Oregon, June 2014: Edgefield Inn

June 17th to 24th, 2014:

My son, Cory, and his girlfriend, Molly, live in Roseburg, Oregon.  That's not really next door to Gouverneur, so visiting Cory takes some planning.  Back in March we had picked out a date to visit and bought airline tickets, weather be damned.  As it turned out, we really lucked out.  Sunny and mid 70's every day we were there.

Judy and I had a 6:55 AM flight out of Syracuse Tuesday morning, so we opted to stay at the Airport Inn In Syracuse Monday night.  A wise call, not only because it made the traveling Tuesday morning bearable, but we also met some really interesting people sitting around the bar while having dinner.  They were contractors from Fort Drum working in the telecommunications area.  This one guy, retired military, was from Atlanta, grew up on a farm, was in FFA in High School and was President of his Chapter.  You never know who you are going to run into.

We had a four hour layover at Chicago O'Hare and finally arrived in Portland about 2:30 PM Oregon time, which is 5:30 NY time.  It was a long day of traveling, but we had some great views from the plane.

Flying around and peering into a thunderstorm.

Mt. Hood

We rented the car and had a short drive to the Edgefield Inn in nearby Troutdale to spend the evening.  Cory and Molly had encouraged us to visit the Edgefield, and boy, it was worth it!!  Originally built in 1911 as a County Poor Farm, the McMenamin Brothers have turned this 74 acre farm into a resort that includes onsite winery, brewery, distillery, golf, several pubs, and an organic vegetable garden.  It really is a fantastic place and we hope to return.

Entrance to the Maine Lodge.

Judy sitting on some kind of HUGE antique storage bench.

Whimsical arch made of pipe fittings.

Color in the gardens.

More color.

View from our room.

Raised asparagus bed in the garden.

Part of the organic vegetable gardens.

We spent a leisurely morning at the Inn, and left about noon.  After a three hour drive, we arrived at Cory's just about 3:00.  It was great catching up over BBQ London Broil, along with some Oregon wine and beer.

It was a great beginning to a fantastic trip.  Next up, Crater Lake National Park, wine tasting, and a trip to the ocean.