Wildflower around the Lot

June 30th, 2010     Tags:, ,

My last picture is of a wildflower that I am not sure of the name. I found this wildflower near the parking lot at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument’s Clarno Unit. Leave a comment if you know what it is.

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Arrow-Leaf Balsamroot

June 30th, 2010     Tags:, ,

On the way home from our trip to the John Day Fossil Beds, I captured this Arrow-Leaf Balsamroot along side the road.

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Views from Carroll Rim

June 29th, 2010     Tags:, , , ,

Last picture from John Day Fossil Beds National Monument’s Painted Hills Unit. This is a view East from the Carroll Rim.

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Painted Hills in the Sun

June 28th, 2010     Tags:, , , ,

I capture this panoramic picture about half way up the Carroll Rim Trail at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument’s Painted Hills Unit.

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Painted Hills Unit

June 27th, 2010     Tags:, , , ,

This is second picture of the painted hills at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument’s Painted Hills Unit. This one is taken about a third of the way up the Carroll Rim Trail of the painted hills.

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Painted Hills from the Overlook

June 27th, 2010     Tags:, , ,

Our last stop of the day was the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument’s Painted Hills. Here is a view of the painted hills from the top of the Overlook Trail.

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Sheep Rock Unit

June 26th, 2010     Tags:, , ,

Our next stop is John Day Fossil Beds National Monument’s Sheep Rock Unit and the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center. This is the view of Sheep Rock from the center.

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Linear Leaf Daisy

June 25th, 2010     Tags:, , ,

I found this Linear Leaf Daisy while hiking on the Overlook Trail at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument’s Blue Basin Unit.

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Blue Basin

June 24th, 2010     Tags:, , ,

Here is another view from the Overlook trail at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument’s Blue Basin Unit.

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Blue Basin Overlook Trail

June 23rd, 2010     Tags:, , ,

Our next hike at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument’s Blue Basin Unit was the Overlook Trail. This trail climbs above and around the Blue Basin. Here is the view you get from along one of the high sections of the trail.

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Hiking the Blue Basin

June 22nd, 2010     Tags:, , , ,

Here, we are hiking up the Island in Time trail in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument’s Blue Basin Unit.

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Looking at Fossils

June 21st, 2010     Tags:, , ,

Our first hike at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument’s Blue Basin Unit was the Island in Time Trail. Here Kalin, Trista, and Rowen are looking at a Fossil that was found here under the glass.

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Blue Basin Wildflowers

June 20th, 2010     Tags:, , ,

Our next stop was the Blue Basin Unit at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. Here I found this wildflower, which I was unable to find the name of. If you know, leave a comment.

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Purples and Yellows

June 19th, 2010     Tags:, , ,

Near the parking lot at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument’s Foree Area, I found both the Microseris and Purple Sage, pictured here.

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Microseris

June 18th, 2010     Tags:, , ,

The next flower I found at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument’s Foree Area is the Microseris pictured here. This was also along the Flood of Fire Trail.

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Purple Sage

June 17th, 2010     Tags:, , ,

Here is one of many flowers I saw on the flood of fire trail at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument’s Foree Area. I think this one is called the Purple Sage.

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Story in Stone II

June 16th, 2010     Tags:, , ,

Here is another view of the rock formations at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument’s Foree Area. This one is along the Story in Stone Trail.

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Story in Stone

June 15th, 2010     Tags:, , ,

On the second day of our trip we headed down to the main parts of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. The first stop was the Foree Area, which has two short hikes and a picnic area. Here is one of the rock formations you get see along one end of the Story in Stone Trail.

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Orange Globe Mallow

June 14th, 2010     Tags:, , ,

Here is another flower I found at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument’s Clarno Unit. I think it is the Orange Globe Mallow.

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Clarno Arch Trail

June 13th, 2010     Tags:, , , ,

Here is Rowen at the top of the Clarno Arch Trail which takes you to the base of the Palisades. This trail is located at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument’s Clarno Unit.

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