After grabbing four Post Offices on the way up to Washington, on the way home we took photos of seven. This pretty much takes care of all of the possible post offices along US97 in the state. There are only two left, our hometown P.O. and one 70 miles north of us in Chemult. Klamath Falls we can do anytime and we would have done Chemult on the way home as well, but when Donna asked, I said we already had it. Ooops.
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- Dufur – What separates this little town from most of the other small towns in northern Oregon is the Balch Hotel. It was built in 1907 by Charles Balch, a local land owner and businessman. The hotel has changed hands a number of times over the years, but it has remained in continuous use to this day. (07/06/22)
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- Tygh Valley – A small town of about 200 souls that is right off US197. (07/06/22)
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- Madras – When the original name was rejected by the U.S. Postal Service the name “Madras” was adopted, inspired by the cloth fabric of the same name, itself named for the city of Madras (now Chennai) in India. (07/06/22)
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- Culver – This one wasn’t on my handmade list to look for on this trip, but Donna found it on the GPS and it was only a mile or so off US97, so we popped in to take a photo. (07/06/22)
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- Terrebonne – The town is the gateway to Smith Rock State Park that is the birthplace of sport climbing in the United States. The park has nearly 2,000 routes adorning its rock walls. (07/06/22)
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- Remond – A very large building befitting its town’s growing population. Unfortunately they must have run out of money for any kind of signs for identifying the town. (07/02/22)
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- Bend – Middle of the week and midday is a busy time at the main Bend P.O., so much so that we had to wait on a parking spot. Fortunately from the one I got I could capture car and sign in the same photo. (07/06/22)
