THE TOWN OF COVE IS LOCATED ON THE WESTERN SLOPE OF MT. FANNY, PART OF THE WALLOWA MOUNTAIN RANGE. ONE OF THE TRAILS INTO THE WILDERNESS AREA IS OFF A ROAD IN COVE. COVE IS LOCATED ALSO ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY. IT IS CONSIDERED A VERY DESIRABLE TOWN TO THOSE WHO RESIDE IN THE GRANDE RONDE. UNION COUNTY HAS SOME WHERE AROUND 25,000 PEOPLE. WE DON'T HAVE TRAFFIC JAMS. QUALITY OF LIFE IS GOOD. CLEAN WATER, FRIENDLY PEOPLE AND SAFE. THERE IS A GOOD AMOUNT OF SUN.
THIS IS THE OLD WEST. THE FIRST CHRISTMAS I SPENT HERE I SAW A HERD OF ANTELOPE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE AS I CROSSED THE VALLEY. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT ! THE SKIES ARE HUGE. YOU CAN LOOK OUT ACROSS THE GRANDE RONDE AND SEE DIFFERENT WEATHER SYSTEMS. IT IS THE LAND OF HUNTING, HIKING, RAFTING, SKIING AND BIKING, BOTH BICYCLE AND MOTORCYCLE.
http://www.coveoregon.org/
http://www.city-data.com/city/Cove-Oregon.html
http://www.anthonylakes.com/ (NEARBY SKIING)
THERE IS ALSO A WARM SPRING FED POOL IN COVE (NO CHLORINE!) WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE THAT LOOKS OUT AT THE MOUNTAIN.
http://www.coveoregon.org/localattractions_pool.shtml
13 MILES AWAY IS LA GRANDE, THE MAIN PLACE FOR SHOPPING, MOVIES, RESTAURANTS, MUSIC, EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY AND HOME OF THE EASTERN OREGON FILM FESTIVAL.l.
http://www.lagrandelife.com/
http://eofilmfest.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Ronde_Valley
https://lagrandehq.com/
THIS AREA IS CHOCK FULL OF HISTORY. THE OREGON TRAIL PASSED RIGHT THROUGH HERE AND SOME OF THE FAMILIES WHO DECIDED TO STAY RIGHT HERE RATHER THAN CONTINUE OVER THE BLUE MOUNTAINS STILL LIVE HERE. YOU CAN STILL SEE THE TRACK MARKS.
http://www.offbeatoregon.com/H0912d_GrandRonde.htm
IN FACT THE STOREFRONT HAS A PART IN THIS HISTORY!