Girlfriend Field Trip! Relax…Refresh…RoadTrip!
Mt. Shasta Lavender Farm and Living Memorial Sculpture Garden
A good friend posted on Facebook that she and another friend were going to the Mt Shasta Lavender Farm the following Wednesday and anyone who wanted to join them was welcome! I was free that day so decided to come along. It was a fun day and reminded me that there are interesting things to see in our own regions and sometimes we just need a good ol’ fashioned field trip!!
The Mt. Shasta Lavender Farm is located outside of Montague, CA about an hour and a half drive from Medford, Oregon where we all live. There were four of us, so we piled into one car but not before enjoying some homemade lavender scones made by good friend Janice Cox of Natural Beauty at Home. For Sweet Lavender Scone Recipe click here.
The Mt. Shasta Lavender Farm is in a beautiful setting with spectacular views of Mt. Shasta!
There is a stylish building that definitely reminded me of being in Provence which houses a small boutique where they sell all kinds of lavender goods and free cups of lavender lemonade – delicious!
There is a section that is French lavender and one that is English lavender. They provide nice baskets and scissors for you to collect the lavender.
In the middle is a lavender labyrinth which is nice to walk through and meditate or pray.
There are nice tables and chairs with an arbor or umbrellas, a nice place to eat if you bring a picnic lunch.
Also suggest bringing a hat and sunscreen as it can get quite hot and there is no shade in the fields.
Another friend had mentioned that since we were going out that way we should stop at the Living Memorial Sculpture Garden in Weed, CA. It was just a 10-15 minute drive from the Lavender Farm.
The sculpture garden was founded by veterans in 1988 to pay tribute to those who have sacrificed their lives in war. The sculpture garden has 11 beautiful and thought provoking sculptures made by artist Dennis Smith. They are spread out around a forest of trees planted by hundreds of volunteers.
We had not brought a picnic lunch to eat at the Lavender Farm so by this time we were starving. We were close to Weed, CA and had heard that the Hi-Lo Cafe was good place to get a bite to eat so we stopped there for a late lunch. We absolutely loved the retro sign and vintage decor inside.
It was a large menu with choices from breakfast all-day to hamburgers, salads, fried chicken and more. Our waitress was extremely nice and friendly and made our molten volcano dessert extra special for us!
All of us have lived in the Rogue Valley for almost 20 years and had never been to these great gems just a 1.5 hour drive away! Loving the Girlfriend Fieldtrips – Relax, Refresh, Roadtrip!!
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Petra is on the very top of my bucket list, right next to snorkeling in Austria! I dream of going here all the time, I constantly look at photos on the internet and the place just inspires me! I adore these photos, you have a lovely family! Hope you had a wonderful time 🙂
Thanks for sharing your trip to Eilat and Jordan! I am going there next Christmas with my (then) 8 year old and 5.5 year old. We are staying in Tel Aviv for 2 nights and then driving down to Eilat for 2 nights and then going to Petra (then returning to Jerusalem for 3 nights before home which is currently Bristol, UK). I can’t decide if we should keep the resort rental we have in Eilat for the night or if she should stay in near Petra overnight instead. What do you think? Thanks so much, Leann
Leann – Sorry I am so late in responding. For some reason I did not get the email notification that you had posted, and I just noticed it today. With the age of your kids, I think I might return to Eilat that night and your resort rental. Petra is a very big place and lots to see, but with the age of your kids I think they may get their fill at some point in the afternoon. Assuming the vacation rental will have more space/amenities than a hotel near Petra, I think I might head back to Eilat. Plus, this will make your trip to Jerusalem the next day that much quicker, and one less packing/unpacking the suitcases. Hope this is helpful!!
Hi – Thanks for sharing your vacation details with us! I will be crossing the border from Jordan to Eilat and was wondering how long it takes to cross border? I have to catch a 10am bus from Eilat bus station and was thinking if it’s enough time if i get to the jordan border by 7:30am.
Thanks!
It really should not take too much time as long as there are not any large tour groups ahead of you. Even with that, arriving at 7:30am to catch a bus at 10am in Eilat should be plenty of time. Not sure what day you are traveling but the border crossing is not open until 8am on Fri/Sat. It opens at 6:30am Sun-Thurs. You can check out hours here: http://www.iaa.gov.il/Rashat/en-US/Borders/Arava/InformationforusersoftheTerminal/HoursofOperationoftheTerminal