Timber

When my Dad was a teenager, he went on a 'gypsy tour' with a group organized by the local YMCA. On an old school bus, they toured through the west, stopping at national parks and any other, majestic wonders. Whenever available, Dad would buy a postcard, date it, and send it to himself. I loved looking through all these postcards when I was a kid, trying to imagine those far away places. One of my favorite cards was from Oregon. It was a photo of a log truck, with one log loaded on it. One log that filled the whole truck bed. I would be appalled to actually see that now.

Along the Tracks

A nice tree-lined walkway along the tracks. These are behind the Amtrak station on 12th street. Tokyo University is just to the left across the tracks..

Amtrak Rail

Salem's only passenger railroad runs along 12th street.