03rd Sep 2012

Fort Vancouver, End of the Oregon Trail

Fort Vancouver, End of the Oregon Trail In all of the Pacific Northwest, I can not think of a single site that has a more distinguished and important role in...

01st Sep 2012

Gallon House Covered Bridge

Moonshine central, Gallon House Covered Bridge Among the numerous covered bridges still in Oregon, Gallon House over Abiqua Creek between Silverton and Mt. Angel probably has one of the most...

01st Sep 2012

Silver Falls State Park

Silver Falls State Park In a somewhat ironic twist of fate, Silver Falls State Park is possibly one of Oregon’s most under appreciated tourist destinations. In many ways the beauty...

01st Sep 2012

Buell, Oregon Ghost Town

Buell, Oregon Ghost Town The town of Buell is located about 8 miles almost directly south of Sheridan Oregon, on Highway 22/Willamina-Salem Highway/Dallas Coast Highway in Polk County, Oregon. In...

28th Jul 2012

Cascade Locks History Signs

Cascade Locks History Signs Located on the east side of Cascade Locks in the Columbia River Gorge near the Cemetery are these two Oregon History Signs. <img src="http://PNWPhotoBlog.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2012/07/Cascade-Locks-Cemetery-1024×768.jpg" alt="Cascade Locks...

28th Jul 2012

Hood River Lavender Farm

Hood River Lavender Farm A couple of weekends ago we went up to Phelps Creek Vineyard for wine tasting and to pickup up a few bottles of various spirits for...

27th Jul 2012

Ghost town of Kingsley Oregon

Ghost town of Kingsley Oregon Kinsley Oregon is another one of those towns that existed, but is now nothing more then a spot on the map. According to Oregon Post...

16th Jul 2012

Beaverton Commonwealth Lake

Beaverton Commonwealth Lake Beaverton Commonwealth Lake is located in northern Beaverton off of Butner Road. It’s a man-made lake maintained by the Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District. There is...

15th Jul 2012

History of Cannon Beach, Oregon

Cannon Beach, Oregon “Jany 8 Wednes (1806) “Set out at Day a fine morning wind hard from S. E at 1½ miles arived at a Open where I had a...

04th Jul 2012

Eagle Creek Overlook

Eagle Creek Overlook Eagle Creek Overlook is about a mile and a half east of the Toothrock Trailhead, and is about 41 miles east of Portland. It was originally a...

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 In an ironic twist of fate, one of the objects that originally made access to the beauty...

13th Jun 2012
Downtown Buncom

Ghost Town of Buncom Oregon

Name: Buncom Oregon Class: F3 GPS:Latitude: 42.1740149, Longitude: -122.9980971 Directions: From Jacksonville, Oregon head west along OR-238/Medford-Provost Highway for 7.7 miles. Take the left on to Upper Applegate Road. At...