WHILE YOU’RE HERE
A day at the lodge
It runs roughly like this. None of it is compulsory, and the coffee is on either way.
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From 7:00
Donuts, in quantity
Piled on brass stands in the lobby, beside two urns marked Regular and Dark Roast. The spread is worthy of the sheriff’s department, which is the standard we hold ourselves to. Help yourself more than once.
Served 7:00 to 10:30, every day of the week.
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Late morning
Take the map and wander
Two marked trails leave from the back door, and the grounds map at the front desk shows both of them. It also asks you to be back before dark, which we would echo.
The Owl Cave
A rocky hideaway beyond the firs. Take a look at the markings and draw your own conclusions.
2.1 miles · about an hour · muddy in springGlastonbury Grove
A quiet ring of trees at the edge of the grounds. The kind of place that makes you stop talking for a moment.
4.6 miles · half a day · twelve sycamores at the end
Free at the front desk. Wander a little, return before dark. Download the map -
If it rains
The Bookhouse library
Find a leather chair and a mystery you cannot put down. The shelves hold regional ghost stories, owl and tree field guides, mystery novels and books on surrealist cinema. Borrow one and lose an afternoon.
The Lynch Corner. Our little tribute to David Lynch: a shelf of surrealist cinema, a chair for daydreaming, and coffee that never goes cold.
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After dark
The Night Owl Lounge
A good place to compare notes. Pacific Northwest craft beers, locally distilled spirits, and a room that stays quiet enough to hear yourself think.
The Agent Cooper
Locally distilled gin, cardamom, juniper and crisp local apple cider. Woodsy, bright, and worth a second thought.
The Roadhouse
A rotating regional tap: a crisp pale ale, a malty amber, and something dark for a rainy evening. Some nights there is music. Some nights there is not.
The Log Lady
Rye, maple and applewood smoke, in a glass that has been introduced to fire. Ask what it means and you will be told, at length.
Open from 5 in the evening until 1. Take the chair by the window. The one by the fire is reserved.