A Little Bit of Quirky

Hi all! We decided to visit a little quirky spot called

A vortex is simply a whirlpool of activity. Here, it is weirdness that defies physics. Mr. Lisster tried to figure it out for over 47 years and died trying. There are many optical illusions here, where people appear to be taller when they are shorter and vice versa. But it all comes out on the level (they have levels here to make sure)!

So you start with magnetic north. They explain to you that when you are standing downhill and you look uphill, things appear taller; but the opposite happens at the vortex. When you come here, it seems that you expect a gaping hole and swirling lights. The center of the vortex is this:

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it's a tree stump. No, it's not hiding elves or aliens. There is also the famous "Crooked House."

When you step inside, you have to hold onto the rails, because it's a "lean-to." Or in this case, a "lean-in." (bwahahahhaha). But there are strange things that happen in here, too. This gentleman is standing on the only level place in the house. And the broom is plumb with him, too.

Notice the guide has to lean to keep her footing

There was also an experiment with a bottle. You rolled it down the plank, but guess what? It came back! The joke was it was a "returnable bottle." She did it with a golf ball, too, but alas, no video was allowed; it doesn't show well with a still photo.

another picture of the house

It used to be the assayer's cottage for the gold mining

And this guy apparently didn't see the sign:  NO PETS! Please, guys, let's keep the pets at home. They have no clue about sightseeing, so don't bring them. That's just my 2 cents' worth.

So that was our experience at the Vortex. This is our last day here. We head further up Oregon toward Tillamook for another week to check out Cheese Country. Some other cool things we saw and did

Table Rock

Mt McKinley

Cloud Angels

Our anniversary present

We had a lot of fun here; met some other Airstreamers; in fact, they stayed across the street and one site down, so it was a classy joint! Had some rain, but it went away later in the day. Great park, great area. Y'all come back! 😉