Cherryville Oregon
Name: Cherryville Class: Unknown GPS: 45.3670643, -122.1550842 Directions: From Sandy, Oregon, drive East on Highway 26 for six miles. East Cherryville Drive is on the left. The Post Office was...
Collier Logging Museum at Collier Memorial State Park
I have probably passed the Collier Logging Museum at Collier Memorial State Park well over a hundred times in my life without ever stopping there. It was during a trip...
Explorers and Pioneers in Southern Oregon
Back to Part One – Collier Logging Museum They managed to move several cabins from around the area to preserve them. According to their website, they have (or are in...
Canemah, Oregon (Falls City) – Willamette River Ghost Town
Name: Canemah, Oregon Class: G4 GPS: 45.347178, -122.622699 Directions: From Oregon City head south on 99E. Canemah is now a neighborhood of Oregon City directly on the Willamette River. Description:...
Oregon’s only Frank Lloyd Wright house
Also known as the Gordon House, it’s based in Silverton, Oregon and shares land with the Oregon Gardens. This specific house was designed for working class consumers. It was designed...
Harris, Oregon – Ghost Town, Covered Bridge, Winery (Elam)
Name: Harris (Elam) Class: E2 GPS: 44.5781755, -123.4601035 Directions: From Philomath head west on Highway 20. At about four miles, the town of “Wren” is on the right side. Take...
Ghost Town of Bull Run, Oregon (Unavilla)
Name: Bull Run (Unavilla) Class: H GPS:45.4240095, -122.2648102 (as Unavilla,) 45.430110, -122.231480 (as Bull Run) Directions: From Sandy, Oregon take SE Ten Eyck Road North. Follow it down the hill...
Legend of Treasure on Neahkahnie Mountain
Legend of Treasure on Neahkahnie Mountain In my stash of papers dating from High School, I found this neat little legend about a shipwreck and buried Treasure near Neahkahnie Mountain...
Martial Law in Copperfield Oregon
Martial Law in Copperfield Oregon In some ways parts of Oregon are still very much the Wild West. The independent spirit is far from dead as ranchers still attempt to...
(Geeky) Things to do in Portland Oregon
(Geeky) Things to do in Portland Oregon Here’s a list of things that I consider “geeky” to do while visiting Portland Oregon Ground Kontrol – an 80’s themed Video Game...
Nickel Driving Tour of Oregon
Nickel Driving Tour of Oregon I wrote this in response to an inquiry from some visitors to Oregon. They’re spending a couple of weeks in Oregon and wanted to know...
Denio, Nevada (Denio Junction)
Name: Denio (Denio Junction) Class: D1&2 GPS: 41.990599, -118.634945 Directions: Denio is 140 miles east of Lakeview, Oregon along Highway 140/Warner Highway. Or it is 100 miles north of Winnemucca,...
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