Wasco
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Wasco is surprisingly well served by rail, with Amtrak providing six trains per day in each on its Gold Runner service between Oakland/Sacramento via Fresno, and Bakersfield Wasco is a real small town. Do not be fooled by the population that it claims;there is around 8,000 people in the prison and perhaps 1,000 more in other correctional institutions.
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Getting There
Multiple OptionsWasco is surprisingly well served by rail, with Amtrak providing six trains per day in each on its Gold Runner service between Oakland/Sacramento via Fresno, and Bakersfield Wasco is a real small town. Do not be fooled by the population that it claims;there is around 8,000 people in the prison and perhaps 1,000 more in other correctional institutions. You can walk through the whole town excluding the outskirts in little time. Wasco is known for being the city of Roses. In fact if you buy roses in the U.S they probably came from Wasco so take a look around the fields or just pull over and enjoy your surroundings. Visit family that may be behind bars, (worry not visitors the prison is far from the town and is surrounded by spiky roses). There is a dollar tree store. Other than that, your best bet is going down town, which is really just one street....
Getting Around & Staying
Getting Around
Wasco is a real small town. Do not be fooled by the population that it claims;there is around 8,000 people in the prison and perhaps 1,000 more in other correctional institutions. You can walk through the whole town excluding the outskirts in little time. Wasco is known for being the city of Roses. In fact if you buy roses in the U.S they probably came from Wasco so take a look around the fields or just pull over and enjoy your surroundings. Visit family that may be behind bars, (worry not visitors the prison is far from the town and is surrounded by spiky roses). There is a dollar tree store. Other than that, your best bet is going down town, which is really just one street.
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There is a dollar tree store. Other than that, your best bet is going down town, which is really just one street.
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Glimpses of Wasco
A man riding a bike down a dirt road next to a river
A river running through a lush green valley
A sheep standing on top of a lush green hillside
If you love old, abandoned buildings, then plan a road trip through Central Oregon. These relics from the early homestead years are slowly being swallowed up by nature. I love the sun-bleached wood, unique designs, and of course, the history.
I bought a Sony AS73 for video and decided I’d use my 24 mp A73 strictly for photography. And then I started taking pictures with the AS73 and even though it’s half the megapixels…the color is too freakin pretty. This is the ghost town of Shaniko, Oregon. If you love old abandoned junk and buildings, this is the place for you!
Abandoned hotel in ghost town called Shaniko in Wasco County, Oregon.
Awesome little shack...er...half of a shack...in a ghost town called Shaniko in Wasco County, Oregon. I'm too lazy to figure out how to sell my photos so I donate this as a stock photo to the internet. I'm sure it's a good metaphor for something!
A man riding a bike down a dirt road next to a river
A river running through a lush green valley
A sheep standing on top of a lush green hillside
If you love old, abandoned buildings, then plan a road trip through Central Oregon. These relics from the early homestead years are slowly being swallowed up by nature. I love the sun-bleached wood, unique designs, and of course, the history.
I bought a Sony AS73 for video and decided I’d use my 24 mp A73 strictly for photography. And then I started taking pictures with the AS73 and even though it’s half the megapixels…the color is too freakin pretty. This is the ghost town of Shaniko, Oregon. If you love old abandoned junk and buildings, this is the place for you!
Abandoned hotel in ghost town called Shaniko in Wasco County, Oregon.