SUMPTER, Ore. — The beauty of traveling Oregon’s back roads and byways is the unexpected treasure that you may find along the way – not just the scenery, but interesting lessons about Oregon’s past.
SUMPTER, Ore. — The beauty of traveling Oregon’s back roads and byways is the unexpected treasure that you may find along the way — not just the scenery, but interesting lessons about Oregon’s past.
When I ponder the rich history of the Sumpter Valley Railroad I tend to think not of sights and sounds but rather of smells. The acrid black smoke belching from locomotives. The metallic tang of the ...