Holiday Customs II
A different angle on Jared Johnson’s Yamaha bobber (Holiday Customs).
A different angle on Jared Johnson’s Yamaha bobber (Holiday Customs).
One of the more recent grain elevators out in Eastern Oregon. When I say recent, I mean less than one hundred or so years old. The really old ones were made out of wood, and were absolute behemoths. These metal-sided containers are still pretty massive, but not nearly as cool. Hey, I’ll take a photo of it for the archives though.
The more the merrier; if you ever come across a wooden grain elevator, let me know!
Sometimes the most mundane things find a way to say so much with so little.
Although we could have easily drove right by this spot, I really had to pee and hey – we were kinda lost (in a good way, of course). So we stopped and took it all in for a spell. Only after getting out of the car did I really notice this sign.
It’s easy to imagine that I wasn’t the only full bladder who’d visited that very desolate, very lonely intersection. I wonder if this sign caught them off-guard at first, too… boldly reminding everyone that cares to read it that no, there’s no hunting anymore here.
I can almost hear the steel sign thwack and twinge from the gunshots, being given an impromptu “salute to the union” just before the hungry ghosts beat their own hasty retreat; their beer bottles and spent cases left behind to find their own resting places.
Eventually the dust from their retreat settles back down and all that’s left hanging in the air is the close but impersonal wind, already exploring the sign’s jagged new holes.
Have a fun and safe Independence Day, everyone. Don’t hurt each other.
The Peter Skene Ogden State Park is intense, for such a simple park. Located 9 miles (14 km) north of Redmond along on U.S. Route 97, the vertical basalt cliffs and river canyons are just ridiculously steep! There are three bridges crossing the canyon: one for pedestrians, the Highway 97 bridge, and the historic Crooked River High Bridge which is now closed to vehicles.
No all who wander are lost, but getting lost in this amazing part of eastern Oregon really isn’t half bad.
Likewise, this amazing grain elevator was confirmed to have been dismantled since I last checked in on it. Dang biggest structure for miles around, and I never even got to look at the inside!
I first came across this bit of desolation near Kent, OR back in 2012.
On this property was a gallon glass jug that had been halfway filled with bones from dead critters, mostly mice.
It creeped me the heck out. I came back to check in on the bottle this year, and to my surprise it was in the exact place I’d left it.
Mind you, this is three years later, but this time… there was only like two or three mice bits left! Nothing else but air, a few bugs and a little bit of dust!
What kind of weird carnivorous jug is this?
I left it where it stood.
Heck, there’s holes as big as your head all around the house, so I wasn’t about to stick around and figure this mystery out.
Cray…
A flashback to a great location portrait shoot for the talented Mia Allen. Sure, I went a little blind making this shot happen… but dig that glow!
Let’s revisit the sweet old custom-built Yamaha bobber by Jared Johnson of Holiday Customs.
He’s been busy making new custom rides since this shoot, and I look forward to a chance at shooting some more of his beautiful projects. I’ll shoot your ride, if you want some classy photos of it. Just contact me and let me know when you’re ready!