Autumn comes to Sheep Rock and the John Day River
A week ago this was my view while on the River Trail in the Sheep Rock Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Central Oregon.
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Blue Basin Overlook Trail
Blue Basin Overlook Trail
We went to two units of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument yesterday (Painted Hills Unit and Sheep Rock Unit). I already want to go back to do the unit we missed (Clarno Unit) and catch a few of the trails we didn’t have time for. We hiked 8 of the trails. Most were short (under a mile each) and flat. However, the Blue Basin Overlook Trail was over 3 miles and included 760 feet of elevation gain. That wouldn’t have been so bad if it was our first trail of the day, but it was our 7th. The views though… wow!
View from Bumpass Hell Trail
One of the views I mentioned last week was this one.
The three peaks in this photo are (from left to right): Brokeoff Mountain, Mt. Diller, and Pilot Pinnacle.
Bumpass Hell @ Lassen Volcanic National Park
7-photo photomerge of Bumpass Hell in Lassen
Funny name, really cool place. The easy hike to Bumpass Hell has some spectacular views. Once you arrive at Bumpass Hell, it feels like you’re in another world.
Fay Canyon
On a lousy weather day we headed out to walk on the Fay Canyon Trail in Sedona. I figured this would finally be a less-than-spectacular experience given that every trail we had done so far in Sedona was so good and the sky was completely overcast. Not so. Fay Canyon was as good as all the rest even without any sun or blue sky. I felt like I was in Jurassic Park.