Oregon Vortex

Another roadside attraction that we visited in southern Oregon was the Oregon Vortex.

To quote from their website:

The Oregon Vortex is a glimpse of a strange world where the improbable is the commonplace and everyday physical facts are reversed. It is an area of naturally occurring visual and perceptual phenomena, which can be captured on film. No matter your education or profession you will find a challenge to all your accepted theories.

The Oregon Vortex entrance:

Oregon Vortex entrance

Entrance and gift shop:

Entrance and gift store

Info signs:

Info signs

Info sign

The main gimmick of this place is that things appear to have different heights depending on where you stand. We had a guide to ourselves, who got us to stand against poles, then reverse positions, and it appeared our heights changed. Certainly not evident in the pictures, but while there, it did kinda feel like it, either through the power of suggestion, sloping backgrounds, or other magic:

Jenn and David

David and Jenn

A feature of the place is the “House of Mystery”; a 1904 gold assay office that slid off its foundation:

House of Mystery

House of Mystery

House of Mystery

Within it, there is just one small level platform, as demonstrated by our guide:

Level platform

Jenn on the platform:

Jenn on platform

Behind the house, another level platform:

Level platform

Another demonstration was a board between our guide and Jenn, where they swapped places again, and felt a height change, though again the camera shows it was an illusion:

Board between guide and Jenn

Board between Jenn and guide

Another demo, with me and Jenn swapping places:

David and Jenn

Jenn and David

The gift shop:

Gift store

Gift store

Gift store

It was an interesting place to visit, and an iconic Oregon attraction.

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