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HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
SUNDAY. AUGUST 10. 1958
To the old-timers in the country
a drive around the Lakeview, Al
turas loop from Klamath Falls is
old hat and nothing to crow about.
But to the many newcomers in
Uie area it can afford a quick
glimpse of more facets of the coun
try than almost any other short
irip
If you choose to make the triD
you will find everything from im
mense stands of pine to the long
sweep of semi-desert and the scab
rock flats typical If the country
east of the mountains.
Just for a quick looksee at the
possibilities let's assume that we
will leave Klamath Falls and head
cast on Highway 66. Your first
stop could well be Lost River,
just the other side of Olene, where
you will probably find a few na
tient fishermen working that lazy
stream for catfish. Or it might
well be a stop in Blv to chat and
freshen up. A variant of the trip
may pe made by turning off at
THE COVER
Chimney Rock, out
side Alturas, is a state
historic spot and
marks the site of an
early day cabin built
at the base of the rock.
The builder chiseled
his chimney out of
the rock itself as can
be seen in the picture.
The cabin itself is long
gone. The chimney was
cut by a pioneer, the
defacing initials and
scars by thoughtless
tourists arc of a later
date. .
Dairy and going through Bonanza.
This trip, through farmland most
of Uie way, will drop you on the
Lakeview highway again on the
shoulder of Bly Mountain.
After you leave Bly, about half
way between Klamath and Lake
view, keep an eye peeled for the
Sprague River Recreation Area
sign. When you see the sign turn
left into what looks like a rock
desert and drive but a few hun
dred yards and you will find your
self dropping over the lip of a
precipitous canyon. At the bottom
winds Sprague River, bordered' by
grassy banks, overhanging trees
and long openings in the trees
along the valley floor. Picnic facili
ties are available here, the young
sters will enjoy a swim in the
creek and the shade will be wel
come on a summer day.
Leaving this spot you head on
east again, over Quartz Mountain,
past Drews Reservoir and on to
ward Lakeview. Booth Park, just
past the reservoir, is another state
park where picnic tables and facili
ties will be found. Here is a tiny
little park tucked back in a stand
of towering pines that offers a
cool resting place.
A few miles more and you are
in lakeview, one of the friendli
est towns in the world. It lies
nestled at the foot of the hills, its
mills spouting smoke and the smell
of fresh-sawed lumber, its streets
tilled with real honest-to-gosh cow
boys and ranchers. At the edge of
town is a manmade geyser that
spouts regularly (at Hunters Hot
Springs) and in the canyon mouth
downtown is a lovely swimming
pool.
When you wind up your stay in
Lakeview, and it will be a pleas
ant one. turn south on Highway
395 and head for Ooose Lake, the
SORE THUMB
NEW YORK (UPD Louis Os
w.ililo Uivin Gardin escaped
twice within a week from immi
gration authorities who were try
ing to deport him to Cuba. The
first time, be was captured; the
second time, he surrendered, hav
ing decided it was useless for him
to try living as a fugitive, since
a must travel in a wheelchair.
town of New Pine Creek and Al
turas at the end of the road.
This road takes you through ranch
ing country, past the big Willow
Ranch lumber, operation, winds Its
way through tiny canyons and over
hills to offer endless vistas of
desert country.
Alturas, at the junction of 395
and 299, is another lumber and
cattle town. Here lie the ranches
and always in sight are the War
ner Range of mountains, holding
in their depths some of the most
gorgeous scenery left in the West
today. It is from Alturas that
the members of the Modoc Tribe
Ride will leave next Thursday for
their annual trip up into the War
ners, around Eagle Peak and down
into Mill Creek for the headquar
ters camp. Much of this area has
been set aside as a primitive area
and those willing to ride or take
Shank's mare will find excellent
fishing and hunting in season.
From Alturas, on your way home
to' Klamath, you take 299 to Canby.
driving west, then turn north on
139 for the run through Howards
Gulch, up onto the flat, across
the tableland .and so on to Jimmy
Hamilton's Timber Mountain Inn.
Located at Perez (across Uie
highway) this is a must stop on
the intinerary. Here, in a simple
pumice block building, Jimmy has
built up over the years one of the
finest collections of old time music
boxes in the country today. By
dropping a coin in the mechanism
you can get not only a tune but
watch through the glass front while
the machine-made musician plays
a violin (he has one with two vio
lins) a piano, a drum, cymbals
and several other percussion in
struments. Over the bar are some
of the loveliest chandeliers you will
be likely to see any more.
Definitely a must.
From Timber Mountain to Tule
lake is a short bop. You can de
tour here and go through the Mo
doc Lava Beds, or turn off and
come back by way- of (he state
line road. In a matter of weeks
the vast ponds of wildlife reserve
here will be filled with literally
millions of ducks and geese. A
sight worth seeing.
There is too much' to be seen on
the trip to describe in words. Per
haps the accompanying pictures
will give some idea of the country.
But the only way to really get
the flavor of it is to make the
drive yourself. .;
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CATTLE AND WATER, a pretty sight in any Western coun- way to Lakeview along Highway 66.
try, are pictured here. The site is Drew's Reservoir on the
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A LONE SUNFLOWER jutting up from a pile of broken and
jumbled rock afforded the photographer an excuse fo break
the drive on the Klamath Falb-Lakeview-AHuras loop re
cently. The scene in on
and Alfuras.
Goose Lake, between Lakeview