Quartzburg California
John and Robert Burns first settled on the site of Quartzburg in 1847. A mining camp known alternatively as Burns’ Creek, Burns’ Camp, Burns’ Ranch, and Burns’ Diggings grew up...
Top Ten Oregon Ghost Towns
Top Ten Oregon Ghost Towns I get asked quite often “Of the three hundred Ghost Towns of Oregon, which ones should I visit?” Golden Golden Oregon is one of the...
Ghost Town of Union (Clackamas County) Oregon
Name: Union (Clackamas County) Class: Uknown GPS: 45.4206764, -122.4137002 Directions: In Damascus, on SE 242nd Avenue where the Deep Creek-Damascus School is now. Description: This town appears on the map...
Uniontown Oregon (Jackson County)
Name: Uniontown (Jackson County) Class: Unknown GPS: 42.1984581,-123.0442105 Directions: From Jacksonville head South West on Highway 238, at 7.7 miles take a left on Upper Applegate Road. The town site...
Fort Hoskins, Oregon
Fort Hoskins was one of three forts built in the Oregon territory to protect white settlers from coastal indians on the Siletz Reservation and to protect those same indians from...
Wheatridge Washington Ghost Town?
Name: Wheatridge Class: C2 GPS: 47.612325, -118.721406 ? Directions: There are three points of interest that seem to be part of Wheatridge. From Wilbur Washington head 7.8 miles south on...
Hotels in Portland Oregon
Hotels in Portland Oregon So you’ve been reading my blog for a while and now you are sold on visiting Portland! Congratulations! But, where are you going to stay??? AirBNB...
Portland Guest Houses
Portland Guest Houses If you’re still looking for a place to stay while visiting beautiful Portland, a guesthouse might just be great solution for you! In theory, I’m not really...
Portland Bed and Breakfast
Portland Bed and Breakfast Mmmm, bed and breakfast. Two of my favorite parts of vacation. I love bed and breakfasts when I travel. They’re usually cute little homes, frequently vintage,...
Portland Airport Hotels
Portland Airport Hotels First piece of advice, if you here on this page, and you are trying to find a hotel to live in while you’re vacationing in Portland, DO...
Downtown Portland Hotels
Downtown Portland Hotels For those who wish to spend their vacation time in Portland, well, IN Portland, downtown in the place to be. There is great access to transit, food,...
McMenamins Portland
McMenamins Portland McMenamins occupies a weird place in Portland History. The McMenamin brothers were at the forefront of Portland’s now well known brewpub scene. They have purchased, and rehabbed, some...
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