Visiting John Day Fossil Beds Nat'l Monument w/
lupagreenwolf was FAB! No time to gush nearly as much as I'd like 'bout all the lovely, cool stuff we saw along the way there & back again, or the surreal rock formations (I'd seen red rocks before, but never huge swathes of blue-green!), or the incredibly awesome fossils 'n' exhibits at the Th Condon Paleontology Center, or all the birdies, or the fact that it snowed on us some, andandand! Quickie pics to whet your appetite:

Abandoned House - Eastern Oregon

Painted Hill Unit - John Day Fossil Beds

Blue Basin - Sheep Creek Unit - John Day Fossil Beds

Clarno Palisades - John Day Fossil Beds - We saw 44+ million year old fossils here!!!
And now: BEACHWARD, HO!!!

Abandoned House - Eastern Oregon

Painted Hill Unit - John Day Fossil Beds

Blue Basin - Sheep Creek Unit - John Day Fossil Beds

Clarno Palisades - John Day Fossil Beds - We saw 44+ million year old fossils here!!!
And now: BEACHWARD, HO!!!