Who's in Horton?

Horton (in West Central Oregon) probably never was a large town, but I'm sure many called it a nice place to work. The town's claim to fame was a sawmill that operated for many years. Built in the early 1900's, the sawmill was closed over 20 years ago. Even so, some of the concrete footings and walls still stand. As far as the town itself, only the store and a few homes remain. Many of the local residents and their activities are posted on the store's walls to keep everyone informed. Some of the photos taken of the old mill are on the wall, as well.

The Horton General Store, where you might find fishing gear, milk or a good story.

I'm sharing the spotlight with Mark, Jo Lynne, Brenda and Tony

New-found friends on a mountain top

We found ourselves a really nice place to camp for the night, where the old mill site had been. We hadn't set the camper up yet, when we were joined by Mark and Jo Lynne Anderson...and Tony and Brenda Stroda. They had traveled together from a couple of nearby towns to spend the weekend "jeeping" around the old logging roads. Karen and I were invited to join them for the evening, driving all over the area. The ride we shared took us past the old mill log pond, up to the tops of some of the ridges where the views were incredible, down into the valleys where the trees kept everything nice and cool, up brushy roads where we had to dodge the branches and even to another campground that had a picnic table 90' long, cut from a single douglas fir tree! We shared such a wonderful time with them, but had to leave the next day...DANG IT! (They wanted to take us back up for another day of "jeeping" fun). Maybe next time. Anyway, we all had a tasty breakfast (Tony is ONE GREAT COOK) then Karen and I were on our way to the Oregon Coast.

A Northerly view of the Oregon Coast Mountain range

Karen is standing beside Lake Creek (rhymes with "brick"), just below our campsite

We're enjoying a peaceful evening together

Katie was keeping an eye on everyone so we wouldn't get lost

I believe this fellow is a banana slug

Mmmm, mmmm, mmmm good! They make really great slug stew

We discovered some interesting critters that could become a future culinary delight...if given half a chance. I think they're going to be right up there with sardines! Write me an email and I'll send you our  delicious recipe.