The Confluence of the Rogue River and the Illinois River


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The Rogue River (coming from the right) and the Illinois River (coming from the bottom) meet at Agness.  The Rouge runs milky while the Illinois runs clear.  It is quite the meeting of the aquatic minds.

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The Agness emergency air strip can be seen in the exact middle of this photo.  Any pilot who lands there has to content with a mountain and forest at one end of the runway and a tall bridge and power lines just beyond the other end.


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A view from just downstream of where the Illinois and Rogue meet.

STA_5276-STL_5287From the bridge over the Illinois.  The Illinois water was so incredibly clear.

Agness

 

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This is it! Agness! Welcome!  Population: Small!

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The emergency air strip in Agness. A pilot has to be pretty ballsy to land here.

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The road cuts across the middle of the air strip.  They were nice enough to put up a sign or two.

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Caution! Aircraft crossing!


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The post office and last stop on the jet-powered mail boat delivery route.

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The road in and out of Agness.  The only other two ways you can get to Agness involve an airplane or a boat.


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The Agness Store.  There isn’t much to Agness.