<< Alton Baker Park >>
One of my favorite haunts, Alton Baker Park hugs the Willamette River through the center of Eugene. It is a large park, long and narrow, and brings back nature to the city. You will find wooded areas, ponds, excellent trails and a variety of bird life. Alton Baker Park is close enough that I can be there in less than ten minutes and gives me the opportunity to get back to nature without using up much of a day. There are trails throughout the park, several loops that I can follow for a walk of two or three hours. It's a great place for the photography enthusiast, as well as for joggers and nature lovers. - Vern Rogers (fotabug)
<< Bertelsen Nature Park >>
Bertelsen Nature Park and Stewart Pond are part of the Eugene Parks and Open Space wetlands system - http://tinyurl.com/2jl78a
Following is a quote from Eugene Parks home page:
"The West Eugene Wetlands Program is based upon the West Eugene Wetlands Plan, a multiple-objective, wetlands management and land use plan adopted by the City of Eugene and Lane County in 1992. The Plan was also adopted by the Oregon Department of State Lands and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1994. It was the first wetland conservation plan of its kind adopted by state and federal agencies in the United States. The City of Eugene's Wetlands Program helps coordinate and implement many elements of the West Eugene Wetlands Plan"
<< Community Gardens >>
At present, there are six community gardens around Eugene, provided by Eugene Parks and Open Spaces. On Friday and Saturday, Aug. 24-25, I visited them all. In this gallery you will find individual galleries for each garden. This is a project I am working on in behalf of Eugene Parks. Take a look and let me know what you think. Thank you.
<< Golden Gardens Park >>
<< Moon Mountain Area >>
Yesterday a young friend and I hiked from the top of 30th Av toward Moon Mountain.
We did make it to the top of one of the hills there but didn't know which was Moon Mountain.
I think it was the higher butte beyond the one we climbed.
It was a foggy morning. We saw no wildlife but lots of tracks.
<< Ribbon Trail >>
This is a new trail in the Eugene Parks & Open Spaces park system. It goes from Hendricks Park to 30th Avenue and is a very nice walk.
<< Ridgeline Trail >>
The Ridgeline Trail offers hikers a more rugged experience than other trails thoughout Eugene. It is composed of over 11 miles of trails to explore, following the ridgeline of Eugene's South Hills. Several trailheads are available for accessing portions of the trail.
<< Skyview Park >>
Skyview Park is a small city park surrounded by hills and houses. For such a small area, it still contains lots to interest the visitor - a mini forest, tiny wetlands, etc, along with a winding path through the different parts of the park. I tried to show the features. Unfortunately, even though I visited in the middle of the day, there were no visitors to include in the pictures.
<< Spencers Butte (elev. 2052 feet) >>
On a hike in 2006, in the spur of the moment I decided to climb Spencers Butte, instead of walking the Ridgeline Trail. -http://www.planeteugene.com/spencersbutte.htm After taking the wrong "trail" (not a trail at all but rather a water runoff channel), I began to consider the old saying, "there is no fool like an old fool", to be a pretty profound statement. I could just imagine myself wandering the heights of the butte looking for the trail. The climb back from the so-called trail was so steep that I did some stretches by crawling, and all of this with two cameras and bags on my back. Just another tale in the misadventures of fotabug.
In 2015, I hiked the butte twice in two weeks. I got the date wrong for a dedication of the renovated trail to the top, and so made the hike a week early. The following week, on the correct date, I hiked it again. A new set of photos record some of the event.
<< Whilamut Nature Area >>
See thumbnails below
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The Whilamut Nature Area is located on the east end of Alton Baker Park proper. It is preserved and managed by Eugene Parks and Open Spaces as strictly a natural area, the only development will be to support passive recreation.
<< Willamette River Scenes >>
<< Willow Creek Preserve >>
This preserve is owned and maintained by Nature Conservancy