Comments on: CoolDMZ’s trip to Ashland (PHOTOS)

By: CoolDMZ

CoolDMZ — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:02:44 +0000

I keep trying to find a mean sarcastic angle to that but I have come to the conclusion that there isn’t one. Yeah, next time we might try to take in some theater.

By: adamant

adamant — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:35:31 +0000

I too passed through Lithia park on my olde fashioned family vacation last week. I have family in medford so I slept on an air mattress, but the prices were great. I only got to spend one evening in ashland, but I’m going to try to get back up for a full weekend of touristy funness.

For $0 we were able to view part of one of the productions from the back of the theater, watch a dance troupe rehearse at one of the outdoor theaters, and walk the trails at that beautiful park.

I think that Huell could do a show from ashland, since it’s practically in California.

By: stickie

stickie — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:30:58 +0000

4th of July is also a lot of fun there, with another wacky parade.

By: jlt

jlt — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:27:31 +0000

decent thai place there too. and a great breakfast diner/bakery.

if you can, go at halloween weekend … they have a parade that is better than any crazy san francisco parade, with practically all of Ashland in elaborate costume.

By: uneasy rhetoric

uneasy rhetoric — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:25:10 +0000

My mother-in-law lives in Ashland and, despite that connection, I don’t get up there nearly enough. Even though the town is geared for tourists, and full of theater nuts, it’s still a slowed down pace and a fun place to just hang out, walk around, people watch…

Glad to hear you had a good time and plan to go back.

By: CoolDMZ

CoolDMZ — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:48:22 +0000

thanks Hecubus! my wife took the closeup of the leaves… and Picasa’s “I’m Feeling Lucky” button did the rest…

i did not go to Omars, but we loved it enough that there will definitely be a Next Time, so maybe then. i should add a recommendations/”Whered’ya eat” section to the post!

i had seen Huell Howser’s episode on Siskiyou/Klamath/Jefferson/Trinity etc so I knew to look for the cow sculpture, etc. Yreka was underwhelming though, and frankly pretty creepy.

By: hecubus

hecubus — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:41:44 +0000

Ashland is my personal mecca. I try to make the Shakesfest twice a year. Went in May and saw a great show called “The Clay Cart” but I was disappointed in the “rave-style” Midsummer Night’s Dream..The fairies were…well…fairies. “Not that there’s anything wrong with that”…No Ashland trip is complete without a visit to the lost-in-time old school dining house Omars. Hope ya went. I also like that the few miles below the border and extending all the way to Medford is the independent state of Jefferson (you might have seen the big sign on a barn along I-5. Your pictures of Lithia Park are great. You sell yourself short.

By: jlt

jlt — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:26:50 +0000

i spent a lot of time growing up on a farm on the outskirts of ashland and loved it. go back every year and catch a few shows at the tail end (halloween week) of the “shakespeare” festival, although i only see contemporary theater up there.

probably the best regular theater co on the west coast - worth driving from sacramento definitely.

and a few good restaurants (and several mediocre ones), a great indy bookstore, and some very nice clothes shopping etc.

great walking town, nice houses, deer everywhere and lithia park is fantastic.