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| Lunch at Lela's Cafe
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| We started with this pleasing salad at lunch at Lela's Cafe in Ashland. I think
the tomato-cucumber eyes in the corners are cute.
| Corn chowder, another starter. A mild soup containing no butter, cream
or milk. Good for breakfast, like porridge.
Also, the focaccia on the side was good.
| "Roasted Prima Vera Panini: breaded eggplant, roasted red peppers,
tomatoes, red onions, mushrooms, goat cheese, organic mixed greens,
aioli, tapenade & munster cheese, served on a panini bread." A (messy)
explosion of delicious flavors.
| I think this was the "Mushroom Panini: sauteed mushrooms, organic baby
spinach, French brie, tomato, red onion, aioli, and muenster cheese,
served on panini bread." Another great, juicy, cheesy, lively sandwich.
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| Driving East from Ashland on Route 66
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| Rolling, forested hills, as seen from highway 66 heading east from
Ashland.
| More green valleys. I think we were heading into the foothills of the
Cascade Range.
| | Look how small the houses are below. Also, I think you can see the road
we came up on, a little to the right of center.
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| Green Springs Inn
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| Green Springs
Inn is a combination of a restaurant, motel, and cabins. This is
the restaurant, which has a bit of the feel of a diner that would be in
a small, rustic town (even though there is no town around here).
| Beside standard diner (and also higher-end diner food such as steak),
the restaurant at Green Spring Inn sold cinnamon rolls bigger than a
hand!
| The shack of a ranger station adjacent to the restaurant. Green Springs
Inn is located in the middle of the Cascade-Siskiyou
National Monument, meaning that much of the surrounding land is
undeveloped.
| Across the street from the inn is a sign leading toward Howard Prairie
and Hyatt Lake and a wildlife viewing area. We visited it the next day
but found it unexciting. We spotted only some boring birds.
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| Our Cabin by Green Springs Inn
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The one-lane dirt road leading to the cabins. Though we saw deer
around, I didn't manage to get any in this photo.
I took this picture the following day on our way out.
| Our cabin in the woods. It's named Pilot Rock.
Dandelion fluff was everywhere! There were thick wads of it pushed
against the front door and some tried to enter as we did.
| Another side of our cabin: large balcony (complete with barbecue grill)
and sun-room. (This tiny shed stores firewood.) Plus, notice all the
windows!
I like the way the wood glows.
| The first of three long movies touring the cabin. Play it with sound to
hear my commentary! The movie shows the kitchen, sunroom, long balcony,
and hot tub. Notice our "closest neighbor" (as I put it) isn't very
close at all. Also notice the wall of windows in the living room. (I
used this frame as the image representing this movie.)
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| The second of three long movies touring the cabin. This one shows the
living room, bathroom, and bedroom. Again, play it with sound to hear my
commentary.
| The third movie (the loft), again with my commentary.
| The view down from our cabin's balcony.
| Our dinner: one, halibut sauteed with wax beans and simply flavored
with salt, pepper, lemon, and leeks (the green part); two, shrimp,
similarly simply seasoned (though with the white part of the leeks).
Tasty.
We drank (not pictured) a 2009 Fizze Early Muscat from Cuckoo's Nest
Cellars (Cave Junction, Oregon). It was a great dessert wine.
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| Fodder for Stitched Photo of Tall Tree by Rogue River Rogue Trail
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