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Above Prairie City looking across to the Strawberry Mts.
We had planned to stay in the Clyde Holliday State Park in John Day but it was closed. So we headed to a BLM campground on the other side of the Fossil beds.
Drive thru Picture Gorge.
Lone Pine CG Kimberly Oregon
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Flood of Fire Trail overlook-
The clay cliffs are 1500 foot deposits of volcanic ash from the Cascade Mt’s capped with lava flows.
60 million years ago this region was jungle with 1,000’s of species of mammals. Tiny horses, cats , rhinos and 2,000 lbs pigs.
After a few years of dirt biking, driving SUV’s and running the AC it now looks like this !
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Top of “Trail into Time”
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Barn and Shearing Shed at Ranch.
Links below are panoramic pictures of barn and fossil museum.
http://virtualguidebooks.com/Oregon/EasternOregon/JohnDaySheepRock/CantRanchJohnDay_F.html
http://virtualguidebooks.com/Oregon/EasternOregon/JohnDaySheepRock/CondonCenterThree_F.html
http://virtualguidebooks.com/Oregon/EasternOregon/JohnDaySheepRock/CondonCenterTwo_F.html
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