Located in Oregon, USA, featuring Stayton and other nearby towns in the Willamette Valley.
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Going Up
Aug 28th
I seem to be in the mood to post random road shots lately. This one is of a hill on Fern Ridge Rd., just after it crosses Highway 22 and clears city limits. This is very exciting stuff, isn’t it? I mean… a road. With stripes and everything. Wow.
In other news, is anyone going to the Corn Festival in Aumsville, which is today? I would love it if you could bring back a photo or two I could post here, since I won’t be able to attend.
In related news, I just discovered Aumsville is the “town of many ears.” I did not know that. Huh.
Boedigheimer Road
Aug 24th
I went out with the intent of going further down Boedigheimer Rd., which is just outside of Stayton, than I’d been previously. Instead, I made it to the top of the first hill and found it was so windy, I could hardly keep my scooter upright. As you can see in the photo above, it’s a pretty hilly road, so I decided not crashing was a good idea. Instead, I took a photo from the top of the hill in the direction I had intended to go, and called it good.
Countryside
Jun 9th
Stayton is almost completely surrounded by country roads (the exception is the north side where Sublimity is located, not far down the road). There are a lot of scenes like the one above — trees, grass, and clouds. I took this particular shot along Kingston-Jordan Dr., just south of town, over the weekend.
Just Outside Of Town
May 26th
I took this on Boedigheimer Rd., which is just a couple of blocks outside of city limits, off of Fern Ridge Rd. This view is looking west, across some farm fields. The buildings in the distance are at the edge of nearby Sublimity.
Chasing Rainbows
May 6th
(Click the image to see it larger!)
We had some up and down weather yesterday, which resulted in this very pretty rainbow hanging out in the late afternoon sky. This photo is an panorama of the scene… I wish I’d pointed the camera up more, but I had to take the shots very quickly because it was starting to rain. The panorama is comprised of eleven photos put together.
This was taken just outside of town on Fern Ridge Rd., right by where it intersects with Highway 22.
The Still New-ish Facebook Fan Page!
I want to thank all 12 people who have ‘liked’ the Facebook page for this here blog. Okay, technically it’s 11 people, since one of the folks who clicked ‘like’ was me. But, still, thanks.
If you use Facebook and want to exercise your index finger to click on the ‘like’ button, visit the page below….
Stayton Daily Photo Facebook Fan Page!
And then click on ‘like’. Or just click on like in the Facebook box in the right-hand menu on this page. There, easy as pie.
Twice As Nice
Feb 4th
Visitor and great idea person Jason Jones suggested I do a “then and now” comparison of the Stayton-Jordan Bridge. He pointed me to some photos in the Salem Library online archive of the bridge, taken around 1960. And so I shall.
I don’t want to post the Library’s photos here because it would violate their guidelines, so linkage will commence after a brief summary of the bridge.
Once upon a time (1937, to be exact, though some of the dates which follow might be a wee bit off), the Jordan Bridge was built over Thomas Creek at Jordan east of nearby Scio. It stood for almost 50 years before volunteers saved it from being torn down. Instead, the disassembled it and rebuilt it in Stayton’s Pioneer Park in 1985. A fire destroyed the bridge in 1994 so volunteers once again rebuilt the bridge in 1998. The current version stayed true to the original.
If you visit this link at the Library’s Oregon Historic Photograph Collections site you can view some great photos of the bridge as it was 50 years ago. I especially like this photo because it shows not only the bridge, but also the area around it (even an old car).
Thanks, Jason, for the link to the photos — I had no idea they existed — and for the great idea. I appreciate it a lot, especially since it gave me an excuse to take more photos of my favorite bridge.
Beautiful Diversion
Nov 6th
We have a new guest photographer today! John Brandt sent in today’s lovely image of the diversion channel between Stayton Ditch and the North Santiam River in Wilderness Park. I love the autumn colors on the trees.
Thank you, John… you’re welcome to submit any time.
If anyone is interested in submitting a guest photo (which would be great!), please see the contribute a photo section.
Photo is copyright © John Brandt. All rights reserved. Do not copy or reproduce in any way without permission of photographer.
Summer Lake
Oct 26th
Guest photographer Aspen Thomas sent in this lovely photo from Summer Lake, which isn’t technically in Stayton, but it is in Oregon, so I say it’s close enough. It’s good to go outside of Stayton now and again, since this town is small.
Summer Lake, for those who don’t know, is southeast of Stayton. In fact, just click here for an arial view and location on Bing Maps. I’ve never been there, but it looks rather awesome.
Thanks, Aspen!
Photos are copyright © Aspen Thomas. All rights reserved. Do not copy or reproduce in any way without permission of photographer.
Forever More
Sep 23rd
I know this is the third sunset photo I’ve posted in less than a week, but sky was absolutely gorgeous last night, and I couldn’t pass it up. For whatever reason, there was a lot of haze in the air, and it made everything very orange, and the sun was just popping. I may post another shot of the sunset tomorrow.
I took this from 1st Ave., looking over what I think is a greenhouse in Regis Field.
Twinkle
Sep 21st
I posted a photo yesterday of the sunset a couple of nights ago, and decided to do it again today. This one was taken from the cemetery on 3rd Ave.
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