Granite, Oregon on the Elkhorn Scenic BywayThe Elkhorn Scenic Drive
out of Baker City
through Sumpter,
Granite and over the pass on NF road 73 is a good outing when visiting
Baker City.
June 19, 2007. We are staying at Mountain View Travel Park in Baker City. $24.79 FHU, shade and a nice enough RV-Park. It must be a former KOA since they charge extra for everything, $2 extra for wifi, $2 extra for larger sites, you get the picture.
Granite, Oregon
Albert Tabor struck gold just below the present town of Granite on the 4th of July 1862. Tabor named his claim the Independence since the strike was made on Independence Day. The town that sprang up around the strike was also called Independence. However, the name was changed to Granite in 1876 when they applied for a post office and found there was already an Independence, Oregon. Granite was a center of mining activity for over 80 years. Today activity has ceased with nothing remaining but the town and a wealth of history.
Granite, Oregon
A special group of people populate Granite, Oregon. Eccentric may be the appropriate term. Joyce snapped this picture from a post situated in the middle of Granite.
Granite, Oregon
This residents wood supply is running low but this is June 19 so he probably has enough for the next month or so.
Granite, Oregon
The sign outside this church indicates there is a service scheduled Sunday. The church outhouse is out back. By the way this church is on main street in the middle of Granite.
Deer crossing the Elkhorn Scenic Drive near Granite, Oregon
Joyce caught this deer as he made a run for the lodgepole pine forest.
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