Vortex, schmortex
The Oregon Vortex, featured on various national TV shows, was a waste of time and money, IMHO. Animals avoid the area, Indians dubbed it Forbidden Ground, trees lean toward magnetic north, people shrink and grow, balls roll uphill, brooms stand on end, mice tap-dance. Yada yada. Well, they don't claim the thing about the mice. But it's all an elaborate illusion. Video cameras are verboten, although hubby did use his digital camera to record the uphill rolling of the ball. Unfortunately no secrets were revealed.What's bothersome is the price they charge ($7 per person) and the fact that even though you KNOW it's all fake, you can't figure out how it's done. And although it's a "half hour tour", it took a good 2 hours from our day (driving there, waiting for a group, "guided" tour, post-tour "picture show"). So, better just to skip it and spend more time in Crater Lake or the...


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