Oregon’s Leslie Gulch is amazing place
We spent the day in the area around Marsing, Idaho, south of Nampa. A friend, Woody Woodworth, took us on a tour and we ended up at Leslie Gulch. Actually located in Oregon’s Malheur...
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Oregon-bound settlers said goodbye to Snake River at Farewell Bend in Idaho
We stopped at Farewell Bend State Recreation Site along I-84 today. Travelers along the Oregon Trail bid farewell to the Snake River here and struck out cross-country towards the Columbia River. A lovely place....
Launch party for my new book, “Interior Sketches II,” is less than two weeks away
Just a reminder. The launch party for my new book, “Interior Sketches II, more ramblings around Interior Alaska historic sites,” will be held at Gulliver’s Books on Tuesday, April 5th from 5:00 to 7:00...
Highway 26 headed towards John Day Fossil Beds country in Central Oregon
A view of Highway 26 in Central Oregon, headed towards John Day Fossil Beds country. What little we saw of it looked great. However, a flat tire put us behind schedule and we couldn’t...
More Jean Lester portraits from her “Faces of ’84” painting series
Here are three more portraits from Jean Lester’s “Faces of ’84” series, done to commemorate 25 years of statehood. The series depicts 25 ordinary citizens of Fairbanks. Lois Meier taught school in Fairbanks...
The way it used to look along Central Oregon Highway, US Route 20, east of Juntura
On the way from Boise to Bend we took the Central Oregon Highway, US Route 20. We found a short abandoned section of the highway in the mountains east of Juntura. I thought it...
Spring view at Ann Morrison Park in Boise
We are in Idaho for a few days. This is a view of Ann Morrison park on Sunday, March 20th. Lovely spring day.
Marge Gull painting of Munson’s Roadhouse, 40 miles from Fairbanks at Salcha River
This is a painting by Marge of Munson’s Roadhouse, about 40 miles from Fairbanks. The roadhouse was located near the confluence of the Salcha and Tanana Rivers, and was also called Salchaket Roadhouse. (Salchaket...
Winter isn’t over yet in Fairbanks – 3-16-2016
Fresh snow on wild iris Sky, snow and birch We’ve had warmer than normal temperatures lately, which has meant melting snow, slush puddles, and bare tree branches. Then, about a week ago, it...
First house built in Alaska’s Matanuska Colony still stands today
The Puhl house as it looked in about 1990. The house and the barn behind it were built in 1935 The log cabin shown in the drawing is the house where my wife, Betsy,...
