Yet Another 1930’s Cabin Style Motel.

… (Opening of Chapter 29.) “ In the process of taking stuff out of the saddlebags and cramming it back ever since Bozeman, and doing the same with the backpacks, we’ve acquired some exceptionally beat-up gear. … What a mess. In my shirt-pocket notebook I write down: "Buy tackle box for squeezed stuff" and then add "Do laundry." Then, "Buy toenail scissors, sunburn cream, ignition grease, chain guard, toilet paper." This is a lot of things to do before checkout time, so I wake up Chris and tell him to get up. We have to do the laundry.” (Cont. Next)

North 6th Street, Business District, Grants Pass, OR.

Landscape Terrain Conclusion Re the Town Name: “Grants Pass”. ..
….The fact that “Pass” was included in the Town Name, likely refers to the fact that the Rogue River affords easier East–West passage through these rather rugged mountains. And both the Interstate I-5 and The Rogue River Highway (Oregon Rt-99) being “jammed tight” into the canyon of this river, together attest that this is indeed is “A Pass”.

… This Satellite View Shows BOTH The Interstate I-5 and the major Rogue River Highway (Oregon Rt 99), Twisting WITH The Rogue River, “Through The Pass”!! … You can see the names of Grants Pass, OR at left & Medford, OR lower Right. .

More Information About The Town & Area Of Grants Pass, OR.
….The Rogue River in the U.S. state of Oregon begins at Boundary Springs on the border between Klamath and Douglas counties near the northern edge of Crater Lake National Park. The Rogue River flows generally west for 215 miles (346 km) from the Cascade Range, through the “Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest”, and [then through] the Klamath Mountains to the Pacific Ocean at Gold Beach. Excerpt From Wikipedia. More Information Click Here.

Historical Information About The Town & Area Of Grants Pass, OR.
…In the late 1840s, settlers (mostly American) following the Applegate Trail began traveling through the area on their way to the Willamette Valley. The city [in their literature] states, that the name was selected to honor General Ulysses S. Grant's success at Vicksburg.
…The Willamette Valley is a rich farming area that is reached by traveling from Grants Pass. OR, 140 miles North to Eugene, OR, where the Valley continues all the way to Portland. OR.
…Excerpt From Wikipedia. More Information Click Here.
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