Ellen Moore

This is the best ramen you'll ever have. The vegan options range from a miso, shoyu, or tonkotsu base, and the flavors are out of this world. I've had the black garlic tonkotsu but would recommend the creamy garlic shoyu ramen. You can add an egg to make it simply vegetarian, and the egg, which has been marinated, is amazing. I wish we lived closer to them.

Don't come here looking for a thousand springs: it looks like there are now a few subdivisions on the springs in the gully below. If you do come to this spot, do so for the history perhaps, as this is part of the Oregon trail. The signs indicate that pioneers on the Oregon Trail would see the springs below and try to find a way down there: the fairly narrow path they did find is known as the Kelton Track. It's not a very big park and there are houses everywhere, but the view of rock formations and wildflowers were nice.

Great people, awesome space, "to go" food served in paper/compostable containers, and they will take your reusable mug. We got the breakfast croissant 🥐 for which they substituted the bacon for half of an avocado 🥑 without blinking. They do still wrap to go food in a plastic bag and hand plastic straws, so perhaps something on which to work for the future. Lots of outdoor seating on the side and in front.