Roseburg to Myrtle Point Part 3

We took Hwy 42 to the coast and decided that we don't want to take that road again altho beautiful, but busy, more curvy and narrower. So here are some photos i shot along the way.Logging trucks were plentiful this time, that was good, as there are some mills still working, wonder which mill this load was going too.
This portion of the road as you can see has lots of fog, didn't last long which was good
Here is a view of the replanting that they did, will be nice when all the trees grow up again. Click on photos for better viewing.
I love covered bridges but missed which this one was, so i could look it up.Ok found the name of the bridge from my friend Sandy so here is information on that bridge

Location:
From Roseburg travel west on Highway 42 approximately 31 miles to Remote. Sandy Creek Bridge is on the north side of Highway 42, 1/4 mile west of the Remote exit.

Background:
The Sandy Creek covered bridge carried traffic on Oregon Highway 42 until it was bypassed in 1949. The 60-foot span was considered short in comparison to other covered bridges built on Oregon highways.

The bridge is strengthened by two crossed Howe truss members on each chord, a rarity in short covered bridges.

An additional aspect of the bridge is the use of large-framed windows on both sides of the structure, maximizing the illumination of the bridge interior.

In late 1981, a plan was developed to make a park at the bridge and use the old wooden structure as a covered picnic site. The Myrtle Point Lions Club adopted the bridge as a major project.

Work at the site began in 1982 and included a new roof, replacing boards and structural pieces, clearing brush and applying a coat of white paint. The park was dedicated in 1984 and now includes a tourist information center at the bridge site.

The nearby community of Remote received its name, it is believed, due to its geographic isolation.

The fall colors are just spectacular don't you think?
Abandoned old homes seemed to be a lot on the stretch of the road
And here is an old barn, which also seems to be abandoned.If barns and houses could talk what would they tell us? Was it a happy family or a sad one? I guess we will never know. A mystery in lost in time
Another house i found interesting, not sure if it was empty or not, but i thought the palm tree seemed a bit out of place in a area like here.But surviving

Myrtle Point is a city located in Coos County, Oregon. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,451.

I didn't know there was a logging museum there, click here is there website which when i clicked on said under construction so keep checking back

To the Coast part 2

From Bend to Roseburg

Since we didn't get an early start at home, Nevada was too tired to continue on, we decided it was time to stop for the day at the Douglas County Fairgrounds were they have a Rv Park so decided to stay there for the night.Check out there site for prices on the park. I took these photos on the River next to the park

Here is the sign for fees of the Rv Park with prices

The sites are nice and level, elect & water, dump station seperate , included in price when renting spot, but i think there is a $3 or $5 charge if you just want to dump.
It also has the Douglas County Museum there which in all the 40 + yrs we lived there have never gone too. It was closed by the time we decided to go check it out. But they did have some stuff outside to look at .

If you would like to learn more about logging you can go to this website called Collier Logging Museum near Chiliquin Or. a really neat place with all the old logging equipment, a good place also for camping and fishing.
This building was the old Dillard Railroad station I tried to find some history on it but i got nothing to come up right now.

Here is some of the old stuff that was used in the days of farming, make sure that you click on photos for better viewing, notice the hay still in this baler, and the size of the bales.
Here is part of the parking lot that also leads to the Fairgrounds
Some great sky watch photos before the end of the day.
This was taken outside of Kowloons Chinese Restaurant that is a must for those that like Chinese food.I don't know anything about there food accept for there Mar Far Chicken which is to die for. All the chinese restaurants here in Bend have nothing like it and i have repeately asked why they don't open one in Bend. To no avail. but it is a definite stop for me whenever i go to Roseburg