If work or the wandering spirit takes you South -- like way south, to Medford or surrounds, then make time to go to the Oregon Caves, a National Monument maintained and presented by the National Park Service. Seriously cool, and not just in temperature.Alas, due to the decay of the nation's rail network, not that easy to access by train. When I'm Emperor, you'll be able to take a train to Cave Junction and then a shuttle to the fine old tour jumpoff point shown here.
Yes! Love the shagbark cedar siding on the old lodge, the winding route up to it, and, of course, the caves themselves, blessedly free of kitschy lighting, music, etc.
ReplyDeleteI, too, would like to be able to travel to this and other remarkable places by rail, as people did when the earliest national parks and monuments were established.