Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: Cottage Grove

ACK!!! It's 11pm and I just got home a few minutes ago! Steve and I left the house at 7:45am and met our friend Michael and then drove 2.5 hours away to a lovely town called Cottage Grove, where we spent the day going on an amazing bike ride which took us to many beautiful covered bridges, around the edge of a gorgeous lake, and through sun-dappled forests! It was 35 miles of incredible scenery on a perfect day which we will never forget!! This pictures shows flowers called Queen Anne's Lace in the foreground and one of the covered bridges in bokeh beyond! WHAT A DAY...and now it's time for bed! No time for more pictures tonight, and I'll have to look at my pictures tomorrow! Brian Harold May CBE (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and astrophysicist who achieved international fame as the guitarist of Queen. As a guitarist he uses his home-built guitar, "Red Special". Queen's albums include numerous May compositions, including "Tie Your Mother Down", "I Want It All", "We Will Rock You", "Fat Bottomed Girls" and "Who Wants to Live Forever". Wikipedia: Brian May Explored on July 13, 2013. Highest placement, page 3 (#68). Also Explored on Flickr on July 12, 2013. Highest placement: #405.

Did you know that this flower is also called a wild carrot? While the roots are young, they are edible but become too woody as they mature. I love the flowers, which really do look like lace, don't they?! :) I think the opening buds are very alien-looking and interesting to look at. Steve and I found these flowers when we visited Cottage Grove a couple of years ago.

About a month ago, Steve and I went with our friend up to Cottage Grove and took our bikes on a 35 mile ride in the area. Most of the ride included views of this amazing reservoir! Isn't it just breathtaking?!!! From Wiki: Dorena Reservoir (also Dorena Lake) is a reservoir on the Row River in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Cottage Grove. The Dorena Dam creating the reservoir was completed in 1949 as one of the thirteen dams of the United States Army Corps of Engineers in the Willamette Valley. In June 2012, the Corps of Engineers approved a project to begin producing hydroelectric power from the dam. Set at the south end of the Willamette Valley and criss-crossed by the coast fork of the Willamette River and the Row River the area was susceptible to periodic flooding from large snow melts in the surrounding mountains. In the 1940’s the United States Army Corps of Engineers began construction of dams which created the Cottage Grove Reservoir and Dorena Lake. Dorena Lake has become an enormously popular summer vacation destination with its Baker Bay Marina and camping and Shwartz Park campground. Visitor estimates top 80,000 people annually.