It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition,
and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge.
Twilight Zone Opening Monologue, Season One
- Find the John Day Picture Gorge Pictographs
- Explore the Painted Hills, one of the seven Wonders of Oregon
- Look for UFOs as we pass through Redmond
- Enjoy the scenery and ...
- A good conspiracy theory sci-fi audiobook as we return home
The sun was just coming up as we came to the place where the road
winds dramatically through Picture Gorge.
winds dramatically through Picture Gorge.
The friendly owner of the Fish House Inn told us the secret to viewing these pictographs.
Then we popped in the audiobook we started the day before:
The Men Who Stare at Goats.
The book is not the same as the movie, my husband informed me.
It's a fascinating account of the military's exploration of psychic powers. Plenty weird enough to fit in our Twilight Zone adventure.
It was all new to me, except the part about Art Bell back in the 90s.
Art Bell's radio program "Coast to Coast" kept my husband awake during his graveyard shift back then, and he became one of Art's favorite faxers. We know this because we went to his book signing in Portland, and Art signed one of my husband's faxes to: "My Favorite Faxer".
We were so caught up in the audiobook that we almost missed the tree.
"STOP!" I yelled. "Turn back!"
"What? Why?" my husband asked. Did I just see what I thought I saw?
"What? Why?" my husband asked. Did I just see what I thought I saw?
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Yes. Milepost 88 , US Highway 26
So on through Redmond.
Back in 1959 there was a famous UFO sighting, and as late as this August there have been more sightings near Redmond.
My own Mother, who was not a frivolous person, insisted she saw one once.
Sadly, we failed to find any UFOs.
But we did encounter these cheerful aliens.
Happy Trails!
(Click "Older Posts" to see the previous Staycation: Time Travel to the 1920s)
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