8-10-13

Here is a whole crap load of pictures I've been taking around a few towns.  I found out that I'm in 3rd place out of 200 entries in the E2E Motorcycle Rally.  I have to keep my lead!

 

 

Historic Location - Redwood Hotel aka Redwood Towers - Grants Pass

Post Office in Grants Pass

 

Historic Location - It's the Climate sign 

 

Historic Location - Herbert & Katherine Smith House, Grants Pass

Historic Landmark - Gold Hill High School

 

Self Portrait 

 

                                      Historic Landmark -Chavner Family House, Gold Hill

Big face in Ashland

Historic Cemetery in Ashland

Big Spider in Medford

Historic Landmark - Dr. Martin Vrooman House, Jacksonville

Historic Landmark - Purcell Log Cabin, Jacksonville

Historic Landmark - Herman Helms House, Jacksonville

Historic Landmark - Booker House 1880 Jacksonville

Historic Landmark - Rogue River Valley Railway Depot, Jacksonville

Hockenjos-Fick House

Big ducky in Grants Pass

Fire Department in Grants Pass

Big Cat in Grants Pass

Lumberjack in Grants Pass

Cool Barn in Grants Pass

Fire Department in Grants Pass

Big Wheel in Grants Pass

More E2E Pics

8-1-13 Took a ride through Jacksonville to pick up some more pictures.

Reuter House (Jacksonville) 1885

 

B. F. Dowell House (Jacksonville)

                             You can see the haze from the Southern Oregon fires in this picture. 

 

Obenchain House (Jacksonville) - 1866

M.G. Kennedy House (Jacksonville) 1855

Harris-Chambers House (Jacksonville) - 1856

 

7-28-13

We went for a breakfast ride from South Medford to Applegate.  We took Hwy 238 through Jacksonville along the river and had breakfast at the My Way Café.  The special was coconut crusted French toast with almond peach sauce.  We were so into that!  After breakfast we headed back towards Medford  the long way and went through Buncom.  I went right past the ghost town buildings and didn't even see them.  Chuck asked if I wanted a picture of the historic ghost town and told me we just passed it!  We turned around to get pictures.

The General Store. 

 

The livery stable across the street.

When we were ready to leave my bike got stuck on the gravel and I couldn't push it backwards.  Chuck asked if I needed help and before he could get there, a passing motorist saw my dilemma and pulled over and got out to give me a shove backwards.  I love Medford! 

Down the road from Chuck's house is a historic marker and I stopped for a photo op.  Camp Baker 1855.  This camp was first established as a Fort during the Rogue River Indian War.  Reactivated at the opening of the civil war and garrisoned by the Baker Guards of the 1st Oregon infantry.  Named in honor of Colonel E. D. Baker killed in the battle of Balls Bluff in 1861. 

After barn cleaning (a Sunday tradition) I went to get some more pictures.

Hoover-Cooper Building in Medford.  Build in 1890, it has housed Lawrence Jewelers since 1964.

Taylor-Phipps Building built in 1909.

United States Hotel (Jacksonville) - 1880.  The first guests were President Rutherford B. Hayes and party.

Redmen's Hall (Jacksonville) - 1884

The Improved Order of Redmen was established in 1870 and was a prominent civic organization of that era.  Most members were of German descent.

 

Glenn Drum Hotel & General Merchandise  (Jacksonville) - 1858

 

                                                             Kennedy's Tin Shop (Jacksonville) -1861

 

Miller Gunsmith Shop (Jacksonville) -1858

 

First Presbyterian Church - (Jacksonville) 1881

Carriage House (Jacksonville) 1910

 

Henry Judge House (Jacksonville)

 

 

                                                      Davidson House (Jacksonville) 1870

                                                Chris Keegan House (Jacksonville) 1880

Studebaker

Plymouth Special Deluxe

 

 

 

St. Joseph Catholic Church (Jacksonville) 1858

International

Catholic Rectory (Jacksonville) - 1861

                             Jacksonville Inn - Ryan & Morgan General Store (Jacksonville) - 1863

                                               H. Judge Harness (Jacksonville) - 1858

                                              Robert Vinton Bealle House (Medford)