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Queswtion for Monte
- Thread starter D&P-OR
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After my move to Dinkyville ... I mean Arlington with but a handful of people and remote from the masses, I stepped away from dealing all of last year and I am fighting the urge to get back into it. So, for now, No, I am not a Makro Racer Dealer ... or a Nokta Dealer, and I wish there were more.
Anyway, I am meeting my financial advisor for dinner tonight and see if I might change my own mind.
Monte
Anyway, I am meeting my financial advisor for dinner tonight and see if I might change my own mind.
Monte
Hay Monte, what in the world brought you to move to Arlington. That place is really out there. This is the place just off Hwy 84 not far from Durkee, Oregon right? My brother lives just out of Durkee a ways. Matter of fact, he can see the lights of Arlington from his place. I love hunting Baker City Park. Found some great old stuff there. That's where Dell lives also.
Good Hunting Dallas
Good Hunting Dallas
What brought me here? Memories. I used to get over this way with my granddad, dad and on my own during hunting season ... back when there were pheasants and easy access to land with friendlier people on small farms and ranches with homesteads and the like.poorman said:
Yes, it is right along I-84 at Exit 137, but not close to Durkee. From here you have to head east about 90 miles then go up over the Blue Mountains to LaGrande, then on over Ladd Canyon to Baker City, then on to the Durkee exit at about mile post 327. So Durkee is about 190 miles away and on up over the mountains, twice.
Wrong place.poorman said:
Yes, good old Baker City Park, a long-time favorite for locals and for travelers for decades now. It can still occasionally produce something old, but what's remaining is very few and far between. Best bet for Baker City and every other older town in the vastness of Eastern Oregon is to keep an eye out for renovation. I lucked on some travelling through BC a few years ago when they had some of the park just dug up that day. The city workers said they didn't mind if I hunted it on after dark, which I did after letting the local PD know what I was doing. I only had about a 3-4 hour delay before I had to move on, but it was well worth my troubles.poorman said:
Monte
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. 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.
Took your advice and got a 48 pack of Kirkland AA Batteries At Costco. $12.88 Great buy. Dallas
Took your advice and got a 48 pack of Kirkland AA Batteries At Costco. $12.88 Great buy. Dallas
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:
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.poorman said:
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.
Great price, very decent performance, and with the fuel efficient Makro and Nokta models that 48 pack will last you a while.poorman said:
Monte
[attachment 309980 celilo2_sm.jpg]Yes, those Dams built on the Columbia took out a lot of little towns on both sides of the river. I remember back in the 40 s when I was a kid,going by Celilo Falls and watching the Indians fish of their flimsey platforms that looked like they were ready to fall in at any moment.[attachment 309980 celilo2_sm.jpg]