Zane Grey was a famous American author of books such as Riders of the Purple Sage. Prior to reading this book I reread another Zane Grey novel and then picked this one. Zane Grey's cabin on the Rogue River has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Novelist Zane Grey felt the draw of the area as well-he wrote many of his books in a cabin which still stands at the Rogue’s riverside. Go Rafting with A Commercial Outfitter in Oregon Northwest Rafting Company is an award-winning group of professional, well-trained guides that lead people down the most beautiful rivers in the world. Now I'm really hooked. Several stops on the trail today: Up the Mule Creek canyon, toured the Rogue River Ranch (restored in 2016), jumped off cliffs into the swimming hole, visited the Zane Grey cabin and saw a bear before heading on to the Paradise Bar Lodge where Dan and Ben served a great lunch of sandwiches on homemade bread from the Marial Lodge, chips and cookies. (GRANTS PASS, Ore.) - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Grants Pass Field Office, is pleased to announce that the historic Zane Grey Cabin at Winkle Bar has been officially designated for preservation under the National Register of Historic Places. Learn more about our guided Rogue River Trail Trips. I could easily see them in my mind's eye. He returned to the Rogue throughout the 1920s, turning his 1925 drift-boat expedition down the length of the lower Rogue into a chapter of his Tales of Fresh Water Fishing (1928). Read about some of the wild endeavors of the river canyon’s former occupants in the Rogue River … 2. Inveterate angler Zane Grey, writer of highly popular Western fiction, first visited Oregon in 1919 to fish the waters of the Rogue River and Crater Lake. Rogue River boat at zane grey cabin (LJ) - panoramio.jpg 935 × 1,458; 344 KB Rogue River Bridge (Jackson County, Oregon scenic images) (jacDA0043c).jpg 488 × 324; 29 KB (previous page) ( next page ) The Rogue River trail is notable for its rich history which is manifested in the three National Historic Sites along its path: Whisky Creek, Zane Grey Cabin and Rogue River Ranch. The descriptions of the Rogue River as the characters drifted down it to the ocean are fantastic. Zane Grey Cabin – Stop in and have lunch at this unique historical site.
I've rediscovered Zane Grey and fallen in love all over again.