YamaHead Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 After recharging the battery, decided to have another go up Clark Cr. rd this morning. It was great to find that the road got a lot closer to the creek as I went along. The weather was just about perfect....& I knew we were due for a bit of rain tomorrow, so I'm glad I chose today for this exploration. As I was looking for photo op's, I passed through a coupla farms where there was cattle in fenced fields on both sides of the road....& of course there was a few strays that were feeding on vegetation on the edge of the road....didn't stop for them, but they were sure checking this oddball dude passing by on 2-wheels....lol I was feeling pretty stoked & blessed, the farther I went, that I picked such a beautiful place to move to almost 5 yrs. ago now. I ended up riding about 6+ miles out before my lame-ass feet started giving me some grief....(MRSA is such a Bitch)....so a return ensued. After all, I still had the never-ending yard work & back yard to mow before the liquid sunshine shows up. Did almost 15 miles & felt pretty good overall. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Great stuff Scott! Why did you decide to move to that area.......cos you're still in the same State aren't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 So very cool! Drop a link for goole maps so I can snoop around that area, please. Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Excellent Scott, 15 miles is pretty good going I would sayĀ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 2 hours ago, Pedro said: I can snoop around that area 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YamaHead Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 4 hours ago, XTreme said: Great stuff Scott! Why did you decide to move to that area.......cos you're still in the same State aren't you? In 2016, a good friend of mine took me with him on his vacation to the NE corner of OR...I fell in love with the place! My property taxes going through the roof in Portland...So I spent the next 2 yrs. hunting down an affordable residence on the east side of the state. When we decided to sell, I went & bought a $5 For Sale sign....put it up in the front yard....5 minutes later, the next door neighbor came over asking if we'd take down the sign & they came over the next day w/ their realtor & we sold it for enough dosh to pay it off....buy this place here in Elgin....pay it off...& still have enough stash to pay the property taxes here, which were 1/3rd of what I was paying in Portland. Smartest thing I've ever done....love it here more everyday! Besides, the whole left side of OR has turned into an absolute over-populated Sh*tHole...especially the Portland area. Night & Day difference to where I live now. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YamaHead Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 3 hours ago, Pedro said: So very cool! Drop a link for google maps so I can snoop around that area, please. Ā https://www.google.com/maps/place/306+S+11th+Ave,+Elgin,+OR+97827/@45.5620717,-117.9211744,525m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x54a3bc59bc59a185:0x2d545d3c2a17f018!8m2!3d45.5620717!4d-117.9211744!16s%2Fg%2F11cpfsz3qd?entry=ttu This shows where I live....just go straight East past the RV park....that road follows Clark Creek. Zoom out & keep heading east....it just keeps getting better...all the way to Montana.Ā 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 20 minutes ago, YamaHead said: In 2016, a good friend of mine took me with him on his vacation to the NE corner of OR...I fell in love with the place! My property taxes going through the roof in Portland...So I spent the next 2 yrs. hunting down an affordable residence on the east side of the state. When we decided to sell, I went & bought a $5 For Sale sign....put it up in the front yard....5 minutes later, the next door neighbor came over asking if we'd take down the sign & they came over the next day w/ their realtor & we sold it for enough dosh to pay it off....buy this place here in Elgin....pay it off...& still have enough stash to pay the property taxes here, which were 1/3rd of what I was paying in Portland. Smartest thing I've ever done....love it here more everyday! Besides, the whole left side of OR has turned into an absolute over-populated Sh*tHole...especially the Portland area. Night & Day difference to where I live now. Worked out well then! How far is it from your old place......cos I know your States are massive? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YamaHead Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 3 hours ago, XTreme said: How far is it from your old place......cos I know your States are massive? 280 miles....these days I'm only interested in anything east from here. I'm absolutely done with the west side! Pretty sure that OR alone is about the same size as the UK. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 1 hour ago, YamaHead said: 280 miles....these days I'm only interested in anything east from here. I'm absolutely done with the west side! Pretty sure that OR alone is about the same size as the UK. What's caused the difference between the east and the west? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YamaHead Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 4 hours ago, XTreme said: What's caused the difference between the east and the west? All the Liberal JackAss' that have moved to the west side from every other state in the country....bunch of brainwashed idiots that can't think for themselves & believe every lie our F'd up government feeds 'em. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catteeclan Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 8 hours ago, YamaHead said: All the Liberal JackAss' that have moved to the west side from every other state in the country....bunch of brainwashed idiots that can't think for themselves & believe every lie our F'd up government feeds 'em. That's a prob all over the worldĀ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Nice job, man. I was out on my ebike yesterday morning. Just some of our local roads. Nowhere near as spectacular as where you are. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 On 25/04/2024 at 12:34, YamaHead said: https://www.google.com/maps/place/306+S+11th+Ave,+Elgin,+OR+97827/@45.5620717,-117.9211744,525m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x54a3bc59bc59a185:0x2d545d3c2a17f018!8m2!3d45.5620717!4d-117.9211744!16s%2Fg%2F11cpfsz3qd?entry=ttu This shows where I live....just go straight East past the RV park....that road follows Clark Creek. Zoom out & keep heading east....it just keeps getting better...all the way to Montana.Ā I just had a google street view look at your area and this is the first image i see wtf is that giant bugĀ there lol 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YamaHead Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 38 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said: I just had a google street view look at your area and this is the first image i see wtf is that giant bugĀ there lol Thats a damnĀ good question!...lol At 1st I thought it might be a Life-Flight helicopter....but then it could be just a fly on the Google camera....lol That's a hill heading south outta Elgin that I drive @ least twice a week....it's known as "Hamburger Hill"...for the deer that like to cross near the top....seen a coupla close calls before as some folks (myself included) get going up to 70 mph to get by the Trucks...hence the passing lane. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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