Fossil fun
While various Tertiary rocks span much of eastern Oregon, a wide array are concentrated within the three units of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. The units are widely spaced, so visiting all three in one day would be
Good Planets - 11/25/2006
"The landscape was photographed in the Painted Hills Unit at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Oregon -- Sept 2006." "The Brown Pelicans were photographed along the California coast not too far from Patrick's Point State Park.
Timberline Lodge and John Day Fossil Beds - Day 3
We aimed east to the Carno section, one of three, of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. Smoke from the forest fires hung in the air. The drive was long and towns were sparse. We stopped in Shaniko, almost like a ghost town,
The Painted Hills and Scott's Red Hill
By the way, the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (part of the national parks system) consists of 14000 acres in three separate units. However, the area in which the scientists at the main laboratory work is really something like
JODA Scenes
[image] Here are some more images from the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (JODA). -- Jer [image] [image] [image] [posted on southeast main on 10/4 at 5:56 PM
Serenity at Sunrise, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon
Serenity at Sunrise, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon ýýý Don Paulson ýýý Don Paulson
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Bend Weekly, OR - Located in the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center, the museum gives visitors the opportunity to A walk through 50 million years of time,A according to Fiedor
Among the Sights
A balancing rock at the Clarno Palisades Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument: [image] Big Beasts at the Painted Hills Unit [posted on southeast main on 9/23 at 3:41 PM
In Honor of the Occasion
Here's a trip. 1944. 1963, with another young thing. 1980. Last month, September 2006, at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. My, hasn't he aged well? And aren't we all glad he grew (and maintained) his beard. --June
JODA Scenes
Here are some more images from the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (JODA). -- Jer
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