Friday, July 17, 2015

Oregon: The Hole in the Wall Slide


A slide in 1984 formed a dam across the Powder River east of Baker City and buried a stretch of Highway 86. There had been days of heavy rain and perhaps minor earth tremors. I couldn't help but compare this slide to the Oso slide in Washington. While this one isolated hundreds of local residents, the Oso slide was deadly.

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