Featuring local Ashland, Oregon deer and turkeys (as well as a few cats)… High Country News essay John YunkerPlaywright, author of the environmental novel The Tourist Trail and co-founder of Ashland Creek Press. www.TheTouristTrail.com
Years ago I spent quite a bit of time writing about Ashland Trees of the Year. Each year, Ashland picks a “tree of the year,” and you’ll often find trees around town with the informational markers in front. It is one of those things that I found so wonderful about this town — and educational. …
Many local restaurants are making great improvements in its vegan dining options. For one, the all-vegan food truck Two Peas is at the Growers Market in Ashland (as well as at other Rogue Valley locations), and Louie’s continues to add yummy additions to its vegetarian menu and its “vegan cheat sheet.” One of our most …
The Rogue Valley Growers Market is in Ashland on Tuesdays, and thanks to the fact that the Two Peas Food Truck is here also, this means that for one half-day a week, Ashland has a vegan restaurant. (And, with any luck, either the city will finally approve food trucks in town, or maybe Two Peas …
In Ashland, you can spend years walking right past a Tree of the Year and not know it. Like this pair of Deodar Cedars, right smack in the middle of the Haggen grocery parking lot. Due to their parking-lot location, these two beautiful trees are probably among the most overlooked in Ashland, despite the fact that they provide …
Halloween is my favorite time of year…I adore the chill in the air, the autumn leaves, and the lights and pumpkins that begin to adorn the homes around Ashland. Especially exciting this year is the release of the final book in The Lithia Trilogy, The Last Mile, which is hot off the presses. As many …
…the actual creek, that is. This is the creek that inspired the name of our press back in 2011. Since then, the sign over the bridge going through town has gotten a makeover: Part of the Rogue River watershed, Ashland Creek begins on the north slope of Mt. Ashland and meanders 7,000 feet down to …
I am catching up on my Tree of the Year updates. Here is a tree that I’ve walked by many times without realizing just how special it was. I’ve learned to look for the Tree of the Year plaque whenever I see a great-looking tree in Ashland. If you’re curious about more of Ashland’s great …