Today I drove down to Cottage Grove for an event through the Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council called Bikes to Blooms. I originally saw this event on Facebook and thought it looked like fun, so I marked my calendar and called down to make a reservation.
First let me say that I had a good time, but the day did not go as expected.
I left early hoping to get down there in plenty of time for the 10-12 event that was labeled a wildlife area tour.
i had printed out directions and really thought I knew where I was going.
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- Balloon drifting along next to I-5
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- A little ultra light gliding along
I got to where I thought the event was at 8:45. At 10:30 I found where the event actually was.
I’m not going to say any more.
Having missed the event I really wanted to do, I tried to go with the flow and went on a short guided hike and then a 12 mile ride around the reservoir. From here on out, it’s about the pictures.
The Views
The Wildlife
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- This deer was my first sighting, while I was trying to get found
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- This little goose family was chowing down
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- A big pack of vultures were enjoying some carion next to the highway
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- A wild turkey hen (first sighting)
Love the vultures – always have. Was this Dorena Dam or Cottage Grove Dam? I grew up near here (20 minutes south) and spent a lot of time here in my youth.