Bike Brice Creek Trail
This 10.5-mile loop of single-track interspersed with paved road snakes its way along trails used by miners working the Bohemia Mining District in the early 1900s. The trail offers technical challenges such as slippery moss-covered rocks, tree roots, rocky cliffs, and poison oak. It passes through dense forest and follows a rushing creek. Mountain bikers can cool off in the many rocky pools and waterfalls that line the trail.

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Nordic Ski Pizza Connection
Umqua offers nearly 100 miles of cross-country ski trails, some of which are even groomed. Pizza Connection is an easy 2.5-mile groomed trail with superb views of Diamond Lake and Mount Bailey -- extra cheese please, but hold the anchovies. The trail is located in the South Diamond Sno-Park which is located 0.2 miles west of the junctions of Highway 230 and Highway 138 (about 85 miles from Medford on Hwy. 230, and 85 miles from Roseburg on Hwy. 138).

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Drop a Fly for Steelhead
Summer steelhead runs on the North Umpqua River are unbelievable, and considered one of the best on the West Coast. Also expect winter steelhead, fall and spring chinook salmon, coho salmon, and sea-run cutthroat trout. Anglers from all over the world descend on the North Umpqua in search of the ultimate fishing experience in this beatific setting amidst dogwood, willow, and vine maple. During the autumn, willow turns golden and dogwood ignites into a fiery red. Expect stiff competition from the local mergansers -- these diving, fish-eating ducks are equipped with narrowly serrated bills perfect for clamping down on juvenile salmon and steelhead.

Take a Roguish Road Trip
Load the kids up in the station wagon and take them on this 172-mile scenic drive from Ashland through Medford and historic Jacksonville (one of only eight cities designated a National Historic Landmark) to the edge of the azure waters at Crater Lake and beyond. The drive follows Highway 138 through the Umpqua national forest and snakes its way along the North Umpqua River.