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Print Brochure! on the back panel for event details. event for panel back the on upward and to the east while new land formed to the the to formed land new while east the to and upward Miners flocked to the southern side of the Wallowa Wallowa the of side southern the to flocked Miners horseback riding and pack trips, rafting, and jet boat boat jet and rafting, trips, pack and riding horseback the Snake River. Contact the county organizations listed listed organizations county the Contact River. Snake the of volcanic action and faulting pushed the masses of rock rock of masses the pushed faulting and action volcanic of Gold was discovered in eastern Oregon by 1860. 1860. by Oregon eastern in discovered was Gold lakes and streams. Hire a private outfitter to experience experience to outfitter private a Hire streams. and lakes is still common in the wide open spaces on both sides of of sides both on spaces open wide the in common still is ized shells that once sat at the bottom of the ocean. Eons Eons ocean. the of bottom the at sat once that shells ized after several months of hot, dusty travel. travel. dusty hot, of months several after near the route. Cast a fishing line on several of the rivers, rivers, the of several on line fishing a Cast route. the near rodeos highlight the region's farm and ranch lifestyle that that lifestyle ranch and farm region's the highlight rodeos - fossil harbor peaks the on limestone of layers Uplifted Grande Ronde and Powder River valleys were welcome welcome were valleys River Powder and Ronde Grande trail systems, viewpoints, and picnic facilities along or or along facilities picnic and viewpoints, systems, trail County Fairs and and Fairs County the coast of what would eventually be called Oregon. Oregon. called be eventually would what of coast the their possessions in covered wagons. Rests in the lush lush the in Rests wagons. covered in possessions their state parks department operate numerous campgrounds, campgrounds, numerous operate department parks state produce seasonally. seasonally. produce illions of years ago, the Wallowa Mountains formed formed Mountains Wallowa the ago, years of illions M road horseback over 2,000 miles of wilderness, carrying carrying wilderness, of miles 2,000 over horseback road The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, counties, and and counties, Forest, National Wallowa-Whitman The stands offer fresh fresh offer stands The Forces of Nature of Forces The Usually leaving Missouri in the spring, they walked or or walked they spring, the in Missouri leaving Usually you can always find a cooler or hotter spot within miles. miles. within spot hotter or cooler a find always can you markets and farm farm and markets Americans westward to the famed Oregon Country. Country. Oregon famed the to westward Americans Micro-climates at different elevations and aspects mean mean aspects and elevations different at Micro-climates out the year. Farmer's Farmer's year. the out and seemingly endless forests brought over 350,000 350,000 over brought forests endless seemingly and lots of sunshine make the outdoors impossible to resist. resist. to impossible outdoors the make sunshine of lots - through found be can decades, the lure of abundant, rich farm land, clear water water clear land, farm rich abundant, of lure the decades, Summer bursts with energy. Warm, dry weather and and weather dry Warm, energy. with bursts Summer and Sumpter Valley Railroad at Sumpter Sumpter at Railroad Valley Sumpter and (20) munity celebrations celebrations munity Oregon Trail. Beginning in 1843 and continuing for several several for continuing and 1843 in Beginning Trail. Oregon waters of the Grande Ronde and Minam Rivers. Rivers. Minam and Ronde Grande the of waters The Sumpter Dredge State Historic Monument Monument Historic State Dredge Sumpter The Mining: - com of variety wide Valleys were important emigrant stops on the Historic Historic the on stops emigrant important were Valleys through Class III and IV rapids on the Snake or float the the float or Snake the on rapids IV and III Class through plays, concerts and a a and concerts plays, Oregon Museum in Haines. Haines. in Museum Oregon Eastern (9) soon followed. The Powder River and Grande Ronde Ronde Grande and River Powder The followed. soon raft or jet boat ride ride boat jet or raft festivals, craft shows, shows, craft festivals, Settlement & Early Twentieth century History: century Twentieth Early & Settlement La Grande. Other explorers, trappers, and missionaries missionaries and trappers, explorers, Other Grande. La Rivers. Take a thrilling thrilling a Take Rivers. way. Powwows, music music Powwows, way. new year at the hot springs now known as Hot Lake, near near Lake, Hot as known now springs hot the at year new Exhibit at the Union County Museum in Union. Union. in Museum County Union the at Exhibit (15) Wallowa and Imnaha Imnaha and Wallowa - By the along all towns Price-Hunt Expedition paused to rest and celebrate the the celebrate and rest to paused Expedition Price-Hunt Cowboys Then & Now Now & Then Cowboys Ranching and Cowboy History: Cowboy and Ranching