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Re: Oregon Vortex

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From: Mike Quigley
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 20:21
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In article <1993Jan07.192227.5223@news.mentorg.com> mikelo@cecil.mentorg.com (Mike Lottridge) writes:
>Supposedly, there's some point in Oregon where your ability to judge
>perspective and distance gets distorted (actually, I've noticed this
>after leaving McMenamins on occasion). Does anyone know what the story
>is here, and where this place is?

It's a tourist attraction located outside of Gold Hill (near Grants Pass).
People say it's an optical illusion based upon how the buildings
are constructed. Looked real to me, though!

Mike
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Subject: Re: Oregon Vortex
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