During our trip planning, I happened to spot John Day Fossil Beds National Monument on the map, and after just a minute or two of poking around the Internet to see pictures of the place, we both knew that it was a 'must-visit' destination. The Monument consists of three separate chunks of land including the Sheep Rock, Painted Hills, and Clarno Units. Coming from the north and east, our first … [Read more...]
Road Trip: Washington, Oregon & Northern California
We took a road trip between August 23rd and September 2nd that took us down through Washington, Oregon and northern California that included visits to or hikes at the following places and points of interest listed below. The pictures are up on Flickr and linked to from this page. As I write about individual places, I'll link to the new posts from this one. … [Read more...]