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 ...

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 ...

The Alsea Falls area is a popular summer spot. “It’s wonderfully quiet during the week,” said Trish Hogervorst, public affairs officer for the Bureau of Land Management’s Salem District, which manages ...

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 — Our series of summer hikes ends this week with a trip to the Alsea Falls Recreation Site and its system of trails. Located along the Bureau of Land Management National Back Country Byway ...

The Bureau of Land Management, Salem District, invites you to the Alsea Falls Recreation Site for a fee-free weekend event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14. Alsea Falls is approximately 30 ...

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 ...