Crabbing on the Oregon Coast!
We were on the Washington Coast two weeks ago - now, here we are on the Oregon Coast! We want to share some of the places we visited...
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Wizard of Wandering
May 282 min read
All Aboard the Eagle Cap Excursion Train!
We discovered a scenic train trip that travels where cars don't go! The Eagle Cap Excursion Train starts from Elgin, Oregon and runs down...
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Wizard of Wandering
May 3, 20232 min read
Wildland Firefighting Adventures
Firefighting adventures for kids, written by one of the fire lookouts working at a lookout in Oregon! Kids ages 5 to 12 can read about...
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Wizard of Wandering
Oct 1, 20224 min read
Tower Mountain and Dixie Butte Lookouts and Crockets Knob Fire - Plus Indian Rock
Another trip to more Oregon fire lookouts! We planned to visit several more Oregon fire lookouts on this day trip, starting with Indian...
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Wizard of Wandering
Jul 31, 20226 min read
La Grande and the Grande Ronde Valley
Trying to get to the Summit Spring, Point Prominence and Mt. Harris Lookouts! It was the middle of July and we thought that for sure we...
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Wizard of Wandering
Jul 13, 20226 min read
Antelope, Frazier & Calamity Fire Lookout Towers & More!!
Fire Lookout Towers, Fire Lookouts and Fire Watchers. A fire lookout (sometimes called a fire watcher) is the person who looks (or...
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Wizard of Wandering
Jun 26, 20224 min read
Table Rock Lookout + Olive Lake + Fremont Powerhouse
Second only to Smokey Bear! Fire lookouts are one of the most recognized images of the U.S. Forest Service. And the men and women who...
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Wizard of Wandering
Oct 8, 20213 min read
Hells Canyon Mailboat Trip
Weekly mail delivery to residents in Hells Canyon. For over 100 years mail has been delivered to residents in Hells Canyon by Beamers...
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Wizard of Wandering
Sep 6, 20212 min read
Wallowa Lake, Oregon
Visit once and you'll want to go back! Wallowa Lake is a deep blue lake formed by a series of glaciers and lies at the end of a beautiful...
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Wizard of Wandering
Sep 6, 20212 min read
Flora, Oregon
Flora - an Oregon ghost town on a beautiful plateau Note: Flora is a "side trip" from our camping trip to Wallowa Lake, and distances...
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Wizard of Wandering
Mar 28, 20215 min read
Jordan Craters & Coffeepot Crater
One of the "youngest" lava flows in the area! What? Bootprints in the lava? Jordan Craters are one of the lava beds that were a result...
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Wizard of Wandering
Mar 21, 20213 min read
Leslie Gulch, Jordan Valley
High desert drama with panoramic views of stone and sage Leslie Gulch is a canyon in Malheur County, Oregon, with abundant and striking...
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Wizard of Wandering
Mar 20, 20213 min read
Birch Creek Historic Ranch, Jordan Valley
Daytrip or camping trip from Boise to Birch Creek Historic Ranch in Jordan Valley
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