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  1. 10-28-2008 10:46 PM #1
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    Default N. Fork Umatilla River

    not much of a report but the GF, myself, and my sister went camping over the weekend. Was nice to get out of town for the weekend.

    here is a warm-up cabin you can rent at Ruckle Junction






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    old building in Echo on our way back to town

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    Nice pics and neat country. Which way did you go in to Ruckel Junction, out of Gibbon, Tollgate or Mt Emily Road? Our daughter and her husband live at Meacham and we have headed out to Ruckel Junction via the Mt. Emily Road on spur-of-the-moment backroad trips. Montana's Big Sky Country has nothing on Oregon's Blue Mountains.
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    Nice report & pix, Warrpath. I have to agree for sure, that's one of my favorite areas. Great views & great history too...& fun roads!

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    jerry, we came up through gibbon past the bar M ranch.

    sunday we had a car stop by our camp, then went up the road and stopped, then backed up to our camp lol. in a vw golf lmao. asking if the road get worse as they go on, "uh yup". i think the .357 on my hip kinda scared him too, but last time we were up there we seen a bear.
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    Quote Originally Posted by warrpath View Post
    jerry, we came up through gibbon past the bar M ranch.

    sunday we had a car stop by our camp, then went up the road and stopped, then backed up to our camp lol. in a vw golf lmao. asking if the road get worse as they go on, "uh yup". i think the .357 on my hip kinda scared him too, but last time we were up there we seen a bear.
    That's funny and a small world, too. Several years ago my son-in-law took me for a ride from La Grande, up the face of Mt. Emily, over the top to Ruckel Jct. and down to Gibbon. About 2/3 of the way down the hill from Ruckel we met two old ladies driving a Plymouth sedan. We were amazed that they would attempt to drive their low-slung sedan over that road. Further down the hill we came to a washout with ruts and holes that caused my son-in-law to pick a line with the pickup. We wondered how in the heck those old ladies ever made it through that mess in their Plymouth. Maybe they were related to the guy in the VW Golf. Small world.
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    Looks like a great trip. Lots of great scenery in that part of the country.
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