Substation Fire - The Deschutes
Substation Fire - The Deschutes
I have been told that the "ghost town" 11 miles in the Deschutes River trail, as well as that old wooden boxcar 6 miles in, are history. It's mostly grassland and that grass and bushes come back from a grass fire in a season mostly, but it would be a shame if the riparian trees next to the river were also lost.
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Re: Substation Fire - The Deschutes
That's too bad. I have slept in that boxcar before. Same thing happened up river, that boxcar burned up too. That area recovered from that fire fine.
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You can see the Eagle Creek Fire, last year's Whitewater Fire at Mt Jefferson, and this year's first three big brush/wheat fires near the Dalles.
Believe it or not, I barely ever ride a mountain bike.
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I read that the Harris Canyon Ranch buildings are gone, and photos by Beth Nakamura for the O back that up. Though it looks like the poplar trees in the ODFW fields may have survived. That would be nice. I'll definitely miss that big ponderosa tree right by the Harris buildings.
Believe it or not, I barely ever ride a mountain bike.
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Believe it or not, I barely ever ride a mountain bike.
Re: Substation Fire - The Deschutes
Charley, I'm having the same problem. Lower deschutes destroyed right down to the water.
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That's too bad.
It'll be interesting to go check out next winter or whenever they allow people in there.
It'll be interesting to go check out next winter or whenever they allow people in there.
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Re: Substation Fire - The Deschutes
are forest fires getting more frequent than they used to or is it just my imagination?