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| This was one of two buildings which
both claimed the title of City Hall. I don't know which one was the real
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| I read that 300 weddings a year are
performed in the Shaniko Wedding Chapel, but I am not sure whether they
are nowadays, as most of the town is for sale and closed up, including
the beautifully refurbished Hotel. |
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| After an appalling meal at the Big
Timber restaurant in Fossil, we passed this fellow in the front yard of
the Bed and Breakfast which had been our first choice in the area. In
the background are many motorcycles, which are the reason we couldn't
get a room. Perhaps it's just as well, as there appeared to be only two
dining places in town, one being the aforementioned Big Timber, and the
other which was rated behind the BT. |
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| On Saturday morning we headed out
of town, meandering our way south, west, then north, heading for the Portland
area. Oh my goodness, we saw so many Mule Deer at that time of the morning.
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| Some of them didn't pay any attention
at all to me as I hopped out of the car and stalked them with my camera.
I think these were young 'uns, because of their velvety antlers. |
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| Further down the road we drove past
the menacing stare of a Turkey Vulture. He posed nicely for a picture. |
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Incredibly, he'd come from a field
next to this house where there must have been at least 30 or 40 or these
birds. |
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| Now we're winding our way through
the mountains. It was amazing to see farms dotting the landscape here
and there, 'way up high on top of the mountains. |
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| Here's a building in the Ghost Town
of Richmond.
The advent of the automobile enabled the small group of ranchers to get
out to other towns to buy their supplies, and eventually everyone left
(although we saw signs that some of the buildings might be sort of inhabited). |
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| The little church was nestled very
picturesquely amidst the sage bushes and trees, with a golden hill behind. |
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