The beach motorcycle race and fist fight in "Sometimes a Great Notion" (1971) were filmed at Fogarty Beach. Join discussion...

In 1970 Paul Newman and company came to Newport, Oregon to film "Sometimes a Great Notion" aka "Never Give an Inch." A key scene was filmed at the Bay Haven Inn. GSV never got to the Inn's doorstep but this view looks in its direction. Join discussion...

In southwestern Oregon and adjacent northern California there are large areas of rock which was thrust up from Earth's mantle. This rock contains lots of magnesium and some iron (hence the term ultramafic), but lacks other nutrients common in Earth's crust -- calcium, phosphorus and potassium. In addition, the mantle rock contains toxic amounts of chromium and nickel. Consequently, the vegetation is much sparser than one would expect from the mild climate and average yearly rainfall of 60 inches. Around Cave Junction, tall dense stands of mixed forest with Douglas-fir, bull pine and many other large species grow on non-ultramafic soils. But the ultramafic landscape shown here supports only scrub vegetation with scattered Jeffrey pine. Join discussion...