About 30 years ago, Peggy and I bought a house on 4 residential lots in Powers, OR. Back then, we had a tenant renting the place but his adherence to schedule when paying the rent was quite poor. I think he spent quite a bit of time in prison. In any event, not getting paid any rent on a rental property was frustrating so we came up with an alternate plan. We donated the temporarily vacant structure to the local volunteer fire department and they turned it into a glorious conflagration.
We took a tax loss on the house but the property has remained vacant since the fire. We have now encountered a possible problem with the property because the City of Powers holds the position that there are no sewer stubs to the property. There were 3 when we bought the place and there were 3 when it burned. Somehow, Powers has lost the stubs in paperwork limbo so we drove up there today to see if we could get it straightened out.
The drive up the road from Myrtle Point (20 miles west of our Remote, OR, campground) to Powers is a bit challenging because the road was poorly constructed and is poorly maintained. To offset the lousy road is the magnificent scenery along the road as it follows the south fork of the Coquille River for 18 miles to Powers. We stopped by the property and the Powers City Hall to address our sewer problem and we finished up pretty quickly. They will (or maybe won’t) get back to us after they have some time for research. We would love to get the sewer working at the land because we could then move our fifth wheel trailer onto our property for extended periods in the summer, despite the crummy access road.
From the city hall we continued up the Coquille for another 20 miles or so upriver to a national forest campground called Daphne Grove. The drive is stunning; the clear waters of the river cascading over rocks on the one side and shady forest with numerous small waterfalls on the other. We gave several vehicles plenty of room to pass us because we were just barely creeping along while enjoying the views. We spotted a big flock of male turkeys putting on gorgeous mating displays near some females that seemed to be ignoring the flashy guys. We spotted some deer and lots of birds, mostly robins and blue jays.
At Daphne Grove we drove through the campground and day use areas before turning around and heading back toward Myrtle Point, sometimes referred to as Myrtle Penis by locals. We stopped in Myrtle Penis for booze and fuel before returning back to our camping spot at the Remote Outpost RV Park in Remote. Remote isn’t really a town; it is mostly a few residences plopped down in the bottom of a spectacular valley. We like it anyway.
We got some scenery pictures and maybe some photos of possible relatives that you can see if you click here