A few years ago I had the fun of taking a trip from Hood River to Cascade Locks on a reproduction of an old paddle-wheeler, and it was a wonderful experience. Here’s a picture of a paddle-wheeler still making trips from Portland, Oregon, all the way East through several dams—some offer day trips, some go for several days on an extended cruise.
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Bailey Gatzert near Cascade Locks, circa 1910 From Wikipedia |
During the time period my books are set, the 1870s and 1880s, there was no highway through the Gorge—in fact, there was rugged territory that had to be transversed through the edges of the Cascade Mountains, and some of it could only be accomplished by boat.

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Mitrchell Point Tunnel |

This sign was in the stall beside the
The buggy shown above is a Brougham, as depicted on the sign to the right. If it weren't for the driver's foot-board, you could almost think this was a car! The following description is taken from Wikipedia. A brougham (pronounced "broom" or "brohm") was a light, four-wheeled horse-drawn carriagebuilt in the 19th century.[1][note 1] It was named after Scottish jurist Lord Brougham, who had this type of carriage built to his specification by London coachbuilder Robinson & Cook[1] in 1838 or 1839.[1][2] It had an enclosed body with two doors,[1] like the rear section of a coach; it sat two, sometimes with an extra pair of fold-away seats in the front corners,[2] and with a box seat in front for the driver and a footman or passenger. Unlike a coach, the carriage had a glazed front window, so that the occupants could see forward.[1] The fore-wheels were capable of turning sharply. A variant, called a brougham-landaulet, had a top collapsible from the rear doors backward.[note 2]

Miralee Ferrell is the author of 20 novels, including many set in the old west. Her two newest series is Love Blossoms in Oregon, the one mentioned above and shown in these photos as audio books, set in Baker City, Oregon in the 1880s, and more recently, a five-book series, Horses and Friends, middle-grade horse novels full of adventure, a little mystery, and lots of horses! Book one, A Horse for Kate, book two, Silver Spurs, Book three Mystery Rider, book four Blue Ribbon Trail Ride, and book five, Rebel Horse Rescue. Her newest book, Runaway Romance, releases November 1 and will air on UP TV (channel) as a made-for-TV movie on January 7th. You can find Miralee at her website where you can also sign up for her newsletter, or on her Facebook author group.
Interesting history and the pictures added a lot. Water falls are breath taking.
ReplyDeleteInteresting history and the pictures added a lot. Water falls are breath taking.
ReplyDeleteInteresting history and the pictures added a lot. Water falls are breath taking.
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