Blue Basin, Sheep Rock Unit
Foree, Sheep Rock Unit
Painted Hills Unit
Shoes in Tree - US 26
2011 Trip across the US
2012 Trip across the US
Other Trips
While there were 0 miles on the trailer, the RAV4 didn't relax! I got an early start to visit the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, and managed to put almost 300 miles on the clock. It is a large national monument, spread over three major sections. I visited the Sheep Rock Unit, and the Painted Hills, but skipped the Clarno Unit. Lots of photos - I'll do a separate page for most of them, but here are a few:
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Blue Basin, Sheep Rock Unit |
Foree, Sheep Rock Unit |
Painted Hills Unit |
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I shot a couple of panoramas. Here is one of them. If you have a fast internet connection, Here is a large (2.62MB) version.
It is an interesting place with all kinds of colors & formations. Not too many visitors, although I did meet and talked with an artist on one of the trails. My poor RAV4 is very dirty - many of the roads in the monument are gravel; good condition, but dusty. There are no car washes in John Day, so washing will have to wait.
Since it was already 5:30 when I got back to the campground, I picked up some baked chicken at the Thriftway grocery store in John Day.
Until tomorrow -
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October 12, 2016
