THE CORNUCOPIA PROJECT | Oregon Documentary | Exploring the Secret History of Northeastern Oregon

Presenting Louis and Keegan Adventure #1: The Cornucopia Project.
In this, our first adventure to be brought to film, Louis Bengtson and Keegan Van Hook explore Northeastern Oregon's Wallowa Mountains, specifically to learn about the ghost town of Cornucopia. We also pay a visit to the town of Halfway, as well as many of Oregon's most beautiful natural locations. Along the way, we learn about the history and secrets of the region, all while having a fantastic experience. Come along!
This movie marks the continuance of the "Keegan and Louis Adventures" blog which ran for a couple years. We begin again at number 1.
Corrections:
00:51:50 - When introducing Halfway, I say that it was platted in 1807. It was actually 1907. I misspoke.

Пікірлер: 42

  • @blarg324
    @blarg3245 жыл бұрын

    The best way I can describe your content is it’s vlogging with a documentary format

  • @UsAsWeAre

    @UsAsWeAre

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, I like that haha.

  • @leeseaton8935
    @leeseaton89356 ай бұрын

    Great - going there this summer!

  • @janhaga63
    @janhaga634 жыл бұрын

    As much as I have been criticizing, I have been enjoying your documentary. You have done a fairly good job of documenting my home

  • @UsAsWeAre

    @UsAsWeAre

    4 жыл бұрын

    jan haga thanks! You certainly aren’t the first to catch my bad pronunciations or certain words and place-names. I’m from western Oregon, and had never really traveled or even looked into the landscape of your corner of the state before heading out there on this journey of raw exploration. While the pronunciation of Wallowa you are referring to is the correct, I hear it both ways quite often... unfortunately I chose the less correct way. I did not know that about the boat, either! That’s really cool and I’m glad it’s like that. I highly appreciate you for watching all the way through the film, and I encourage you to check out some of our more recent stuff- this was early in my learning of this art form, and I made a lot of mistakes which I have worked to avoid in my newer work. Cheers!

  • @Megakoolguy357
    @Megakoolguy3575 жыл бұрын

    I see this coming out right now. I promise I'll watch it later. Too late tonight, tho. Barely into the video and I just wanna tell you something: next time on a motorcycle. After finishing the movie: 10/10 would recommend again. Good job, keegan

  • @janefinley-english1051
    @janefinley-english1051 Жыл бұрын

    I loved this documentary! Very real & authentic. 👍🏽

  • @ainsleyvanhook2626
    @ainsleyvanhook26265 жыл бұрын

    Finds put dog is deaf Next clip: calls to dog like it can hear lol

  • @confusedowl297
    @confusedowl2973 жыл бұрын

    This is a really neat style of documentary! I can tell that a lot of time and effort went into it! I hope to make a trip out to NE Oregon someday, since it's really the only part of the state I haven't been to.

  • @melindablegen5615
    @melindablegen5615 Жыл бұрын

    I love you guys. You are true and authentic...please stay that way.

  • @royglassow402
    @royglassow4023 жыл бұрын

    At 18:50 were you two drinking water from pine creek? You are aware there was very large lode mines upstream?

  • @maxwellwoodhouse2908

    @maxwellwoodhouse2908

    2 жыл бұрын

    uh oh does that mean mineral dissolved into the water

  • @royglassow402

    @royglassow402

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@maxwellwoodhouse2908 Most likely... there were some major problems up there because the tailings piles were leaching heavy metals in extreme levels. They also used tailings for the playgound at the elementary school there at Halfway, had to tear it all up and truck it out. Are you familiar with the area? Are you from Baker?

  • @royglassow402

    @royglassow402

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@maxwellwoodhouse2908 I guess when you have major resource extraction sometimes there is gonna be some consequences. There is/was someghing like 36 miles of tunnel up there, I have stood on the waste rock pile from the Union Companion adit and the Coulter millsite tailings. It is massive, and there is a lot of heavy metals oxidizing when they are exposed to the elements. But what are your thoughts? I am not a geologist or a hydrologist.. I'm just a dumb farmer

  • @maxwellwoodhouse2908

    @maxwellwoodhouse2908

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@royglassow402 Well im just some kid from Corvallis, I have a interest in mining, I would definitly say that lead does disolve into water, thats why we arent supposed to use lead pipes anymore. I think whenever they flush the system or do repairs it kicks up all the lead and can cause surges in concentration. Metals can be nastey stuff, when they connect with oxygen and other things, I think aluminum oxide cause Alzheimer's.

  • @janhaga63
    @janhaga634 жыл бұрын

    That rowboat has been there for a long time it is there for people who don’t bring their own, as long as you don’t steal it you are just fine

  • @STS-Dreamer
    @STS-Dreamer5 жыл бұрын

    wow this deserves 100k views. Great video my guy, keep doing this stuff you are very talented.

