Ghost Town of Clifton Oregon
Ghost Town of Clifton Oregon The first known settler in Clifton Oregon was Henry Harrison Hunt, who came over the Oregon Trail in the 1843 Wagon Train. He built a...
Frantz-Dunn House, Hoskins, Oregon
The Fratz-Dunn House is located at what was Fort Hoskins. It was not an original building to the Fort, but rather was built after the Fort was sold by the...
Golden Oregon, the driest Ghost Town in Oregon
Golden Oregon, the driest Ghost Town in Oregon Golden earned it’s nickname as “The Driest town in Oregon” due to William Ruble’s anti-alcohol ways. He forbid any in town, causing...
Ghost towns of Altamont, Leland, and the Grave Creek Covered Bridge
Ghost towns of Altamont, Leland, and the Grave Creek Covered Bridge Sunny Valley, about fifteen miles north of Grants Pass, Oregon along I-5 is perhaps one of Oregon’s most historic,...
Ghost town of Ortley Oregon
Ghost town of Ortley Oregon The remains of the town of Ortley are currently on Private Property with posted “No Trespassing Signs.” Ortley started out as a planned farming community...
"Hidden" Multnomah Falls
“Hidden” Multnomah Falls During the winter, or periods of heavy rain, a second falls shows up at Multnomah Falls. In this case, higher elevations of the Columbia River Gorge had...
Portland Rose Festival Ships
Portland Rose Festival Ships One of Portland’s longest traditions is the annual Rose Festival. And one of the Rose Festival’s longest traditions is the arrival of the Fleet. These days...
Aurora Colony History Signs
Aurora Colony sits about 20 miles south of Portland Oregon. Created in 1856 by Wilhelm Keil and his followers, the town has changed from Religious Colony (and dropped the name,)...
Laurelhurst Park Duck Pond
Laurelhurst Park Duck Pond Laurelhurst Park was acquired in 1909 by the City of Portland. In 1919, it was named “most beautiful park,” on the West Coast, and since then...
Late Fall Sunrise
Late Fall Sunrise This was taken from Portland’s Tom McCall Waterfront Park in mid-November 2011. We had stopped by Saturday Market for Gyros and Elephant Ears. It was a fairly...
Rowena Oregon, Ghost Town
Rowena Oregon, Ghost Town Rowena Oregon exists only as a suburb of The Dalles now. Located on the Mosier-The Dalles Highway, or the old Columbia River Highway, it was little...
Beach at Pacific City
Beach at Pacific City Pacific City is a few miles north of Lincoln City on the Oregon Coast. The main route, Highway 101, bypasses it, so you have to be...
Theme by Towfiq I.