Yeah ...we spend a lot of time in the hills, hiking and camping and boating
(and fishing for Kokes).

Albany has gone downhill in a couple of ways I think. It's had a heckuva
meth problem but they're cracking down on that. Now my (nurse) wife tells
me the OD from heroin instead and have a lower chance of survival. The T&R
is gone. The Worldwide Timer Carnival is gone ...a real loss too. They
said that it didn't generate enough revenue, so they shut it down for good.
I don't get that at all, because tickets weren't cheap and the place was
ALWAYS packed ...best 4th of July fireworks display around, and lots of fun
things to watch at the show. Saw 2 guys racing through a log with
V8-powered chainsaws last time (do a web search). Lots of fun.

I asked my Dad about those 2x4 houses since he was born and raised around
here as well. He knew all about them. He said that they were built from
low-grade wood that had knots in it, odds & ends that weren't long enough
for other uses, and that kind of thing. He said it worked just fine except
that running wires and plumbing was more difficult. I've probably seen one
and just didn't know it.

Depoe Bay Wooden Boat show this weekend. We're just having breakfast and
heading over. I've got a friend who's launching a B&B Yacht Designs
Coresound-20 for the first time today and will be christening her ...won't
tell us the name ;-). It's a nice boat and he said it was a great pleasure
working with Graham and Carla at B&B. Good folks.

I'm working on about boat #4 or #5 (can't recall) right now:
http://www.glacierboats.com/tongass . The web site is way out of date but
nobody knows ...they can't see inside my shop! I'm getting ready to paint
the hull and am about 1/3rd done with the cuddy/house.

Brian D




"Bob" wrote in message
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Brian D wrote:
I shouldn't have used the term "lodgepole" because that's a pine ...no
pine
around here, but plenty of skinny fir, hem, and spruce up in them thar
hills. The miner's cabins that I spoke of were off roads FR-2209 and
FR-2207, which in turn are off the road that goes to the Opal Creek area
(forgot the name ...but near Mehama), which turns off of Hwy 22 east of
Salem. I live in Albany but grew up around here and those woods up there
are my old stompin' grounds. I've worn out a lot of springs driving up
and
down those roads...

Brian D

Hi Brian:

I know that area reasonable good. East of Salem/Albany is beautiful up
against the hills.
I grew up in Newport. We haed a family friend that drove a log truck
all over that area in the 60s and early 70s. For fun Somtimes I would
ride around with him in the summer.
In fact, have some frinds that run the restraunt at the Stayton golf
course.

Small world.

I was really sad to see the the old T&R truck stop turned into a porn
shop.What a waste.
Does ALbany still have that Timber Festaval? I ahven't heard much about
it in years.

About those 2x4 built houses. I'm surprised you did n't run in to one
over there what with all the stud mills that were in that area.Maybe
that missing village idiot I hear about made his way to Newport and
started building 2x4 houses?

So are you building a boat?

Bob