Travels with the Original Easyrider®
2021 Edition

Season Finale ride to the Ghost Town of
Bickleton, Washington
To visit Ada Ruth Whitmore at the
Whoop-n-Holler Ranch

Bonus images of a look inside the barn at the
Whoop-n-Holler Museum

Plus family tree portraits of the
Whitmore and Rasmusson clan

And pictures of Mary Cole, the namesake of Marcola, Oregon

Followed by lunch at the Bluebird Inn
For a yummy 2x2 cheeseburger

Due to her advancing years this could well be my last
opportunity to visit with Ada Ruth Whitmore. Although...
while I was only 6 months old when she married she still
has far more vim and vigor than I do. She could well outlive me!
Nevertheless, regardless of whoever exits the stage first I figure
it's best to make every remaining opportunity to visit count.

September 9, 2021

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This is an annual ride for me. Often, if the weather is good, more than once a year.
Been coming out here since around 2005 or so. But didn't have a web site or a decent
camera back then. The Bluebird saloon [re]opened in ~ 2006. Before that, the town was
just a whistle stop. Had lunch in Goldendale back then.

Pictures taken on Bickleton area rides in 2006.
The Spring 2010 ride to Bickleton is posted HERE.
The Spring 2011 ride to Bickleton is posted HERE.
The Spring 2012 ride to Bickleton is posted HERE.
The Spring 2013 ride to Bickleton is posted HERE.
The 2013 ride to the Bickleton car show is posted HERE.
The Spring 2014 ride to Bickleton is posted HERE.
The Summer 2014 ride to Bickleton is posted HERE.
The Fall 2014 ride to Bickleton is posted HERE.
The Spring 2015 ride to Bickleton is posted HERE.
The Summer 2015 ride to Bickleton is posted HERE.
The 2015 season finale ride to Bickleton is posted HERE.
The 2016 season opener ride to Bickleton is posted HERE
The 2017 season opener ride to Bickleton is posted HERE
The 2017 Summer ride to Bickleton is posted HERE
The 2017 Fall ride to Bickleton is posted HERE
The 2018 season opener ride to Bickleton is posted HERE
The 2018 end of Summer ride to Bickleton is posted HERE
The 2018 Season Finale ride to Bickleton is posted HERE
The 2019 Season Opener ride to Bickleton is posted HERE
The 2019 Season Finale ride to Bickleton is posted HERE
The 2020 season Finale ride to Bickleton is posted HERE
The 2021 season Finale ride to Bickleton is posted HERE

The Summer 2014 rides to Cleveland are posted HERE and HERE.

The 2014 visit to the Bickleton Whoop-n-Holler Ranch Museum is posted HERE.
The 2015 visit to the Bickleton Whoop-n-Holler Ranch Museum is posted HERE.
The 2016 visit to the Bickleton Whoop-n-Holler Ranch Museum is posted HERE.
The 2017 Spring visit to the Bickleton Whoop-n-Holler Ranch Museum is posted HERE.
The 2017 Fall visit to the Bickleton Whoop-n-Holler Ranch Museum is posted HERE,
The 2018 Fall visit to the Bickleton Whoop-n-Holler Ranch Museum is posted HERE,
The 2019 Fall visit to the Bickleton Whoop-n-Holler Ranch Museum is posted HERE.
The 2021 Fall visit to the Bickleton Whoop-n-Holler Ranch Museum is posted HERE.

I was out to the Bickleton Methodist Cemetery in 2017

I was out to the Bickleton IOOF Cemetery in 2017

Pictures of the Boot Hill cemetery in Cleveland, Washington are posted HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE

Pictures of my 2014 stop in Roosevelt, Washington
Pictures of my Spring 2015 stop in Roosevelt, Washington
Pictures of my Fall 2015 stop in Roosevelt, Washington
Pictures of my 2014 stop in Blockhouse, Washington
Pictures of my 2015 stop in Blockhouse, Washington
Pictures of my 2015 stop in Maryhill, Washington
Pictures of my 2016 stop in Maryhill, Washington
Pictures of my 2017 stop in Maryhill, Washington
Pictures of my 2020 stop in Maryhill, Washington
Pictures of my 2021 stop in Maryhill, Washington

Pictures of my 2015 stop in the Ghost Community of Dot, Washington
Pictures of my 2017 stop in Dot, Washington


Here is some updated information about the Bickleton area:
The Methodist Cemetery is just East of Bickleton.
The IOOF Cemetery is on top of the hill above Bickleton to the north on a paved road.
The school at the Whoop n Holler museum was originally located 1/4 mile NW of
the intersection of East Road and Matsen Road. In Fairview.



These images were taken with my Nikon D810 and Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 Planar T*
manual focus lens.



I always enjoy visiting with Ada Ruth Whitmore. She is a wealth of
information about the early years of Bickleton and the nearby communities
of Dot and Cleveland, Washington. I wish my memory was better. There is
just so much information thrown out there on each visit that there's no
way to accurately remember it all. Maybe Ada Ruth will see and comment on
the images I've posted here to add more background information for our
visitors.























This 1958 Edsel is pretty unique with it's "touch and go" shift
buttons on the steering wheel. Note the space age dashboard and
speedometer. This car last saw the roads in around 1975.



















Lawrence paid $40 for this 1930 Chevrolet in 1950. He bought it from
Jay Eshelman in Sunnyside, WA. He then took it to Sherrell Chevrolet
in Arlington, Oregon for minor repairs and a paint job. With the
ferry running from Roosevelt to Arlington, Oregon was a lot closer to
Bickleton than it is now.

This car is still in great shape and has been used in local parades.







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