BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Sightseers offered a lift Summer sightseeing season is in full swing and two area ski resorts are offering sightseers lifts to high vantage points. Willamette Pass Willamette Pass (el. 5128 ft.) is a mountain pass in the Cascade Mountains in the U.S. state of Oregon. The pass is traversed by Oregon Route 58. Willamette Pass ski area is located there. Ski Area's "Oregon Skyway sky·way n. 1. A route regularly used by airplanes; an air lane. 2. An elevated highway. Noun 1. skyway - a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another " is already carrying passengers to the summit of Mount Ray (elevation 6,683 feet) aboard six-passenger gondola cars. The lift will run seven days a week through Sept. 1. Operating hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday to Sunday. Single rides are $12 for adults, $8 for ages 6-16 and $1 for age 5 and under. A summer season pass is $48; it is designed for mountain bikers and others who want to make frequent trips to the summit. Meanwhile, Mount Bachelor Ski Area Mount Bachelor ski area is a ski resort located in central Oregon approximately mi ( km) west of Bend, Oregon, at the end of the Century Drive Highway. The resort lies directly over Mount Bachelor, a stratovolcano built atop a volcanic shield in the Cascade Range. west of Bend will begin running its Pine Martin Express chairlift for sightseers on July 4. The lift takes visitors to Pine Martin Lodge (elevation 7,560 feet). It, too, will run through Labor Day. Tickets are $10 for adults, $9 for ages 65 and older and $6.50 for 12 and younger. Lift hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Fish derby tickets go on sale Tickets are now on sale for the ninth annual Blackberry Jam fishing derby, in which anglers can win $10,000 by catching a specially tagged fish. The derby will be held July 26-27 in Dexter Lake. Tickets are $7.50 per day and a limited number of slots are available each day. The event is designed to improve sport fishing in Dexter Lake by removing Northern pikeminnows. An estimated 15,000 of the predatory rough fish have been removed by volunteers and derby participants over the past eight years. Proceeds from the derby go to support Lowell High School's wrestling team. Tickets are available at Knecht's Auto Parts and The Bow Rack in Springfield, CG Market and Lowell Gas and Grocery in Lowell, Dexter Hardware and Jasper Store. Wildflower wildflower Any flowering plant that grows without intentional human aid. Wildflowers are the source of all cultivated garden varieties of flowers. A wildflower growing where it is unwanted is considered a weed. hikes offered The Willamette National Forest The Willamette National Forest is a National Forest located in the central portion of the Cascade Range of Oregon, US.[1] It contains 1,675,407 acres (2,618 mi², 6,780 km²) making it one of the largest national forests. is offering a pair of wildflower hikes on July 12. Alice Smith of the Sweet Home Ranger District will lead a "Three Pyramids Wildflower Hike" to the summit of the Middle Pyramid. Hikers will be rewarded with a view of the rare Gorman's aster. The $10 fee includes van transportation from the Sweet Home Ranger District office. Call Smith at (541) 367-9215 to sign up. Also, Bruce Newhouse and Jenny Lippert will lead a hike to the summit of Horsepasture Mountain to look for rare species and to remove some non-native species planted outside the old lookout. Free. Details: Lippert at (541) 225-6440. Algae algae (ăl`jē) [plural of Lat. alga=seaweed], a large and diverse group of primarily aquatic plantlike organisms. These organisms were previously classified as a primitive subkingdom of the plant kingdom, the thallophytes (plants that again hits Diamond Lake For the third consecutive year, Diamond Lake has been closed to swimming and other direct contact by the appearance of a dense algae bloom that can be toxic to humans and pets. As of Wednesday, the lake was still open to boating and fishing, pending receipt of test results due today. Drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. for the lake's campgrounds comes from deep wells and is safe to drink. The algae bloom is believed to result from the tui chub infestation infestation /in·fes·ta·tion/ (-fes-ta´shun) parasitic attack or subsistence on the skin and/or its appendages, as by insects, mites, or ticks; sometimes used to denote parasitic invasion of the organs and tissues, as by helminths. that undermined Diamond Lake's once-famous rainbow trout rainbow trout Species (Oncorhynchus mykiss) of fish in the salmon family (Salmonidae) noted for spectacular leaps and hard fighting when hooked. It has been introduced from western North America to many other countries. fishery. Several government agencies are working on a plan to restore the lake's water quality and fishery. CAPTION(S): BRIEFLY NEWS & NOTES |
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