Joseph

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003399" TEXT="#080000" background="040c8c00erkjxk.jpg"> <div> <B>"From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever."</B></div> <div> <B>Chief Joseph</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#0066CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#99CCFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Small Town Oregon</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFF99" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>  |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Small Town Oregon"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Adams"><U>Adams</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id92.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Athena"><U>Athena</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id120.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Echo"><U>Echo</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id143.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Helix"><U>Helix</U></A> 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Joseph is Imnaha, Wallowa lake and the fabulous Wallowa mountains and wilderness area.  You do, however, go through several nice little towns getting there.  The three hour drive northeast from La Grande takes you through Imbler, Elgin, Wallowa, Lostine, and Enterprise.  It is quite a drive if you like little towns. </div> <div>      This area is filled with enough Native American lore and history to make one weep and wonder at the same time.  The story of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce tribe unfolded here.  If you care about the roots of America at all you will want to come to feel the sense of history firsthand.  I never learned this sort of stuff in history class.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://maps.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qscr=mmvw&msds=D0F7F772$E4$FE$36w$F0$FC$36w94!L060Joseph20OR!60!4$FF000!8$FF!60$8A$A1I.$2D$ADF$40$98q$AE$BC$FFN$5D$C0$190001000$C2400$91$F1$10!60$14000!4$FF00$8E$E3$38$8E$E3$38$36$C0!6$AA$30$4011" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://maps.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qs"><U>Area Map   </U></A>     <A HREF="http://maps.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qscr=mmvw&msds=62A3DDCB$E4$FE$36w$F0$FC$36w94!L060Joseph20OR!60!4$FF000!8$FF!60$8A$A1I.$2D$ADF$40$98q$AE$BC$FFN$5D$C060001000$C2400$91$F1$10!60$14000!4$FF!50X$7F$D3$8D$3E000$84$9F$5E$96$3E11" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://maps.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qs"><U>Street Map</U></A>    <A HREF="http://maps.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qscr=mmvw&msds=98BFFDF9$E4$FE$36w$F0$FC$36w94!L060Joseph20OR!60!4$FF000!8$FF!60$8A$A1I.$2D$ADF$40$98q$AE$BC$FFN$5D$C0$0C0001000$C2400$91$F1$10!60$14000!4$FF!G0$30$C011" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://maps.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qs"><U> Map of Wallowa Lake</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1cb6cd10.jpg" border=0 width="620" height="465" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Joseph has superb outdoor bronzes including this "ready-to-strike" cougar, looking across Main street to the Outlaw Cafe. </div> <div> <IMG SRC="21e58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> This big boy looks like he should be on Wall Street, but here he is on the Main street of Joseph.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="22058c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> What dazzling in-flight eagle bronze!  Be sure to compare this to the giant Lorenzo Giglieri eagle at the Seven Feather casino in <A HREF="id72.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Canyonville"><U>Canyonville</U></A>.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="22258c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> This splendid elk is on top of the porch at the Wildlife Museum so he looks a little small.  Trust me he is FULL size!</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="22458c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Joseph seems a long way from the ocean for salmon and steelhead, but here they are gracing main street.  Not more than ten miles away is the fish trapping station of Sheep creek where salmon and steelhead eggs are collected for the hatchery program.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="22658c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> This Indian pony is on the run!  Perhaps he senses the White Man approaching.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="22858c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Much of the bronze work produced in Joseph is finished with color instead of leaving the bronze natural.  The foundries have a wide range of colors the artist can use.  This beautiful lady striding into the spring breeze off the Wallowa snowfields is a classic example.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="22a58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> This is the David Manuel bronze "Promised Land" with the Manuel museum in the background.  Manuel has since moved his museum and foundry to Hot Lake just outside of LaGrande.  All kinds of artists work in Joseph.  Manuel has found considerable success with sentimental themes which while profitable have not endeared him to the art community as a whole.  This work is a classic example.  The boy holds a bible, the lady holds a doll, presumably belonging to a lost daughter, and the man with his weapons points out the "promised land".  </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="22c58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Here we see an Indian scout and his pony finished with touches of color.  Most of the pieces is left natural. </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="22e58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> This is "Rolling Thunder" by David Manuel.  Manuel's version of Chief Joseph is full profile, draped in a buffalo skin robe lined with a U.S. Army blanket.  The ever-present Wallowa mountain breeze blows the robe back just enough for us to see the army markings on the blanket.  I have a small version of this piece and while it has been a good investment it fails to draw the eye on a continuing basis.  I am not related to David Manuel, but he has part of my money!</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="23058c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The gray wolf is re-occupying some of it historical range in Hells Canyon, having crossed the Snake river from Idaho.  Here on the Main street of Joseph they run lightly across the landscape even though their weight is substantial.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width=150 BGCOLOR="#0066CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> ". . . don't plant your beans until the snow is off the huckleberry."</div> </td> </tr></table></body>