We left Mary and Tom’s at the end of rush hour. I was looking forward to less stressful traffic while pulling the trailer. Heading east from Portland we followed the Columbia River Gorge. If you have not been there consider placing it on your to do list. The drawback for us was the very limited visibility due to so much smoke in the air. Visibility is 4 to 5 miles and no better. We left the Columbia River upstream of the Gorge heading due south in dry land wheat lands. Miles and miles of wheat with no trees. We headed to the John Day Fossil Beds Painted Hills Unit. Pretty amazing colored hills in a surreal surrounding. I did not take many photos due to the smoke and haze but I’ll post one or two with this post.
Painted Hills in Central Oregon
Seeing North America 