Pillars of Rome

A friend from my Railroad days came to visit and to attempt to take an Antelope when the season opens tomorrow. Jim Berg was an Electrician that made periodic visits to Klamath Falls where I worked. He  retired a few years ago as I did, and now lives a life of leisure, when he isn't doing "Honey Do's".

We have been hunting with Sue for the last two days, and yesterday I despaired of her making a catch on one of the full grown Jacks where we have been hunting, so I wounded one for her, and stuffed her full of Jack so that we can concentrate on Antelope for the next few days. She is now more interested in winged quarry and while she still tries for Rabbits, she really pushes for the Pheasant that we sometimes stumble on. The hay hasn't been cut as yet, so I am saved the concern of her catching Upland game out of season.  ( It doesn't open until the first of Sept. )

Both of us bore easily, so I took him to Rome to see the sights.

This area is called the Pillars of Rome. I can only surmise that since the early education was of the more classic orientation, the settlers thought the formations looked like what they thought the classic columns of Rome should look like. The make up of the bluffs is of Rhyolite with the cap rock made of sterner stuff. Water and wind have shaped them over the years.

Jim Berg

Notice all the different rocks embedded in the Rhyolite

Apparently there are "Mud Peckers" in the area?

An old Horse drawn Sickle Bar Mower, its useful days over, rests in the Grease Wood.

There was little wood available for corral building so the Willow shoot that are plentiful along the river were used to make corrals.

The old line shack is now the residence of the many Pack Rats in the area.