John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

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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