Joe Duck

An internet guy from lovely Southern Oregon.
Online Travel Marketing. M.S. Social Science.
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[...] Google is still going strong according to CEO Eric Schmidt, which is good because now they can afford the big party they’ll throw in a couple weeks – Google Dance 2006. See you there? [...]

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[...] back from a fine weekend with other Unitarians up at Camp Latgawa, a Methodist owned camp about an hour into the mountains from Ashland, Oregon. Although Idon’t attend “real” church much I really enjoy meeting some of the bright, enthusiastic, and usually fairly old folks who make up our fellowship in Ashland. Talks about astronomy and how the natural world may be seen as encompassing of all human thought and can underpin the notion of “spirituality” were good thoughtful Unitarian fare. Also, by stacking chairs and folding up tables I have redeemed myself and no longer possess the distinction of being the world’s only excommunicated unitarian. [...]

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I’d like to contact you..Can you buzz me back ? Thanks

Comment by colbert | October 30, 2006 | Reply
December 15 2006

Guys: do you know of any hunters cabins or huts that James Kim could have sought shelter in up there? You know the area, or know someone who might know. Ask around. It’s a long shot but Might be worth a try.

Keep them fingers crossed!

Thom
Watertown CT

Comment by thom vescelius | December 5, 2006 | Reply
Joe, My sons and I are avid hunters and we know the Big Wendy Creek area very well. It is a shame he did not go up river or back on the County Line Road (That is the name of the road he was on) because he is only within 1-2 miles from Black Bar Lodge. I also think he is down on the river going I hope up river but more than likely down river. Your assesments that I have read so far are very accurate. Bob Hollenbeck
PS How do you know the area so well?

Comment by Bob Hollenbeck | December 5, 2006 | Reply
Thanks Bob -

If you or sons have more thoughts I’d urge you to post them over at http://www.JamesandKati.com/comments/ I think it would help searchers to have a feel from people who know that area well, and as I said my gut tells me he’s made it out of the drainage by now.

I’m not an expert on that area though I have rafted the wild section a couple of times and have driven that full route once and various parts of it many times. I was one of the early online tourism guys for Southern Oregon.

Comment by joeduck | December 5, 2006 | Reply
Awesome coverage of the Kim family! Great website and thanks for the ease of use navigating from the news reports and maps etc. Keep up the good work in helping find the missing dad! From Stanton Michigan

Comment by Jerry Eastman | December 5, 2006 | Reply
Joe, I know at the end of County Line road it swings back up and goes back towards the main road system. At the end of County Line Road the road still goes down and follows the river. The road is closed due to a big slide that washed out the road. But way down the road I would guess 1-2 miles there is an old cabin site that has a few apple trees still on it. The cabin is gone. The story I was told years ago that a convict lived there back in the 30s or 40s. There still might be some apples on the trees for food. I know way down there that is a long shot, but you never know. Bob Hollenbeck

Comment by Bob Hollenbeck | December 6, 2006 | Reply
So sad, what a brave husband and father. May he rest in peace. Bob Hollenbeck

Comment by Bob Hollenbeck | December 6, 2006 | Reply
JoeDuck,

Thank you for sharing the details of Mr. Kim’s unfortunate journey to save his family.

Comment by Brian Kopp | December 8, 2006 | Reply
Hi Joe

Thanks for your posts on this sad topic. And for the Google Earth kmz file pass-on.

– stan

(just another nerdist on the other side of the siskiyous)

Comment by Stanley Krute | December 8, 2006 | Reply
You drive down I-5 towards Ashland and you see flashing lights Chains Required when lights flashing. Why can’t the state of Oregon put the same thing at the base of Galice Road and one at Gold Beach saying Closed over the pass due to high snow when lights flashing???????? Bob Hollenbeck

Comment by Bob Hollenbeck | December 8, 2006 | Reply
Joe, Your new photo is exactly where the car was. I know this because of the photo taken from the helecoptor showing the car sitting. It shows the horseshoe bend. If anybody wants to know, the name of that road is Countly Line Road.
Bob Hollenbeck

Comment by Bob Hollenbeck | December 10, 2006 | Reply
I couldn’t find my comment, so re-sent it. Thought I’d fallen through the crack between pages.

Comment by Irene Huebner | December 30, 2006 | Reply
ATTENTION
The Kim Family Story is here: http://joeduck.wordpress.com/kim-story/

Comment by JoeDuck | January 8, 2007 | Reply
So I was wondering if authorities ever recovered the missing climbers of Brian Hall and Jerry “Nikko” Cooke on Mount Hood, ORegon? My father was killed 5 years ago on the same mountain. My heart goes out to the three families of these courageous men.
Please let me know.
Thankyou

Comment by Danielle | July 11, 2007 | Reply
Hi Joe, I must have missed it..Is there an easy way to drop you a note? Liked your write up on the AI question.

Comment by Josh | August 23, 2007 | Reply
hi joe, thanks so much for your help..sadly tho it won’t let me access for some reason..all i get is this:
Oops! It looks like you’ve tried to respond to an invite, but we couldn’t verify that the invite link was valid. Please re-check your email and see if there’s an extra character missing; it may help to copy and paste the entire invite URL.

Comment by C.J | September 19, 2007 | Reply
this is my 360 profile btw.xxx

Comment by C.J | September 19, 2007 | Reply
Danielle very sorry for your loss and this late comment to you. I do not think those climbers were found but not sure.

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Comment by Duke Stogner | July 25, 2009 | Reply
Thanks Duke! I placed it in the next post. Were you there?

Comment by JoeDuck | July 26, 2009 | Reply