June 15-29, 2021

We often tell people how geocaching has taken us to fascinating places, many of which we might not have discovered otherwise. This post features a few places near Eugene that we enjoyed.

Yoncalla Cemetery

Eugene Masonic Cemetery

Grave marker of Eugene Skinner who is considered to be Eugene’s founder
Turkeys and a squirrel along the path

Skinner’s Butte

Slowly cooling lava created these basalt columns on Skinner’s Butte, named for Eugene Skinner, the first non-native settler of the area and considered to be the city’s founder. The rock has been used for building foundations, columns and steps. The 45-feet high cliff is popular with rock climbers.

Covered Bridges

Chambers Creek covered railroad bridge, built in 1925 and restored in 2001
The bridge was built in 1925 and reconstructed in 2001. It’s the only remaining covered railroad bridge in Oregon.
This bridge was built in 1925 and carries Austa Road traffic over Wildcat Creek near Walton, Oregon

Categories: Travel

1 Comment

Alice Mcgregor · July 13, 2021 at 11:26 am

What a good way to get to memorable little spots! Cemeteries are my favorite. If you ever come back to Chicago, I’ll take you to have lunch with Al Capone or we could go posh and visit Marshall Field, John Deere and all the famous architects at Graceland Cemetery downtown. I come from a long line of New Englanders who picnicked in cemeteries while visiting kinfolk. I visited Eugene for my sister’s first wedding many years ago.

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