John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

We visited John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Oregon. It consists of three units; we visited the Sheep Rock Unit and the Painted Hills Unit:

Info sign

Viewpoint:

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

Picture Gorge:

Picture Gorge

Sign:

Sign

Picture Gorge:

Picture Gorge

Peak:

Peak

Peak

Who was John Day? Just a naked guy who never went there:

Who was John Day?

Visitor center:

Visitor center

Visitor center

Sign

Orville the Oreodont

Signs

Visitor center

Visitor center

Visitor center

Visitor center

Visitor center

Visitor center

A peek into a lab:

Lab

James Cant Ranch. Maybe he should have given up, then:

James Cant Ranch

James Cant Ranch

Picnic lunch:

Picnic

Car

Cabin

Cabin

Cabin

Peak

Farm equipment

Farm equipment

Farm equipment

On the way to the Painted Hills Unit:

Rocks

Rocks

Rocks

Painted hills:

Painted hills

Painted hills

Painted hills

Painted hills

Map

Painted hills

Painted hills

Painted hills

Painted hills

Painted hills

Painted hills

Painted hills

Painted hills

Painted hills

Painted hills

Painted hills

Selfie

Painted hills

Painted hills

Painted hills