11 miles of hiking • 1500' elevation gain • 2 nights
Visited a new spot on the Wild and Scenic section of the fabulous John Day River Canyon. You can drive down to the Thirtymile Creek boat launch west of Condon from 4/15-11/30. Wonderful rimrock, flowers and deep canyons, it's so gorgeous down there, but starting to get too hot already. Ventured upstream to Devils Canyon. Camped at the TH, would like to come back and do it as a backpack.
Met a rattlesnake in the JD Fossil bed area near Blue Basin. Found the pictographs in Picture Gorge.
Climbed up a cool summit in the Malheur NF north of Burns; Black Rock Peak. Enjoyed an evening soak at Crane Hot Springs.
