Willamette Valley | Oregon Hiking

BALD HILL NATURAL AREA

NEAR CORVALLIS, OREGON

Activity: Sight Seeing, Nature Walk

3 mile, elevation gain 328’, rated Moderate

The Bald Hill Natural Area in the Corvallis area is a community treasure. It is not something that you would go out of your way to partake in, but if you live in the area it is fantastic.

As an alumni of Oregon State University I returned to campus for the first time since my graduation to attend an event at my fraternity, Lambda Chi Alpha. It was awesome to be back on campus, see my fraternity brothers, and take a walk down memory lane. The campus is beautiful and I got to checkout the “new to me” stadium as we all attended the Football game.

I stayed with my fraternity brother, Oregon hiking buddy and good friend Bruce Petersen. Being hikers we of course needed to fit in at least a little hike. Bruce introduced me to his local Corvallis hike in the Bald Hill Trail System.

It was so fun to be out in the country even if it was along a paved bike trail, but lo and behold I discovered that that this natural area had a little bit of something for everyone.

It could be an easy hike or a little more moderate as we went off onto an actual dirt trail with some little switchbacks. I loved the tree cover with a variety of different types of vegetation. We even enjoyed wild berries for a snack.

So in summary Bald Hill Trail System is fun in a variety of ways road and mountain bikers, walkers, horses and hikers all enjoy nice views of the Willamette Valley and Coast Range Mountains.

Thanks to my good friend and fraternity brother Bruce for sharing his great local spot. We enjoyed this nature hike in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Much appreciation to our readers for joining us at ‘Pursuing Balance Through Adventure’. If you liked the post then take a second and COMMENT, LIKE, FOLLOW and SHARE. If you glance up at the menu you will see that PBTA goes to many different locations. You might just find a few to put on your to-do list. Please note that each locations is a separate site and thus needs to be FOLLOWED independently. For the very best quality adventure gear, as pictured stop by PBTA’s SHOP APPAREL.

Happy Trails-

Roger Jenkins

Pursuing Balance Through Adventure

WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FOREST

Activity: Scenic View Point, Chasing Waterfalls

I was trekking across Central Oregon with my good friend and Fraternity Brother Bruce leading the way. He was kind enough to share his expertise and local knowledge on the area. We stopped at extraordinary Sahalie Falls. We had squeezed in many fantastic adventures during our 3 days enjoying this magnificent place called Oregon. So unfortunately our final day was running to an end and thus we did not have time for much of a hike at the falls. Still, we did go above the falls as well as down stream to partake in the wondrous views of this gorgeous spectacle.

Bruce could tell that I was astounded by what was before me. Upon first sight of the Sahalie Falls my eyes widened and my jaw dropped. I love chasing waterfalls, so it was not like I have not seen a lot of wonderful falls. But the power of the McKenzie River was quite literally launching the stream into space. This is a must do, and even my Fraternity Brother who lives in Central Oregon will make a stop here just to check it out when passing by.

There Is Nothing Like A Waterfall

There is nothing like a waterfall
When rhododendrons bloom in spring
The sound and the earthy smells
Two of the joys that nature brings.

Green moss grows on everything
A soft and spongy feel
So magnificent the scene is
Why, it doesn’t seem quite real.

Just listen and close your eyes
The world just floats on by
There is nothing like a waterfall

by Marilyn Lott

We appreciate you chasing Sahalie Falls with us. It’s time for you to go out and find an adventure that can ignite the passion of your soul, while you stretch your legs, feel the light spray from the waterfall on your face, and drink in all that Mother Nature has blessed us with… or heck you certainly can tag along with us as we continue ‘Pursuing Balance Through Adventure’, – We’re perfectly fine with that, but to do so you will need to FOLLOW, SHARE, COMMENT, and LIKE. If however, you are ready to find an adventure there are plenty to inspire you just go to the menu above. Each of the locations is a separate website and thus needs to be FOLLOWED Independently. Yes, that is a PBTA cap atop my noggin. You can buy one at SHOP APPAREL where there is currently a SPECIAL DEAL going on.

Happy Trails-

Roger Jenkins

Pursuing Balance Through Adventure

Pursuing Balance through Adventure