Oregon, Southern

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Salmon Fishing is both popular and productive from the black sands of Oregon's southern beaches, as evidenced by this scene at the Gold Beach Jetty. Surf and rock fishing require no license along the state's 377 miles of public beaches, and the blue waters of the Pacific provide fishermen with breathaking scenery in addition to the prospect of a prize catch. (Oregon State Highway Department Photo 6671).

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Gray Page, Crescent City, Redwoods,Fishing Boats, Surf.

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Gray Page, Diamond Lake, Klamath Lake.

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Highway 99 as it starts its way over the Siskiyous into California, ca 1948.

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Evergreen forests of pine and fir provide a framework for Howard Prairie Reservoir near Ashland in the Cascade Mountains of southern Oregon. Typical of dozens of man-made lakes in Oregon, this one has a recreational area including a public boat dock and excellent water skiing, swimming, sandy beaches and camping areas. (Oregon State Highway Department Photo 7254).

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Klamath lake and river. John Oltman, photographer.

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White water offers a fine angling spot for this fisherman along the North Umpqua River in the Cascade Mountains of southern Oregon. There is fishing to suit a variety of tastes in this evergreen Northwest state. Lakes and streams provide excellent angling for trout and steelhead while the Pacific Ocean offers opportunities for landing salmon, cod, tuna, sea bass and other salt water varieties. (Oregon State Highway Department Photo 7081).

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The Joaquin Miller Chapel in the Oregon Caves is one of the more popular rooms with the tourists on their guided tour through these famous Marble Halls. The stalagmite in this picture is called Washington's Monument. (Oregon State Highway Department Photo LY-4613).

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"The Chapel" is the nickname given this large chamber in the Oregon Caves National Monument southwest of Grants Pass, Oregon. Thousands of visitors annually tour the marble caverns to see such odd geological formations as Paradise Lost, The Chapel, Neptune's Grotto and the Ghost Chamber. (Oregon State Highway Deparment Photo 7275).

Scope and Contents Tours through the Oregon Caves National Monument pass many huge, grotesque features such as the Grand Column which was formed by the gradual merging of a stalactite and stalagmite over the duration of millions of years. The Column has the largest diameter of any such formation in the Cave. The Oregon Caves National Monument is at the 4,000-foot level deep in the Siskiyou Mountains of southwestern Oregon. Located 20 miles east of Cave Junction, it is accessible by paved road, (Oregon State...