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Posted: 20 Sep 2012


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Doherty Slide

Doherty Slide
Lake County, Oregon, USA. On Oregon State Route 140, between Adel and Denio, NV, just north of the Nevada line. The name is reputed to come from the practice of chaining up the wagons' wheels at the top so they couldn't turn, and then just letting them slide. It's still a rather...interesting road in a modern motor vehicle. The scarp the highway is cut into overlooks improbably named Guano Valley.

Smiley Derleth, , , Veterok and 2 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 William Sutherland
 slgwv
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Thanks, everyone!
10 years ago.
 slgwv
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Thanks! _I_ wouldn't want to do it--but the more I read about the teamsters handling those big wagons in the old days the more it seems like an exceedingly skilled--and dangerous!--endeavor.
10 years ago.
 slgwv
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Thanks, everyone!
10 years ago.
 slgwv
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Thanks, all!
10 years ago.
 slgwv
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Heh. Back in the 80s, when my folks were still living in Vegas, we went on a short trip with them down to the Needles area in their motorhome. Somehow we ended up taking the _motorhome_ thru Oatman...it was a bit long for the curves as I recall!
7 years ago.
 Peggy C
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Thank you ..

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7 years ago.
 slgwv
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Glad you liked it!
6 years ago.

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