Historic Hood River
Oneonta Gorge
10-29-2019
Notes
How is it my records don’t show a single image of the Oneonta Gorge in this photoblog? This Gifford photogravure is a nice way to correct that oversight. I’m not sure why it is spelled “Oneonto” on this print.
L.E.
Well…..according to Wikipedia:
The Oneonta Gorge was first photographed by Carleton Eugene Watkins, a native of Oneonta, New York, who had traveled west during the time of California Gold Rush of 1849. Watkins named the Oneonta Falls after his hometown.
I wonder what geological even created that narrow gap? Just water?
L.E.
That should be “event.”
Maybe Gifford felt it was more of a male falls, thus the “o” ending.
Arlen L Sheldrake
GREAT picture…I am trying to wrap my brain around how difficult it was for the photographer to both get there and take this picture….
starboard
And I believe with glass plate negatives!
L.E.
From Oregon.com:
Geology: Oneonta Creek has cut down through a series of Columbia River Basalt lava layers by following a fault line – a crack in the ground that aligns this gorge as straight as an arrow.
Kyle
A stunning place. The one time we visited it was just before the big Eagle Creek Fire. I wore a full length wetsuit and water shoes, and had a blast. Most of the tourists were wearing tennis shoes and jeans, and looked genuinely unprepared as they scrambled over the big log pile.