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The Okanogan Highlands: The Ghost Town of Bodie, Washington, Toroda Creek, Okanogan Highlands
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The Ghost Town of Bodie, Washington, Toroda Creek, Okanogan Highlands. Here’s what the Bodi ghost-town looks like now, eight buildings still standing (10 if you count the two outhouses). But there is a bit of a story of this abandoned townsite and this local area of history rich. Okanogan County. Here’s how I’ve heard it…. The ghost town of Bodie is located in scenic Toroda Creek drainage at the mouth of Bodie Creek in the far northeastern corner of Okanogan County near the Ferry County line. The tow...
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The Okanogan Highlands: Climate and Weather of the Okanogan Highlands
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Climate and Weather of the Okanogan Highlands. Big White Summit - Beaverdell Range, Okanagan Highlands. When considering the climate of the Okanogan Highlands it’s important to note the topographic features of the. As well as the regional features. Is between latitude, 46° to 49° north. East of the Cascades throughout the Pacific NW the climate possesses both marine and continental characteristics. Considering its northerly location of this area it’s climate is relatively mild. Ranges of mountains in the...
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The Okanogan Highlands: Geographic Area
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Friday, November 9, 2012. Set between the Rocky Mountains to the east and the Cascade Mountains to the west the Okanogan Highlands is not only a geographic area but a geologic region of the inland Pacific Northwest. This area encompasses portions of southern. The expanse of the area lay east of the. A spur of the. And stretches west just beyond the boundary of. State line into the western edge of the. This mountainous terrain takes in portions of the. To the north. The stateside mountains include the.
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The Okanogan Highlands: Okanogan Highlands - the inter-mix / People, Places and Things
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Okanogan Highlands - the inter-mix / People, Places and Things. The inter-mix of people, places and things is not about specific people, although a few historic characters are mentioned throughout this blog. The inter-mix referred to here is the affect of people on the landscape, things in the natural world. Silent. Silent that is except for it's fading colors, the whisper of the wind through the fir tree growing growing along it's fender and the sound of snow falling on it's metal hulk. For half a mile ...
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The Okanogan Highlands: Parts of recent history - Okanogan Highlands
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Parts of recent history - Okanogan Highlands. There are many aspect of history in the area, depending on the researcher's point of view. Early explorers, Native Americans, the homesteaders, prospectors, and more. It is my intent to touch on much of it in this portion of the blog. Lets start with a well known, man-made landmark - The Ansorage Hotel. Curlew's Ansorage Hotel Museum. Composite images from the Ansorage Hotel Museum, below, speak for themselves (click on image for larger view). For more info a...
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The Okanogan Highlands: Flora of the Okanogan Highlands
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Flora of the Okanogan Highlands. While there is a vast plant community within the ecological structure of the varied landscapes of the. Okanogan Highlands the trees of the area may be considered the primary members of the flora. This is a list of the species of tree found here:. Douglas fir (pseudotsuga menziesii). Ponderosa pine (pinus ponderosa). Western larch (larix occidentalis). Englemann spruce (picea englemanni). Quaking aspen (populus tremuloides). Black cottonwood (populus trichocarpa). It is th...
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The Okanogan Highlands: Wildlife of the Okanogan Highlands
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Wildlife of the Okanogan Highlands. There are over 44 mammals within the fauna inhabiting the Okanogan Highlands. A comprehensive list of those mammals from the U. S. Forest Service is located at the bottom of this page. Here are some of the wildlife images, including non-mammalian I've managed to capture in this diverse habitat area. Recently had a friend tell me, “They were big! Really big.”. A search on the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) web-site states,. While wildlife officials re...
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The Okanogan Highlands: Landscapes of the Okanogan Highlands
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Landscapes of the Okanogan Highlands. From arid flatlands receiving less than 10 inches of rain annually to steep, mossy forested creeks of gnarly cedar and heavy spruce trees, this sprawling landscape is made up of mountainous geography. Elevations rise from just under 1,000 to over 8,000 vertical feet above sea level. The big landscape features of the Okanogan Highlands are. Big White Mountain, 7,595' is the highest summit of the. Little White Mountain,. Bonaparte at 7,257'. Is the highest summit in the.
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The Okanogan Highlands: Columbia River - Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake in the Okanogan Highlands
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Columbia River - Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake in the Okanogan Highlands. Columbia River drainage map. Is the fourth-largest water flow by volume in. And the largest river in the. With a source in the Rocky Mountains of. As its source this mighty river has a 1,243 mile run to the. An interesting fact is that the Columbia and the Kootenay start just a mile apart in an area known as Canal Flats. The. BC is located near the confluence of the. And Kootenay rivers, which meet at river mile 770 on the. WA State H...
