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Woodburn To Oregon City, Oregon

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Yesterday I drove the motorhome 25 miles from Woodburn to Oregon City, Oregon.

 

All of the trip was on U.S. Highway 99.

 

I’ve passed by Oregon City on Interstate Highway 205 going around Portland for many years.

 

Not long ago I finished reading a book about the Oregon Trail and discovered that it ended at Oregon City. Looking at Google earth to identify its exact location, I promised myself to stop and see the city next time I was in the area. That happened yesterday.

 

 

Upon arrival I parked at the Clackamette RV Park directly along the shore of the Willamette River…

 

 

 

As always you may left click upon an image to see an enlarged view and then click once again to see an even larger view…

 

 

 

 

This Google earth image shows my location close in to everything…

 

 

 

 

I had a riverfront site…

 

 

 

 

The view through the windshield…

 

 

 

 

And the usual dinette window photo. The view did not matter because it faces south and I kept my blinds drawn down to block the sun…plus they left shortly after I took the photo…

 

 

 

 

Photos taken around the city…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The End of the Oregon Trail Marker…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally, here’s a 180 degree view of the river in front of my motorhome taken at 8:15PM…

 

 

To read all about the Oregon Trail, click this link…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Trail

 

 

 

It’s really neat to visit historical places!

 

I’ll depart here later this morning.

 

 

 

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE PHOTOS.

 Yesterday was mostly sunny and 76 degrees. Forecast for today is mostly sunny and 82 degrees.

Enjoying nice weather is another joy in the life of a full-time RVer!

The red dot on the below map shows my approximate location in the State of California. You may double left-click the map to make it larger…

Enjoying 65-75 degree temperatures with low humidity most of the year is a primary joy in the RVing lifestyle!

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving”…Albert Einstein

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My current travel rig is a 2006 Fleetwood 26′ Class A Motorhome and a towed 1986 Ford Bronco II, Eddie Bauer Model. This photo was taken in the desert at Slab City near Niland, California…

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On October 27, 2012, I created a two-minute video titled America The Beautiful. The music America The Beautiful is by Christopher W. French. The photos, which I randomly selected, are from the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia (not shown in that order)…are mine. Yup, That’s me standing in front of the Post Office in Luckenbach, Texas…Y’all!

Click this link to start the video. Make sure you have your speakers turned on and go to full screen asap.
http://youtu.be/FfZUzEB4rM8

If you would like to see my YouTube videos, click this link… http://www.youtube.com/user/JimJ1579/videos

There are more than 700 photo albums in my Picasa Web Albums File. To gain access, you simply have to click this link… https://get.google.com/albumarchive/110455945462646142273?source=pwa

If you have not checked out my Ramblin Man’s Photos Blog, you can do so by clicking this link…http://ramblinmanphotos.wordpress.com/

For more information about my books, click this link:
http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/panamaorbust

All original works copyrighted – Jim Jaillet -2017

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Wheatland Ferry – Oregon

The motorhome is parked at Mary’s second home at Wimer, Oregon. I’m expecting to depart from here October 13th.

I’m expecting to arrive at Mary’s home in central California, October 15th and depart November 30th. While there, I’ll do routine maintenance, minor repairs and major cleaning of the Bronco and motorhome.

Today’s Subject…Wheatland Ferry…

 

Three days ago, after departing Woodburn, Oregon, I stopped along the Willamette River to take a ride on the Wheatland Ferry. Located about 20 miles north of Salem, it is the oldest operating ferry in Oregon. I left the motorhome and Bronco parked along the eastern shore, took the about two-minute ferry ride to the western shore, visited some friends, then back to the eastern shore.

Here are the photos that I took…

As always you may left click upon an image to see an enlarged view and then click once again to see an even larger view…

 

 

Standing on the eastern shore looking westward…

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It’s headed this way…

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Almost loaded and ready to go…

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Looking north on the Willamette River…

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Standing on the western shore looking eastward where you can see my parked motorhome in the background…

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It electrically powered which drives a diesel motor…

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The power cord rides back and forth across the river with the ferry…

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Motorhomes are not allowed on the ferry because of the sharp angle created by the low-level of the river…

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The operator told me it operates 363/18. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Two nine-hour shifts from 6 AM to midnight results in about 300 transits…

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Here we go…

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A different look at the power cables and cord…

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The cord is towed by the two cables attached to the ferry…

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Looking south on the Willamette River…

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Almost there…

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The toll schedule…

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A fun, short ferry ride out in the country. You can read all about the ferry by clicking this link…https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheatland_Ferry

I hope you enjoyed the photos.

 Yesterday was a cloudy/sunny and 84 degrees. Forecast for today is cloudy/sunny and 75 degrees.

Enjoying nice weather is another joy in the life of a full-time RVer!

The red dot on the below map shows my approximate location in the State of Oregon. You may double left-click the map to make it larger…

united-states-mapWIMER

Enjoying 65-75 degree temperatures with low humidity most of the year is a primary joy in the RVing lifestyle!

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving”…Albert Einstein

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My current travel rig is a 2006 Fleetwood 26′ Class A Motorhome and a towed 1986 Ford Bronco II, Eddie Bauer Model. This photo was taken in the desert at Slab City near Niland, California…

DSC040481b

On October 27, 2012, I created a two-minute video titled America The Beautiful. The music America The Beautiful is by Christopher W. French. The photos, which I randomly selected, are from the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia (not shown in that order)…are mine. Yup, That’s me standing in front of the Post Office in Luckenbach, Texas…Y’all!

Click this link to start the video. Make sure you have your speakers turned on and go to full screen asap.
http://youtu.be/FfZUzEB4rM8

If you would like to see my YouTube videos, click this link… http://www.youtube.com/user/JimJ1579/videos

There are more than 600 photo albums in my Picasa Web Albums File. To gain access, you simply have to click this link… https://picasaweb.google.com/jimjrver

If you have not checked out my Ramblin Man’s Photos Blog, you can do so by clicking this link…http://ramblinmanphotos.wordpress.com/

For more information about my books, click this link:
http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/panamaorbust

All original works copyrighted – Jim Jaillet -2015

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