OUTDOORS & REC
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 2021
CABELL
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remote than that distance
suggests.
The dense forest, pri-
marily lodgepole pine and
tamarack, with a dense
strip of alder along Onion
Creek, contributes to the
sense of isolation. You
can’t see the buildings until
you’re within a hundred feet
of them, and their presence,
in this lonely spot, is a trifl e
disconcerting.
But also fascinating.
The details, in
particular.
Although I didn’t
examine the mill build-
ings thoroughly — I’m
current on my tetanus
shot but I have an aver-
sion to impaling any part
of myself on sharp, rusty
metal, and an exaggerated
fear of hantavirus besides
— you can glean quite a
lot by stepping just inside.
A bare light bulb dan-
gles from a rafter, its
metal pull cord still
attached.
A piece of machinery
still bears the manufac-
turer’s metal plate, iden-
tifying it as a “Moto-
Trimmer” built by the
Bosworth Engineering Co.,
6723 Denison Ave., Cleve-
land, Ohio. What a journey
that machine made, from
the urban Rust Belt most
BERRIES
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the truck.
I remember one year
Katy and I hit one of our
spots on the way home
from a trip up high. When
we pulled up and parked
I killed the truck. We had
a thermos of coff ee so we
poured a cup before we got
out to pick. We were sit-
ting in the truck shooting
the bull and Katy says
whoa! I’m not getting out.
It sounded like a light hail
Jayson Jacoby/Baker City Herald
The cemetery at Cabell City.
Lisa Britton/Baker City Herald
Intact machinery inside the mill building at Cabell City.
of the way across the
country to the Blue Moun-
tains, here to remain,
among the pines, probably
partially buried by bliz-
zards if the wind is right.
On the dilapidated
porch of the house —
watch your step — a
single leather boot sits, its
laces missing, its metal
eyelets rusted.
storm due to all of the mos-
quitos hitting the sides of
the truck. So carry mos-
quito protection because
in some years they can be
horrendous.
So if you don’t have any-
thing to do this weekend,
grab the wife and kids, pack
a picnic and go up picking
berries. But you and the
wife ought to be sure to
carry a pistol. You might
just be picking in a popular
bear eating area.
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You can contact Tom via
email: smileya7@aol.com
On the fl oor in the main
room is an ancient car
radio, its presence per-
plexing and inexplicable. I
wonder how many decades
it has sat there.
I wonder, as I always
do in such places, what it
must have been like to live
here.
There was electricity,
at least — the wires still
dangle from the wall near
the front door. But here
in the Blues, where snow
accumulates many feet
deep and the tempera-
ture, in the low ground
along the creek, must
often plunge below zero,
it would require no small
amount of courage and
dedication to stay it out
year round.
More courage, cer-
tainly, than is required of
the actors in the B movie
that someday ought to be
made here.
Lisa Britton/Baker City Herald
An old leather shoe on the front porch of the house at Cabell City.
Tom Claycomb/Contributed Photo
Tom Claycomb/Contributed Photo
The bushes are loaded down with huckleberries this year.
Wild raspberries are Koko’s favorite berry. While hiking she could not
pass a raspberry bush without stopping to pick a few.
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by Stella Wilder
SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 2021
YOUR BIRTHDAY by Stella Wilder
Born today, you are likely to achieve a very
high standing in the professional arena and to
serve as an example to others about how to
balance professional accomplishment and
success with personal contentment. You are
able to keep things very much in perspective,
and you are not the kind to let even your own
publicity go to your head. You understand that
you are and always will be the same “you” that
you were when young.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 15
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Your energy and
drive are enough today to see you through
almost any challenge. You become interested
in something that used to leave you cold.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- The personal
and the professional can be combined in a
clever way today -- but not indefinitely. You
don’t want to miss the window!
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You have some
hard work in store today, but it’s of a kind that
really inspires you. You can include a friend
and double your fun, perhaps!
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You’re pre-
paring for a journey that you must take alone,
but for now you can work with others to
ensure you make a strong start.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You
can make the most of an opportunity you very
nearly missed altogether today. A few more
will come knocking -- and you’ll be ready.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You may
find yourself fighting against environmental
forces that you can’t easily resist. A change of
venue lets you turn things around.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Your rela-
tionship with someone who shares certain
responsibilities with you may be somewhat
affected today by something beyond your
control.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You may not
start the day quickly, but you’ll have your goals
squarely in mind, and it’s not likely that they’ll
elude you. It’s a good day.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You may find
yourself asking questions about the overall
tenor of certain things -- but the answers you
can provide may not be satisfying.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- That which
you cannot control you must learn to accept
-- and you can begin today. Certain key devel-
opments give you reason to make a move.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You may be
struggling at this time with a certain doubt or
insecurity. A friend steps in and eases a bur-
den. You solve a fleeting mystery.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Getting it all
done today is as easy as one-two-three, but
that assumes that your methods are as effi-
cient and effective as possible.
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