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  2. Painted Hills - Wikipedia

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    The Painted Hills is a geologic site in Wheeler County, Oregon that is one of the three units of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument along with Sheep Rock and Clarno. It totals 3,132 acres (12.67 km 2) and is located 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Mitchell, Oregon. The Painted Hills are listed as one of the Seven Wonders of Oregon. [1]

  3. List of Bureau of Land Management Back Country Byways

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    Route explores the high Rockies along the Continental Divide Trail and Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail of eastern Idaho. Passing through Salmon-Challis National Forest, the area is largely unchanged since the Corps of Discovery's 1805 expedition. [39] [40] I Los Caminos Antiguos: Colorado: 129 208 US 285 in Alamosa: CO 17 at the New ...

  4. John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Wikipedia

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    John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is a U.S. national monument in Wheeler and Grant counties in east-central Oregon.Located within the John Day River basin and managed by the National Park Service, the park is known for its well-preserved layers of fossil plants and mammals that lived in the region between the late Eocene, about 45 million years ago, and the late Miocene, about 5 million ...

  5. The Best Hike in Every National Park - AOL

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    Best Hikes in Big Bend National Park. ... You'll have this 5.1-mile trail to yourself virtually any time of year, starting from 8,000 feet and walking uphill via Timber Creek, with expansive views ...

  6. National Trails System - Wikipedia

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    Map of the system with trail logos Each national scenic and historic trail has a rounded triangle logo used to mark its route and significant points. [1]The National Trails System is a series of trails in the United States designated "to promote the preservation of, public access to, travel within, and enjoyment and appreciation of the open-air, outdoor areas and historic resources of the ...

  7. Painted Rock Petroglyph Site - Wikipedia

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    The Painted Rock Petroglyph Site [1] is a collection of hundreds of ancient petroglyphs near the town of Theba, Arizona, United States, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [2] The site is operated and maintained by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and includes an improved campground as well as an informative walking ...

  8. List of national parks of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The largest national park is Wrangell–St. Elias in Alaska: at over 8 million acres (32,375 km 2), it is larger than each of the nine smallest states. The next three largest parks are also in Alaska. The smallest park is Gateway Arch National Park, Missouri, at 192.83 acres (0.7804 km 2).

  9. Oregon Route 242 - Wikipedia

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    What is now OR 242 was a wagon route over the Cascade Range.It was built in 1862. The highway for automobiles was constructed in 1924. [5] In the original plan for the U.S. Numbered Highway plan on November 11, 1926, U.S. Route 28 (US 28) was designated from Florence to Ontario.