Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Roots, rocks, rollers and gnomes. Four words to describe a mountain bike ride at Alsea Falls. I recently set out on a mountain ...

If you’re looking for an easy to moderate out-and-back hike near the Siuslaw National Forest and not too far from the coast, Alsea Falls is waiting for you! The trail is only 2.4 miles long and is ...

The thing that struck me during a ride through Alsea Falls Trails System last Tuesday was how engineers had conjured something unique, maybe even beautiful, from an uninspiring canvas. The mountain ...

Rain is rejuvenating. It nourishes and nurtures. It cleanses and calms. Rain is the defining factor of our landscape. A beautiful place to experience Oregon rain is on the Alsea Falls Trail southwest ...

Summer's heat is on the way, so it's nice to know where to duck inside the protection of a cooling forest with giant trees and a clear-running stream. Alsea Falls is one such place. And it's not too ...

Alsea Falls and its camping park are located near a new BLM mountain bike trail system that will open June 22. (Terry Richard/The Oregonian/2009) The new and improved Alsea Falls Trail System, a ...

ALSEA, Ore. — At long last, winter has given way to a sun-filled weekend and it’s about time! It’s time for “getting away from it all,” and it’s easier than you’d think for early spring wildflowers, ...

It s the trails less traveled that I like to explore and at the southern end of the Willamette Valley there is a dandy marked by spring wildflowers, gorgeous forested scenery and a spectacular ...

Extreme fire risk in the Pacific Northwest has prompted the Bureau of Land Management to close several sites, including Alsea Falls in Benton County and Fishermen’s Bend near Mill City.

Roots, rocks, rollers and gnomes. Four words to describe a mountain bike ride at Alsea Falls. I recently set out on a mountain bike day trip to check out Alsea Falls, a purpose built, mountain bike ...