Recently, we visited the Green Springs Inn outside of Ashland Oregon. The restaurant here has been a pit stop of ours since our early days of moving to the Rogue Valley in Southern Oregon. Diarmuid McGuire had contacted me here through Active Rain, having seen from my Blog that I have a love of nature and an appreciation of the incredible beauty to be found here in Jackson County Oregon and the surrounding areas.
Diarmuid wanted to share the amazing project he and his son Paddy have been working on - building 15 cabins next to the Green Springs Inn just 10 miles South of Ashland Oregon where the Siskiyou and Cascade Mountains meet. This is not just another hotel. These cabins are works of art that reflect the heart and soul of their builder/owners.
Diarmuid told us the story about how they acquired the 145 acres the cabins is located on. This land is located next door to the original Green Springs Inn & Lodge which has been here since 1987 and owned by the McGuires since 1994. This acreage was timberland previously owned by Boise Cascade. Boise Cascade's methodology was not one that the McGuires believe is best for the environment, the trees, or the wildlife supported by the land, and Diarmuid told us about the times they saw Boise Cascade come in to spray to kill the grasses, killing wildlife and their food sources. Trying to prevent this devastation from taking place, the McGuires had been requesting Boise Cascade sell this parcel to them. Before Boise Cascade finally sold the land to a small timber company with plans to clear cut this beautiful forest land who in turn sold it to the McGuires and their investor(s), Boise Cascade had succeeded in silencing the exquisite sounds of the song birds and other wildlife native to this area.
After a great deal of time and energy, Diarmuid and Paddy are off and running with the building of the 15 cabins located next door to the Green Springs Inn & Restaurant. Two cabins are complete and ready for occupancy, three are under construction and should be completed this year. The lumber going in to build the cabins and their cabinetry has been harvested sustainably from trees onsite, milled onsite, and kiln dried in a solar kiln also located onsite. The cabins are built in a loop, with the right amount of distance and placement to give the optimum privacy that generates an incredibly romantic getaway location.
Views of the Pacific Crest Trail on the mountain ridge across an evergreen valley are available from some of these cabins, a view you may take in from a two person spa located on the deck. Each cabin has a small kitchen area, screened in dining areas, wood burning stove and dual shower in addition to the spa on each deck. A community sauna will be available soon with hours assigned to each cabin occupant, creating another layer for your relaxation and romance.
I can't wait until our anniversary to roll around, so we just may have to book a Valentine getaway! Green Springs Cabins are too good to wait for!
See you out there! (or, hopefully not, this time! It is a romantic getaway after all! :->)
Karen Cooper - OR/CA Mortgage Consultant - www.Quality4Loans.