  • @UsAsWeAre

    @UsAsWeAre

    5 жыл бұрын

    This is very flattering feedback! Thank you so much, it means a lot. There is more like this in the works, so stay tuned!

  • @janhaga63
    @janhaga634 жыл бұрын

    Generally they move before you get close enough to touch them with your car if you just creep up towards them

  • @janhaga63
    @janhaga634 жыл бұрын

    Oh no they shot food

  • @tomfrantz
    @tomfrantz3 жыл бұрын

    Sailor Boy Media is doing a great job. Great work guys.

  • @adr127
    @adr1274 жыл бұрын

    @46:00 it was a hotel

  • @phillipjacobson4457
    @phillipjacobson44573 жыл бұрын

    I went here on july 4 2021 everything was private property no trespassing .

  • @johnwebb4869

    @johnwebb4869

    Жыл бұрын

    you are correct - thank you for respecting the residents- you must pay attention to private property but yet much to explore as there is a US forest service trailhead here.

  • @appaloosa6626
    @appaloosa66263 жыл бұрын

    If you're gonna do a documentary....ask the locals how the hell you pronounce names....ie "Wallowa"

  • @UsAsWeAre

    @UsAsWeAre

    3 жыл бұрын

    My incorrect Portlander pronunciation of place names on this adventure is my biggest regret from this video. I've since A) learned better research strategy from school, and B) bought a copy of "Oregon Geographic Names" which includes how to pronounce them. As you can imagine, this is the biggest criticism we get on this movie, making it a mistake I never want to repeat. Big F. I appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment regardless!

  • @janhaga63
    @janhaga634 жыл бұрын

    No matter how much you rinse that jar you have some vinegar left in it

  • @janhaga63
    @janhaga634 жыл бұрын

    Well you almost showed my house

  • @janhaga63
    @janhaga634 жыл бұрын

    First off you do NOT pronounce the u in cornucopia it’s an I sound, wallowa sounds like cowa

  • @janhaga63
    @janhaga634 жыл бұрын

    You just nudge them with the car they move

  • @bethbartlett5692
    @bethbartlett56923 жыл бұрын

    The House you find @ appx 19:00: 1. Notceably absent in Dust. 2. What the Neck was in the Bathroom? 3. Neat Pine Ceiling.

  • @bradbennett918
    @bradbennett91810 ай бұрын

    1808? How about 19 08.

  • @janhaga63
    @janhaga634 жыл бұрын

    So far I’m only 12 minutes in and you were horribly misrepresenting the area, however I see you have finally gotten to something and you can’t possibly mess this up

  • @bethbartlett5692
    @bethbartlett56923 жыл бұрын

    What an unique viedo find. What a beautiful, Modern Minded State - Oregon. 🐾 (Where I would be certain to find "My Tribe") 💫 💫 Quantum Physics answers so many Human Questions about ourselves and our Universe. *Thought 8s required prior to any 3D manifestation, ...* *"Therefore: The Bang came 2nd!"* (the Universal Law of Attraction) I admire the Dual Brain Thinking Individuals that become Physicists. I sort have a Crush on one (a lol joke at my mature venue.) ...Dr John Hagalan. Recommend his presentation on *"the Unified Field Theory"* I am interested in some tracks to the Dessert Region around the S//W and particularly Nevada to research and record Ancient Hieroglyphs and areas of settlements. The artifacts that don't fit and dates that scare Mainstream - emerging truths are ready for Higher Minded realizing ... Best Wellbeing ... PS: Only City Boys of 20th Century > bother to put on swim trunks when Male only in Nature. 😉 Reminds me of teaching my son at Age 6, he was in a City (Las Vegas, NV - miss that state) and it was not in Tennessee. Must pp inside the House. 😘

  • @janhaga63
    @janhaga634 жыл бұрын

    you are not in the desert

  • @bethbartlett5692

    @bethbartlett5692

    3 жыл бұрын

    High Desert

  • @stevenblackthorne4790
    @stevenblackthorne4790 Жыл бұрын

    It's dismaying that you did not look into how to pronounce "Wallowa" before making a video about the area, and mispronouncing the word multiple times. You were there, and presumably heard the locals say it. If not, you could have easily asked for their friendly guidance.

  • @janhaga63
    @janhaga634 жыл бұрын

    You can’t pronounce a word in Oregon yet you say you are from here

  • @cindypryor6214
    @cindypryor62143 жыл бұрын

    Very well done. However next time you do a documentary type production, PLEASE for the love of everything holy, speak to the local folks and listen when they pronounce Wallowa and other words from their little corner of the world! You butchered it the entire time……SMH

  • @UsAsWeAre

    @UsAsWeAre

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, looking back on this one, I cringe at my pronunciation. Early work. I live and learn.