Site had table, firepit and grill. Lots of nice restrooms.
Really large lake with boat launch and people said the fishing was good.
Just east of Baker City is the National Oregon Trail vistor center. It was the only time that rain interfered and I only got pictures of these wagons from inside the van. Apparently, you can see the ruts of the wagons that crossed the country.
I crossed over into Idaho and followed the Snake River north trying to find the original gorge which is the deepest river-cut gorge in the country (8000 ft in places). A dam had tamed the river and it was wide and calm.
Went all the way to the dam.
And there it was, jet boat and all.
Back-tracked and spent the night at Union Creek again in the same spot as the night before. From there I went on back and picked up hiway 26 to go to the Painted Hills unit.
They are made of layers of claystones from layer after layer of ash, ancient soils and lake beds. Minerals of different colors make up the hills.
There is a really nice picnic area and restrooms at the entrance to the unit. Hiking trails are in the area.
