- Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu - Author: Laurence Bergreen
- Galileo - Author: James Reston Jr
- The Day the World Ended at Little Big Horn: A Lakota History - Author: Joseph M. Marshall III
- Conquistadors - Author: Michael Wood
- The Oregon Trail - Author: Francis Parkman
- Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures - Author: Merlin Sheldrake
- At Home - Author: Bill Bryson
- Facing the Mountain - Author: Daniel James Brown
- The Last Englishman - Author: Keith Foskett
- I Am a Man: Chief Standing Bear’s Journey for Justice - Author: Armando Duran
- Natural Rivals - Author: John Clayton
- The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley - Author: Malcolm X, Alex Haley
- How to Avoid a Climate Disaster - Author: Bill Gates
- Wonderlandscape - Author: John Clayton
- Leave Only Footprints - Author: Conor Knighton
- Clanlands: Whiskey, Warfare and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other - Author: Graham McTavish, Sam Heughan
- How I Built This - Author: Guy Raz
- A Promised Land - Author: Barack Obama
- Greenlights - Author: Matthew McConaughey
Friday, December 31, 2021
Book Reading List - 2021
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Birds - Anna's Hummingbird
It's truly amazing how Anna's hummingbirds are able to survive the cold winters here in the PNW. This guy stayed busy guarding our two feeders from at least two other Anna's. I'm thinking we may need to put up a few more feeders 🤔
Labels:
Backyard Birds,
Birdfeeder,
Birding,
Birds
Location:
Vancouver, WA, USA
Saturday, December 4, 2021
Road Trip - Fort Rock, OR
Fort Rock State Monument, Oregon |
Fort Rock State Monument, Oregon |
Sources: Wikipedia & Fort Rock State Monument visitor information
Labels:
3D Photography,
Indians,
Oregon,
Road Trip
Location:
Fort Rock, Oregon 97735, USA
Road Trip - Fort Rock Valley Homestead
I love ghost towns and on the way to see Fort Rock State Monument, I ran across a gem in the high desert of Central Oregon (scroll down for 3D photos). Fort Rock Valley Homestead is composed of a museum and numerous restored historic buildings from the area that were salvaged and relocated to Fort Rock, creating a sort of ghost town in the middle of nowhere.
The restored town was opened in 1988 by the Fort Rock Valley Historical Society, and grew over the years as more buildings were saved from demolition or donated. The historic town is made up of three houses, a doctor's office, a mercantile, three cabins, and a school.
The town originated as a result of the Homestead Act of 1862 that fueled a land rush which allowed heads of households, widows, and all single people over 21 years old to purchase 160 acres at $1.25 per acre, or by paying a $15 filing fee after 5 years of residence and cultivation. Motivated by dreams of a "Garden of Eden" or simply the desire to own land, thousands headed west.
While the land was essentially free, getting
to the land, building a home, and plowing the land required money. The harsh environment also defeated many. More than 1.3 million claims were filed in the United States before 1900, but less than half proved successful.
Source: Fort Rock Valley Homestead visitor information
to the land, building a home, and plowing the land required money. The harsh environment also defeated many. More than 1.3 million claims were filed in the United States before 1900, but less than half proved successful.
Source: Fort Rock Valley Homestead visitor information
Labels:
3D Photography,
Oregon,
Road Trip
Location:
Fort Rock, OR 97735, USA
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