Vale On The Oregon Trail

This is a short three minute film about the town where I spent my Junior High and High School years. During my 20's I didn't think much of the place, but after I got married, I fell in love with it again and started to notice how cinematic the area really is. And now that the U.S. is cursed with a disturbing sameness, small towns like Vale are becoming rare.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• small
• town
• life
• 4th
• of
• July
• Oregon
• Trail

[ChrisConrad]

Vale is one of the great Oregon towns. I remember reading a great play about the Suicide Race. And by the way, Bob Caputi is a star...

[drcaputi]

Thanks, Chris, I get the feeling you're really feeling nostalgia for Vale.

[jaggy732]

Beautifully done video about Vale! My aunt and uncle lived there for over thirty years before recently moving to Cove. Chances are, if you're from the area, you probably know exactly who they are just by that. :)

[drcaputi]

Nope. Haven't a clue.

[gar137]

Well done, Eugene! Nice to see a documentary that respects its subject. None of the smarm or condescending attitude or hopeless cynicism that seem to permeate todays movies. Keep it up!

[drcaputi]

Thanks, but how come you only gave me four stars?

[honeybeez81]

Nicely done!

[pskblfk1938]

That's my home town! Born and raised there graduated from Vale Union High in '58.

4th of July was always the biggest thing in my young life!

[c4ducks2]

@bigballen1980 I do remember Cliff Burgess, friends with his older sister.

[ClarTV]

I grew up in Vale. I miss the foot ball games, for as small as the town is we all ways got a large crowd.

I miss water skiing in bully creek and the 4th of July.

[guy2334]

Hey i remember you, you helped my mom with that one thing that one time!!!

[Namicake]

I was an exchange student there. VHS's so awesome. Nice people! Missmiss

[bigballen1980]

I lived in vale for about ten years went to elementry school and middle school. quit town boring town. to many mormans. but it was alright.I have alot of memories there. clifford burgess anybody remember?

[ChrisDaLunatic]

Hey, I live in Vale!

[jetswa]

Ya I use to live in Vale for like two years. Bets years of my life.

[chispa101]

It's a friendly town. I live in Miami, but I have had the pleasure of going to Vale several times because my sister-in-law lives there with her husband, and every time she talks about leaving I remind her that she doesn't know how good she has it. The folks are friendly, everyone in town knows each other, and there is zero crime, not to mention the big sky, the wild life, the Snake River, just too many nice things to say about Vale.