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IOS Tour of Oregon
This 7-day Tour will be led by renowned plantsman Sean Hogan of Cistus Nursery. The first part of the trip will be based in Portland with visits to gardens and day trips to nearby locations. The second section will consist of a road trip through southwestern Oregon and northwestern California. We will see many of the area's native oaks as well as other horticultural attractions set in the stunning scenery of the Pacific Northwest.
Participants will be responsible for paying for their own accommodation and meals, save for a few occasions where catered lunches will be organized. In several cases we have included in the itinerary suggestions for accommodation, with links to the hotels so you can look up costs, etc. Though participants may choose to bring their own vehicle, we do plan to rent a van. The cost will depend on the number of passengers requesting it. The format of the Tour is flexible so participants may opt to join the Tour for certain days or sections.
Down payment required to guarantee your reservation
To secure a place on the Tour, we request that you make a down payment of USD 100. These funds will go towards shared expenses on the Tour (e.g., catered lunches, etc.). The cost of a rental van, however, will be shared among those participants who use it. To book your place on the Tour, please pay the reservation guarantee before July 31. You can make the payment online here. Reservations after that date will be subject to availability. Please email tours@internationaloaksociety.org for further information and to let us know whether you will participate in the whole Tour or only a section of it. The reservation guarantee is required for any participation in the Tour, and you must be a member of the IOS to join the Tour.
Itinerary
Day 1: Sunday, September 17
Arrive in Portland
Gather as from 4 pm at Cistus Nursery for informal tours of the nursery (if you would like a ride to the nursery, a van will be leaving from Hotel Deluxe at 3.20 pm).
6 pm: gala reception at Cistus Nursery (sponsored by Bartlett Tree Experts)
10 pm: van returns to hotels
Accommodation: hotels in Portland
- Hotel deLuxe (recommended)
Day 2: Monday, September 18
Cistus Nursery, Sauvie Island, Portland gardens
Morning:
9 am: meet at Cistus Nursery for presentations (including Adam Black, Brian French, Ed Alverson) and a tour of the nursery—including Rancho Cistus, Sean Hogan and Preston Pew's most recent project—and Sauvie Island.
Lunch: at Cistus Nursery (sponsored by Bartlett Tree Experts)
Afternoon: View oaks off the island and visit gardens in Portland, including Hoyt Arboretum and the "11th Avenue Arboretum" featuring oaks planted by Sean Hogan in th 1990s.
Dinner: Portland, West End.
Accommodation: hotels in Portland
Day 3: Tuesday, September 19
Day trip to Columbia River Gorge, Lolo Pass, and Mount Hood
Morning: head out east towards Mount Hood National Forest via Columbia River Gorge.
- View: Chrysolepis chrysophylla, Quercus garryana, desert transition.
Lunch: boxed lunches
Afternoon: Mount Hood National Forest, town of Mosier east of Hood River;
Dinner: Hood River; return to Portland
Accommodation: hotels in Portland
Day 4: Wednesday, September 20
Travel to Siskiyou Mountains
Morning: visit Mark and Jolly Krautmann’s 500-acre oak woodland and restoration project near McMinnville (1-hour drive SW of Portland)
Lunch: kindly hosted by Mark and Jolly, including a wine-tasting event featuring local wineries
Afternoon: travel to Siskiyous (4.5 hours), Darlingtonia bogs (carnivorous-plant bogs on serpentine rock); Fiddler Mountain.
- View: Q. sadleriana, Q. vacciniifolia, Q. chrysolepis, Q. vacciniifolia × chrysolepis, Q. kelloggii, Q. garryana var. breweri, Notholithocarpus densiflorus, other trees and shrubs.
Dinner: Restaurants in Grants Pass
Accommodation: Riverside Inn, Grants Pass, Oregon
Day 5: Thursday, September 21 (updated)
Siskiyou Mountains
Morning: higher slopes of Fiddler Mountain
- View: Notholithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides, Q. kelloggii, Q. vacciniifolia, Q. sadleriana, Q. sadleriana × garryana.
Lunch: packed lunch
Afternoon: Galice, Bear Creek Summit
Dinner: hosted by Scot Medbury at his garden in Brookings
Accommodation: Westward Inn or Wild Rivers Motorlodge, Brookings, Oregon
Day 6: Friday, September 22 (updated)
Travel to Trinity Alps
Morning: head down the coast to Eureka, California (100 km) en route to Trinity Alps (E on Highway 299, another 110 km), arrive late morning.
- View: Redwood groves, Q. wislizeni.
Lunch: pick up packed lunch in Eureka
Afternoon: Trinity Alps en route to Hayfork Summit
- View: Q. dumosa, Q. durata, Q. berberidifolia, Q. wislizeni var. frutescens, Q. garryana var. semota and hybrids
Dinner: Weaverville, California
Accommodation: Motel Trinity, Weaverville, California
Day 7: Saturday, September 23
Trinity Alps and return to Siskiyous
Morning: Trinity Alps, en route to Buckhorn Summit, California
- View: Chrysolepis sempervirens × chrysophylla, Notholithocarpus densiflorus
Lunch: pick up packed lunch to have en route
Afternoon: Trinity Alps, east into Redding, California, and drive back north to Siskiyous
- View: Q. douglasii, Q. lobata, Q. wislizeni
(those going to San Francisco could depart from Redding; 370 km drive)
Dinner: Restaurants in Ashland, Oregon
Accommodation:
Day 8: Sunday, September 24
Tour ends
Van returns to Portland airport (480 km)
You van view the itinerary on a map here.
