Back to Champoeg…

Posted October 7th, 2008 in Family Outing, Milagros News, Outside of Portland

If you are a regular reader of this blog – actually, are there people who read this on a regular basis?…I really do hope so…
Anyhoo, we have a tendency to find a new place we like and go there again and again and again…consider Yachats…
What is our latest family outing obsession? Champoeg State Park! Why? Because it is lovely and only 45 minutes from home – minimal car time to an awesome place always rules!
We spent Saturday at Champoeg and enjoyed their Apple Festival. It was a fun event. There were folks dressed in period garb making apple pie and apple crisp over an open fire in a dutch oven – delish! Live old-timey music filled the barn where kids and adults took turns making cider making using traditional person-powered apple presses. Fresh apple butter was being made an sample by the gallon and there was a great selection of fresh heirloom vegetables from the 19th century “kitchen garden” they maintain at the park. Actually, fresh vegetables from the garden often available in the visitor center, just take what you want and leave a donation.
Another plus, the bike paths in the park have just been repaved. So riding is wonderfully smooth. They are still plenty of blackberries to be enjoyed through-out the park as well.
Still on the to do list for Champoeg is to kayak in the Willamette from the park, see the inside of the Mother’s Cabin, and play a round of frisbee golf. So this is more than a crush. We will be back!