tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764184128441874614.post6608698435682873179..comments2024-03-07T07:07:26.232-08:00Comments on Garden of Discovery: Oregon Grape Harvest Time Is Here!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05761905183383934350noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764184128441874614.post-23965610072508987292014-12-06T20:52:45.822-08:002014-12-06T20:52:45.822-08:00Wally passed on a few years ago (it was peaceful b...Wally passed on a few years ago (it was peaceful but sudden), he kept the dam dug out and clean up to the day he died. he even kept fish in it (trout) which he fed every day though the dam was no longer open to the public. the dam has since fallen into disrepair and does not look as though it can be filled safely again (the mud that made up the walkway across the dam has fallen downstream. but the land is still as beautiful as ever. the path you talked about is still there and also still there (last i checked) its been a year or so.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122576863918089725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764184128441874614.post-28952923015354924802014-08-21T10:22:08.359-07:002014-08-21T10:22:08.359-07:00I was aware it was owned by them. Wally was our n...I was aware it was owned by them. Wally was our neighbor when i was in high school. So many great memories from that place. I know it wasn't in good shape last time I walked down to see it. Thanks for the update.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761905183383934350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764184128441874614.post-69357437848244831352014-08-14T22:13:25.365-07:002014-08-14T22:13:25.365-07:00Wally's Dam no longer exists, it was drained a...Wally's Dam no longer exists, it was drained and abandoned in the late 70's or early 80's. I walked down to the swiming hole in the early 80's and it was overgrown with vegetation. The wooden boardwalk was dangerous to walk on (rotting away). Wally's Dam is on private land owned by the Hubbard family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764184128441874614.post-2919880540192907762014-06-09T09:15:41.607-07:002014-06-09T09:15:41.607-07:00Omg.......I remember going to wallys dam as a kid ...Omg.......I remember going to wallys dam as a kid with my big brother. Is it still around ? Please tell me how to get there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764184128441874614.post-32571383133984672912011-08-22T21:12:27.804-07:002011-08-22T21:12:27.804-07:00Dragon_dreams, I did not see any of the grubs in t...Dragon_dreams, I did not see any of the grubs in the ones I harvested this year...thankfully.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761905183383934350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764184128441874614.post-71291029600406095232011-08-22T13:48:38.223-07:002011-08-22T13:48:38.223-07:00I made this for the first time this year. (Yummy!)...I made this for the first time this year. (Yummy!) But while I was cleaning the berries prior to boiling, there were a lot of little segmented grubs exiting the berries. Did you encounter these?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828903750846804650noreply@blogger.com