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Cape Meares Lighthouse, near Tillamook, OR


Near Cape Meares Lighthouse


Cemetery outside McMinville, OR

Stanley, ID

This place had the best huckleberry milkshakes. The dog is asleep, not dead. And he did not move once while I was taking his picture.

Challis Lanes, Challis ID

Historic St. Mary's Mission -- Stevensville, MT

Random Pictures from the Trip

All of these were taken somewhere in Oregon

Ice Cave Ranch

And some apparently abandoned property has its own story. I ran across this fascinating development on I-93 in Idaho. This is Dugout Dick's Ice Cave Ranch (not to be confused with the Shoshone Ice Caves). For a while, Dugout Dick, who built these homes into the side of a mountain, rented them out for $5 a night. Reportedly, Dugout Dick, who is 92 years old, has been institutionalized, and the hillside homes are no longer for rent. Many in the community apparently consider these to be an eyesore, and I can't say I blame them, but it really is something to see.