OK Don, I stand corrected geographically; how about somewhat-northwest
-central-western Oregon? I visit this area 1-2 times/year and bird 'n
creature watching is always wonderful. The western view from my friends'
ranch-house is exquisite, but also a stark contrast showing the effects
of clear-cut giga-swaths across the entire east-flank forests of this
region of the coastal range, area west of Falls City.
Cheers,
Maureen Ellis me2 at u.washington.edu U of WA & Burien-Seahurst Park, WA

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On Wed, 14 Apr 1999, Don Baccus wrote:

> At 11:08 AM 4/14/99 -0700, Maureen Ellis wrote:
>
> >I spent a long weekend in central Oregon in the Barnhart Rd area about 6
> >miles west of Dallas, OR, (20 miles west of Salem on the east flanks of
> >the coastal range, still quite SNOW-covered!)
>
> Just a geographical nitpick, if I can do so without offense: this
> is western Oregon. Perhaps the central part of western Oregon :)
>
> "Central Oregon" is that part of Oregon characterized by, oh, Bend
> and the like.
>
> Nice report, though!
>
>
>
> - Don Baccus, Portland OR <dhogaza at pacifier.com>
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