Originally Posted by B. Carfree

I should have mentioned that Eugene does have thirty or forty miles of bike paths, all flat, along the Willamette River and Amazon Creek, and nearby Cottage Grove has an extensive path system around Dorena Lake (It's a bit of a ride between the two cities, but there is the option of a bus or car). Those are both fit for folks who like to ride gently, or even walk, to a picnic.

As far as reaching Eugene goes, we're in the middle of one train line (Coast Starlight) that connects SoCal with Seattle and at the end of another (Cascades) that connects Eugene to Vancouver, B.C. Our airport is barely worth mentioning, but there is light rail service to the Portland Amtrak station from PDX and then train service from Portland to Eugene. As always, there is the option of using a car. Eugene is on I-5, the major north-south artery of the West Coast.