Favorite podcast tales volume 2: Detroit ghost wagon, Hoodoo history, Proposal Rock, New River drug bust

Oct 17, 2025
58 mins

Episode Description

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness brings back a second volume of his favorite weird, wild and quirky stories from the first 70 episodes of the podcast.

This edition features:

- Why Hood River was once called "Dog River"

- A ghost wagon rising from the Detroit Lake

- A major drug bust on the Oregon Coast that led to a beautiful collection of trails

- The history of Hoodoo Ski Area

- Why it's dangerous to visit Proposal Rock with a significant other

- Valley of the Giants and the Grove of Titans
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