Grande Ronde, Minam, Minam, Ronde, Grande and can be enjoyed in in enjoyed be can and Wilson the when 1811, December late in country greens. Fish on the the on Fish greens. of the area’s residents residents area’s the of Umatilla at Wildhorse Resort & Casino near Pendleton. Pendleton. near Casino & Resort Wildhorse at Umatilla (45) People of European descent first entered the Byway Byway the entered first descent European of People lows, pinks and vibrant vibrant and pinks lows, history and heritage heritage and history Cultural Institute of the Confederated Tribes of the the of Tribes Confederated the of Institute Cultural Indians. Indians. - yel of palette changing attractions honor the the honor attractions Tamastslikt Native American Culture And History: And Culture American Native cultural center for the Nez Perce, Umatilla, and Cayuse Cayuse and Umatilla, Perce, Nez the for center cultural mock orange create a a create orange mock ultural events and and events ultural C reservations. This area remains a significant religious and and religious significant a remains area This reservations. willows, dogwood and and dogwood willows, ) ( attractions. nearby these visiting Miles from the Byway the from Miles The Events The of safety before being captured at Montana and sent to to sent and Montana at captured being before safety of Along the streams, streams, the Along earn more about northeast Oregon’s history by by history Oregon’s northeast about more earn L women, and children. They struggled to within 24 miles miles 24 within to struggled They children. and women, calves and wobbly foals. foals. wobbly and calves For a Closer Look Closer a For ing attempt to reach Canada with a group of 250 men, men, 250 of group a with Canada reach to attempt ing meadows for frisky new new frisky for meadows before a crackling fire in cozy lodgings. cozy in fire crackling a before conflicts drove Young Chief Joseph to make a harrow a make to Joseph Chief Young drove conflicts - fruit trees. Watch the the Watch trees. fruit scenery topped with fresh white snow. At night, relax relax night, At snow. white fresh with topped scenery crops and blossoming blossoming and crops Hells Canyons, and surround yourself with spectacular spectacular with yourself surround and Canyons, Hells south of La Grande at the Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area. Wildlife Marsh Ladd the at Grande La of south plowed soil, sprouting sprouting soil, plowed City Bishop,Baker Timothy by onthispage Photos snowshoes. Enjoy winter raptor viewing in Minam and and Minam in viewing raptor winter Enjoy snowshoes. restored nearly 5,000 acres of wetlands and elk habitat habitat elk and wetlands of acres 5,000 nearly restored quilt with fields of freshly freshly of fields with quilt playground for adventurers on skis, snowmobiles, and and snowmobiles, skis, on adventurers for playground practices. The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife has has Wildlife & Fish of Department Oregon The practices. becomes a patchwork patchwork a becomes turns back-country side trips and hiking trails into a giant giant a into trails hiking and trips side back-country turns wetlands to mitigate damage from earlier actions and and actions earlier from damage mitigate to wetlands flowers. The landscape landscape The flowers. Winter’s dry, powdery snow opens the ski resorts and and resorts ski the opens snow powdery dry, Winter’s methods, crop rotation, and fencing waterways and and waterways fencing and rotation, crop methods, - wild colorful and grass splendid, scenic surroundings. Visitors are welcome. are Visitors surroundings. scenic splendid, as planting wind breaks, more efficient irrigation irrigation efficient more breaks, wind planting as In Spring, warm sunshine carpets the hills with green green with hills the carpets sunshine warm Spring, In small town spirit by watching a high school football game in in game football school high a watching by spirit town small Today, farmers use conservation farming tactics, such such tactics, farming conservation use farmers Today, determine the activities. activities. the determine for blue-sky days crisp with the smell of winter. Catch the the Catch winter. of smell the with crisp days blue-sky for the dry season. dry the to thrilling. Four distinct seasons alter the scenery and and scenery the alter seasons distinct Four thrilling. to opportunities. It’s the time for cattle drives, harvest and and harvest drives, cattle for time the It’s opportunities. lessening of the land’s ability to retain moisture through through moisture retain to ability land’s the of lessening Byway are seemingly endless and range from tranquil tranquil from range and endless seemingly are Byway Hunt for deer, elk, bear, cougar, bighorn sheep or photo photo or sheep bighorn cougar, bear, elk, deer, for Hunt in fewer migratory birds and game animals, and a a and animals, game and birds migratory fewer in Recreational opportunities along the Hells Canyon Scenic Scenic Canyon Hells the along opportunities Recreational geese are on the move, filling the air with melancholy calls.
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