Bearfoot Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 MlB, in my opinion you are in the right part of the state. My job back then was doing maintenance on state airports. We had one we called Mckenzie Bridge. Very short runway and grass back then. Remember painting the tires at the ends of the runway and replacing state signs. Also remember the tall trees so close to the runway. Another out of the way airport was in Powers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntster Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 On 7/29/2020 at 6:18 AM, MIB said: ........Yeah, it's a short ways up the Collings Mountain trail. I'd driven by the trailhead, such as it is (a wide spot by the end of a guard rail), many times but finally went up there in ... I think it was 2015......... Huh. That's when I was there. January 21, to be exact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIB Posted August 4, 2020 Moderator Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) 21 hours ago, Bearfoot said: MlB, in my opinion you are in the right part of the state. My job back then was doing maintenance on state airports. We had one we called Mckenzie Bridge. Very short runway and grass back then. Remember painting the tires at the ends of the runway and replacing state signs. Also remember the tall trees so close to the runway. Another out of the way airport was in Powers. That could be a cool job, get you out into some remote areas for sure. McKenzie Bridge is beautiful. No, past beautiful, it is flat out incredible. I love the upper McKenzie River in summer and fall. That is one of the things I miss after moving from Eugene to the Medford area. My mom was raised in Powers. Grandpa's property was between the two bridges, on the townward side, on a bench above the river but below town level. I'm not sure it is accessible now without keys to a private gate as it sits river-ward of the old Georgia Pacific plant. Did you ever go to the Calvert Peak STOLport? It's BLM, not state, so maybe not. It's on a ridge above Marial, somewhat west east of Powers, maybe a little north, I think. It is marked closed now. I think it was for firefighting. I can't imagine even a SEAT taking off from there so maybe it was just for spotter planes, don't know. Edited August 5, 2020 by MIB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100Acre Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 I've looked in the PNW Quite a bit. I've searched in Wa, Oregon, Idaho and Montana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madison5716 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 On 8/4/2020 at 11:02 AM, MIB said: McKenzie Bridge is beautiful. No, past beautiful, it is flat out incredible. I love the upper McKenzie River in summer and fall. Absolutely!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNWexplorer Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 On 8/4/2020 at 12:19 PM, 100Acre said: I've looked in the PNW Quite a bit. I've searched in Wa, Oregon, Idaho and Montana No doubt in a Honda P500... Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayjeti Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 I've looked for him in Oregon and seen one twice, found their footprints and seen possible structures like this X. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiiawiwb Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 What self-respecting sasquatcher would not want to be combing the forest of the Pacific Northwest? I'd be thrilled to be there for a weekend much less regularly. It's Mecca and Medina rolled into one. The rest of us squeeze every last drop of energy, and focus, into areas we have identified as being hopefully productive. Sometimes it works out but most of the time it doesn't. Short of the PNW, it's a numbers game. Get out, be active, work the area, and hope for the best. Thomas Jefferson famously said, "I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it." I agree wholeheartedly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norseman Posted December 9, 2020 Admin Share Posted December 9, 2020 I have a copy of the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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