Road Trip: First leg

[WickedLady]

East from Portland along Columbia River Gorge on Hiway 84 is Multnomah Falls

On to Hood River, renowned for windsurfing and kiteboarding

Exit 104 at Biggs, Oregon takes you south and east to John Day Fossill Beds Nat. Monument

Some of the fossills found there



Some of the formations












Gnarly old tree


The fossill records of plants and animals date back 6 million to 54 million years.

Ranger raising the flag at headquarters


There are hiking trails and picnic areas with restrooms.

[mitch5252]

Great pictures and beautiful scenery!

[BirdbyBird]

This is going to be fun to watch! I so want to drive through there myself. Making a mental list of routes!

[retiredhappy]

Great pictures. A lot of people don't realize that Washington and Oregon are not all green and wooded.

[carold]

Thanks for the pics. Just finished the Eastern Sierras in CA for the last 2 weeks and are slowly heading toward that area. (stopped in Carson City for some mechanical work) We did parts of it a few years ago and remember how beautiful it was. Don't remember the fossils, so we might have missed that. Looking forward to more of your journey. carold

[VickieP]

Great pics, can't wait to see more. I've been to OR twice but only as far as Salem, Homey was born in Portland and lived in a little town called Turner outside Salem, so I've never seen what the rest of the state looks like. Enjoy your trip and keep posting those pics!

[avalen]

I'm one of those that didn't know that was there, that would be an interesting
place to see, thanks for sharing those pictures

[Cedar518]

thanks for the great pics Wicked,.... especially those fossils. I find fascinating all the pillars and cliffs of sedimentary rock. I have never taken a geology course but I do find it all so interesting.

[Liz]

Beautiful pictures...another area to add to my list next time I'm out that way. I'm looking forward to the next leg's adventures and pictures.

[Bethers]

I love Oregon in the summer. You got some great pictures and to spend time in a beautiful area. Did you visit any of the other waterfalls? I spent one rainy day getting more wet visiting them That's an area I want to return to. Thanks for sharing.

[Nasoosie]

Thanks for the great pics! Multnomah Falls was the only thing of your pics that I saw while in OR that year. All I remember of Portland is rain, rain, and more rain. I can see that there is actually more to be seen out there!

Can't wait for the next 'episode!' Have a fun and safe trip.