Hood River Valley: Land of Plenty Book

I just read the section titled "Places". I had started with people, but I was bored after the first entry, so I skipped that section. The book reminds me of Weird New Jersey, except not nearly as entertaining. At one point the author alluded that, because such-and-such experience did not happen to them, maybe everyone else isn't telling the truth. I was finished with the section when I read the story about the whale being found and how it led to the discovery that the area was an underwater region-- ohh, but there might be some other craaaaazy sea monster discovery. What? There isn't anything extraordinary about it, the skeleton and region was scientifically explained, so there is no further suspense about a "mysterious creature". Paleontology, bitches!