Past Activity

Salem Exploration

Start date: 03/28/2019
Start time: 12:00 AM
End date: 03/28/2019
End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Update: Last week Jim changed the reservations to 19. Jim Northrop who lived in Salem for 24 years will be our guide for our walk. There will be a guided tour of the Capitol Dome at 11:00. Other sights depending on time: Riverfront Park, Union Street Railroad Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge, the new Peter Courtney Minto Island Bridge, Supreme Court Building (hopefully), sculptures, and gardens on the way to Willamette University, the Deepwood Museum & Gardens, the Bush Barn Art Center, the Salem Convention Center, and the historic Ladd and Bush Bank.
Be prepared to be on your feet most of the exploration. Jim has a special place for lunch. We should be back in Eugene by 5:30 if all goes well.

Event Leader: Janet Jacobsen
Event Leader Phone: 541-206-1251
Event Leader Email: jbjacobsen@comcast.net
Assistant Leader: Jim Northrop
Event category: Trips
Area Type: Urban
Departure Location: South Eugene High School, 19th & Patterson
Rating: Easy
Roundtrip total drive miles: 132
Season: 2019
Permits Required:
Event Status: Passed
Supplies and Equipment Required: Appropriate clothing, $ for lunch, sunglasses or umbrella? There are a few security checks so keep that in mind in what you carry.
participant prerequisites:
Conditions:
Total Distance: 6
Member Fees: 1
Elevation Gain: 100
Non-Member Fees: 2
Committee: Trips
Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Our 8:00 departure gave us plenty of time to park near the Salem Riverfront Park to start our walk at 9:30 with Jim Northrop through the State Capitol Park to the oldest building on the Capitol Mall, the Supreme Court Building. On the second floor Lewis Zimmerman, Oregon State Law Library reference librarian, shared interesting historical anecdotes and then guided us up to third floor to the Supreme Court courtroom to see the beautiful, golden stained–glass skylight. www.osbar.org/publications/bulletin/05augsep/heritage. We then dashed to the Capitol for our 11:00 guided tour up to the Golden Pioneer Observation Deck. Jim continued the tour with a visit to the House Chambers and a viewing of the governor’s portraits. After lunch at La Margarita Mexican Restaurant, Jim arranged for us to visit the Elsinore Theater built in 1924. We then followed him through a maze of paths, gardens, flower displays, and city streets to Willamette University, Deepwood Estate and Gardens, Bush Barn Art Center, and the historic Ladd and Bush Bank. The last stop was the new Peter Courtney Minto Island Bridge where we paused to enjoy the sunny day and Jim’s famous cookies. Jim’s unique introduction to Salem’s history and beauty was much appreciated especially for those on their first visit. The only disappointment was that the cherry blossoms were not yet in full bloom. We left Salem at 3:30 and didn’t mind that it rained on our way home.