Perhaps my second favorite thing about Ashland (maybe third behind the ice cream) is Lithia Park. Designed by John McLaren, the creator of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, it is a little gem that stretches out to the side and over the town.
As you see, it is very much a mixed use park, with play sets for kids, a Rose Garden (which we have never visited), trails along Ashland Creek and some, fairly strenuous, that wend up into the hills. You can take an easy stroll or have a good solid hike. I've done both. This year I got up into the hills just a bit.
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| Like at home, this area is very dry this year, the creek is as low as I've seen it |
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| Photographing dragonflies is not as easy as it looks |
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| Ducks are easier |
As you see, it is very much a mixed use park, with play sets for kids, a Rose Garden (which we have never visited), trails along Ashland Creek and some, fairly strenuous, that wend up into the hills. You can take an easy stroll or have a good solid hike. I've done both. This year I got up into the hills just a bit.
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