Flames force evacuations in The Dalles, (East of Portland, Oregon)

Oregon Live/ AP ^ | 27 Ju;y 2002, 3:27 AM | Andrew Kramer

[ward_of_the_state]

This is such a shame. Oregon is a beautiful state and I just hate to see this happening.

[blackie]

If you're on a motorcycle you can fill your own tank, in fact they insist. :o)

You can also pump your own if you have a cardlock card, like CFN, etc...

[Grampa Dave]

Da$$hole makes dysfunctional look about normal.

He and the dirty dozen enviral rat senators, including the two from my state, Boxer and Chifi Frankenstein are criminals as they have aided abetted the criminal green agendas for over a decade.

[blackie]

Yep, you're addicted... :o)

[ward_of_the_state]

I'll keep that in mind if I ever make it out there again. Another great one is Norma's Seafood House in Seaside. I love Seaside!

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks, that is a great find and thanks for posting the latest re the fires.

Please post it when we have new threads in the future on the burning of Oregon.

[Grampa Dave]

That great Bandon Restaurant is the Bandon Boatworks.

They apparently have standing contracts with some local fishers to provide snapper, calamari and other goodies. These fishers bring the fresh fish right to the restaurant. They get their oysters delivered by the oyster farm on the other side of town, and the seafood wholesaler in Bandon sends its delivery trucks to drop off fresh seafood about twice a day. Their homebake cranberry bread is to kill for.

The two good restaurants in town are: Lord Bennett's (great local lamb and seafood) and The Wheelhouse Restaurant for seafood.

The bakery I mentioned before is now called the Bandon Bakery and Deli in the heart of old towne Bandon on 2nd street.

In old town, there is an old fashioned candy/fudge store where they make the candy and fudge right on site and you can sample all that you want.

Then, for the best cheese on the West Coast, go to Bandon Cheese on 101. We take a cooler up with us to buy the cheese to take back to a condo and keep and then bring it home. They sample every cheese sold, and they are great!

[Grampa Dave]

Yeah, I'm addicted. I about killed myself yesterday in the heat and fighting the high water on the American River in Sacramento and got home at 9:30 pm.

My oldest son just called and is heading up here with his boat. We will be going out to fishing the incoming high tide this afternoon early evening to fish for the local small Stripped Bass that are in the river. Will do that for about 5-6 hours this afternoon. I will have to cast left handed after yesterday.

He is headed for Cabos Mexico later next week. Mexico has been incredible fly fishing for the past 2-3 years. This is his second trip this year. He is so good, other people pay his way, his hotel bill and buy him the meals just to have him around to manage the show. Another newly addicted friend just got back, and we had his wonderful el Dorado the other night, Baja style.

Our grand daughter has been bugging her father, our really addicted son to go back to Mexico for more Rado's. She loves Dorado Tacos, and they finished their last batch while we visited a few weeks ago. He grilled the fish, then the tortillas while his wife got the fresh toppings ready. We ate them on their deck table about 6 feet from his grill. A few Coronas for the men and margaritas for the gals and virgin margaritas for the grand kids. It was a great Father's Day, and my wife enjoyed it.

[blackie]

As yes, Stripper's, we use catch the hell out them at Frank's Tract and also near Benica and the Carquinez Straits.


When the Stripper's weren't hitting in the Delta, we'd catch a batch of Cats...I love Catfish, hush puppies and hominy... :o)

Your Father's Day meal sounds great and it was neat that your wife enjoyed it too... :o)

If you get to Eugene, drop in, we'd love to have you for a visit!

[RightWhale]

Weather in Interior Alaska is cooler and wetter. In fact, we are wetter than in the past ten years. Temperatures are about normal, 50-70 daily. Fire season might not be over, but we're past the peak and might avoid burning the place down for another year. All our smokejumpers would be down in the Northwest by now.

[Issaquahking]

Al-Quaida's American Taliban - the Greenies. We need to file massive lawsuits against the green groups (TNC, Sierra Club,Center for Biodiversity, Tom Dashole and the 50, etc...) for their stopping of logging to assist America in trying to get the woods back in shape.

How soon before the rest of America takes up arms against these POS's?

[Issaquahking]

Reminds me of last year when we were all at Klamath Falls....Stole the water from the farmer. This year they burn the forests up. Reminds me of a song on the Klamathbasincrisis.org webpage called "Kill the Land". Makes me ask how it is again the greens are protecting the forests?

[Issaquahking]

Ping for all.....

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

Hey Rocky - can't even see the sunset in the basin tonight.

[SierraWasp]

"The river from the city park to Shearar's Falls seven miles downstream was closed to whitewater rafters."

Awwwwwwwww Geeeeeeeeeee!!! That's awful!!!(/sourchasm)

[SierraWasp]

"Ping for all....."

Don't yew guys be pingin any of them whitewater rafters!!! That industry is WAY more important than any other beins its an ECO-TOURISM industry!(/dripping saurcasm)

[Ditter]

I hate to hear that this area is burning. We drove up the gorge from the ocean to The Dalles a few years ago & I loved the whole area.

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

I've got an eco tourism industry for them!

That sickens Bunker as well. My eco tourism involves killing fish and animals in the eco system I visit.