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Ben guterson5/22/2023 And what if that family had itself suffered some tragedy, was itself in need of redemption? What if they were grieving, and the building itself played some role in allowing them to heal? I began imagining a loving family, maybe, purchasing the property and then restoring the building. Beneath a snow-cloud sky and surrounded by silence, a strange thought came to me, possibly because the place felt so shrouded in isolation: what if this beautiful building, for some reason, became abandoned? I took that image away with me, kept picturing the tower dilapidated and forlorn-and then, somehow, redeemed. Not a soul was in sight, and the tower itself, a museum now, was closed. Known as Vista House, the gray-skinned and green-capped stone building-constructed as a rest-stop-remains as lovely today as it was when it was dedicated back in 1918.Ĭrown Point draws plenty of sightseers, particularly during the warmer months but on one trek I made there several years ago in mid-winter, I was granted the gift of complete solitude. The spot is called Crown Point, and aside from the wondrous views in three directions, it’s notable for a four-story stone tower that commands the bluff like some distant outpost in a Wes Anderson film. Over many years and on several occasions, I’ve been fortunate to visit a spectacular overlook-not merely charming but, I feel, charmed-high above the Columbia River on the Oregon border.
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