poorman said:
Monte: You are right of course. I got my towns mixed up. You know where Lime Oregon is? I was thinking that was Arlington. Lime is up on the hill above Hwy84 just past Durkee. That place is much worse than Arlington.
Dallas, there are a lot of towns along I-84, but fewer than there used to be because the dams flooded them over. I-84 goes right through Lime, or what is left of Lime. Lime has a few, very few, remaining residences, but the town was replaced by the newer cement plant just after passing Durkee going east. Slow-but-sure, Lime's remains are dwindling, so yes, Lime is much worse than Arlington, and always has been. While small, at least Arlington is alive.
poorman said:
Actually Arlington is a rather nice little town. My brother and I stoped there in the park and had lunch one day while traveling through.I have always wanted to take that drive up the river.
Yes, it is a nice little town, the old original town either under water in the "lake" inlet by the park, or used 60,000 cubic yards of fill upon which the motel, gas stations, grocery store, hardware store and other businesses now sit.
The original town, called Alkali, got its start in 1881 and had a name change in 1885. Before they built the John Day Dam downstream about 25 miles, Arlington was a nice size and flourishing old town. Today we have a population of about 585 to 600. The 'new' town has little to offer in the way of old stuff, unless I can get permission to access the hillsides, but there are several choice old homesteads in this and neighboring counties that could provide some excitement.
poorman said:
Took your advice and got a 48 pack of Kirkland AA Batteries At Costco. $12.88 Great buy.
Great price, very decent performance, and with the fuel efficient Makro and Nokta models that 48 pack will last you a while.
Monte