder Mountain

String Band festival we all went to Jake's Famous Seafood.

Great variety of fresh fish! We all ate too much!! A fine

dinner with friends. http://www.jakesfamouscrawfish.com/

Our crew of Kinfolk(Sarah,Kelli,Colleen,Dave,Mike and I)

drove into Horning's Hideout on the Friday. Rules about

outside beverages have been tightened up a wee bit this

year, so we had to use a few Jedi mind tricks to get our

2 vehicles inside with all our tasty cargo. Once inside,

we found a great campsite (Mike's usual spot)in the back 40.

Horning's venue is in a natural bowl surrounded by forest,

greenery and a small lake. Fine picking,jamming all weekend.

Mike and Leo have added a drummer, which sounded great.

Keller's set had Jeff Austin sit in as well as the Keel's.

Yonder sets were pretty much a free for all with the festival

guests(sit ins by the Keels,KW,Mike,Vince,Wasserman and

many others) Larry Keel and Natural Bridge's set was top notch.

Seeing Darol Anger play fiddle with YMSB all weekend was a real

treat! I hope festivals can continue at Hornings. Magical place!

http://www.stringsummit.com/home.htm

http://www.horningshideout.com/

http://www.yondermountain.com/

An awesome trip! Big Thanks to Dave and Kelli, we couldn't

of had better friends to travel with. Y'all are Deluxe!

As well much Thanks to Mike and Colleen for putting us up in

Portland, great Oregon travel tips and the airport p/u and

drop-offs.

Yonder Mountain String Band

6/24/2005 (Fri)

Northwest String Summit

Horning's Hideout - North Plains, OR

Set 1:

1. Intro

2. End Of The Day

3. Good Hearted Woman

4. This Lonesome Heart

5. New Horizons> Within You Without You Tease>

6. Looking Back Over My Shoulder>

7. New Horizons

8. A Fathers Arms

9. Amen Chorus>

10. Trainbound For Gloryland>

11. Ride The Wild Turkey

12. Freeborn Man>

13. High Cross Juction>

14. Freeborn Man

disc 2 Set 2:

1. *Molly & Tenbrooks

2. *Lost & I'll Never Find My Way

3. *Raleigh & Spencer

4. Bird Speaks

5. Sometimes I've Won> Screen Door Tease>

6. Steampowered Aeroplane>

7. Boatman

8. #^Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere>

9. #^Girlfriend Is Better>

10. Snow On The Pines

Comment: Darol Anger on fiddle entire show, *= Mike Gordon on banjo and vocals, #= Eric Deutsch on keyboards, ^= Mark Dalio on drums

6-25

I: ...Riverside > Over the Waterfall, What Yer Selling, Yer No Good,

Another Day, Eli Renfro, Musta Had Your Reasons, New Speedway Boogie, No Expectations (w/ Vince, others), Ewie w/ Crooked Horn > Dear Prudence

II: Want a New Drug (KW), Gallavanting (KW), Porta Potty (KW),

Kentucky Mando (Barnes, Keel, Wasserman), Groundhog (Barnes, Keel), My Gal (Black Dog), I'm the Slime (Black Dog) E: Grand Ol Opry (everybody and then some)

6-26

I: Peace of Mind, Hole, Just the Same, Northern Song, Finally Saw the Light, Maid of the Canyon, New Burle Song, Steep Grades (w/ Dino), Yes She Do (Dino)

II: Damned If I Do (Camp), Camp Song, Wheel Hoss (lots of people),

Little Girl In Tennessee (Camp, lots), Death Trip (Barnes), Going

Where They Do Not Know My Name (Barnes), Come Together (lots of

people, dedicated to Charlie)

E: The Way That Daddy Liked To Do It (new Burle song), Holding

[Im going home Donny]

Wow nice trek...thanks for the memories of Portland...and of coarse the micros...niiice. Sounds like y'all had steller good times! Sweet to hear that!