04th Jul 2012

Columbia Gorge Toothrock Trailhead

Columbia Gorge Toothrock Trailhead In the Columbia Gorge are hundreds of beautiful sights. In an ironic twist of fate, one of the objects that originally made access to the beauty...

16th Aug 2011
Ghost Town of Idanha, Oregon

Ghost Town of Idanha, Oregon

Ghost Town of Idanha, Oregon Modern day Idanha is little more then a collection of houses and a gas station and quick stop market in the middle of nowhere these...

10th Aug 2011

Ghost town of Richmond, Oregon

Ghost town of Richmond, Oregon Located about 15 miles north east of Mitchell, or 25 miles driving, Richmond is another town that is a shadow of it’s former self. Unlike...

03rd Aug 2011

Ghost Town of Winlock, Oregon

Ghost Town of Winlock, Oregon The Ghost Town of Winlock Oregon is named after Winlock W. Steiwer, who’s decedents still live in the area. His nephew was a United States...

25th Jul 2011

Ghost Town of Bourne, Oregon (Cracker)

Ghost Town of Bourne, Oregon (Cracker) Bourne is about six miles north of Sumpter, Oregon. I wasn’t expecting there to be much of anything here, but was pleasantly surprised by...

25th Jul 2011

Abandoned Log Cabin in Whitman National Forest

Abandoned Log Cabin in Whitman National Forest This abandoned log cabin is in the Whitman National Forest just north of the Ah Hee Diggings Interpretive site. The site has been...

09th Nov 2010

Antelope, Oregon

Antelope, Oregon Antelope, Oregon is most famous for the attempted take over by the Rajneeshpuram in the 1980’s. The Big Muddy Ranch which served as their headquarters outside of town...

04th Oct 2010

HDR PNW

HDR PNW Three older pictures, just playing with HDR to see how it works out.

04th Oct 2010

Waldron School

Waldron School The town of Waldron is named after the Waldron Family who were prominent settlers in Central Oregon. A post office was established March 28, 1879 and closed July...

28th Sep 2010

Hot Lake Hotel, LaGrande, Oregon

Hot Lake Hotel, LaGrande, Oregon The Hot Lake Hotel in LaGrande Oregon has quite the history. It was built in 1864 as a “Sanitarium” to take advantage of the hot...

06th Jul 2010

Mary D. Hume – Shipwreck on the Oregon Coast.

Mary D. Hume The Mary D. Hume is probably the third most famous shipwreck in Oregon. She was built in Oregon, had several different careers that lasted just under a...

28th May 2010

Historic La Grande

Historic La Grande The “Historic La Grande” Oregon Historical Sign E6 The sign says: “La Grande was the first town permanently settled in Northeastern Oregon. Daniel Chaplin laid out the...