It’s been an UNBELEIVABLE October in PDX. Last weekend was some of the best weather that we’ve had and to encourage us to get in the Fall spirit, I thought a trip to the pumpkin patch was in order. Sauvie Island seems like the place to find a good pumpkin, so Brent and I grabbed Roscoe and headed out for another grand adventure.
I’d only been to Sauvie Island one time before. I went to a haunted corn maze with some friends and it was dark when we went. I had no idea what I was missing. Sauvie Island is pure heaven – gorgeous! I’m adding it to my list of favorite places. I want to spend hours and hours exploring there next summer. We pulled over the bridge and onto the island and holy cow! What a beautiful view. Also – there are lots of pumpkin patches to choose from (I was expecting just that one I’d been to before). We decided to delay the pumpkin hunt momentarily and just look around the island a bit first.
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Here’s a little something about the place. I had to look it up when we got home because I was so intrigued. The island is situated between the Willamette River to the south, the Multnomah Channel to the west and the Columbia River to the east. On a clear day (which we had), you can see the cascade range as well as the five big mountains, Rainer, St Helens, Adams, Hood and Jefferson. Man – I cannot adequately describe how gorgeous it is. Fields and fields of farm land growing everything you can imagine + cows and sheep and pigs and lots of other animals all settled in this awesomely scenic piece of land surrounded by water and marinas and house boats. I loved it there.
There is you-pick everything as well as farm stands if you’d rather not pick. There’s a wildlife area and also beaches. Brent says there’s even a nudie beach, but we didn’t check that one out…yet. There’re miles and miles of biking and hiking. We just drove this time but what we saw from the road was spectacular. Once I was done exploring, rubber-necking and photo snapping, we headed for pumpkins. We landed at Kruger’s Farm Market. There were pumpkins galore and a farm store and caramel apples and chickens and pigs and so much fall fun. If you need a taste of fall, or a good pumpkin, or just a day to sooth your soul in a gorgeous farmland setting, go to Sauvie Island. You’ll be happy you did.
