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Route loops around the Sutton Mountain wilderness area, passing John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, and follows the John Day River through the Painted Hills of Central Oregon. [89] [90] II Transcontinental Railroad Back Country Byway: Utah: 90 140 Pilot Mountain Road in Lucin: Golden Spike Loop Road, west of Promontory
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]
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 ...
3. White Sands National Park, New Mexico. White Sands National Park is a surreal desert landscape that feels like another planet.The park features vast dunes of white gypsum sand that stretch as ...
U.S. Route 101 US 101 highlighted in red Route information Length 1,535.27 mi [a] (2,470.78 km) Existed November 11, 1926 (1926-11-11) –present Major junctions South end I-5 SR 60 in Los Angeles, CA Major intersections I-80 in San Francisco, CA US 199 near Crescent City, CA US 20 in Newport, OR US 26 near Seaside, OR US 30 in Astoria, OR US 12 in Aberdeen, WA North end I-5 in Tumwater, WA ...
The Painted Rock Petroglyph Site is located on the eastern edge of the Painted Rock Mountains and about eighteen miles west by northwest of Gila Bend, Arizona. The area is mostly flat and sandy with May-Oct daytime temperatures in the 100s. The annual rainfall is only about six inches and the nearest irrigational water is the Gila River.
A borophagine dog also known from the Brule, Sharps & Browns Park formations. Daphoenodon: D. robustum: Grant County, Oregon. [11] Rose Creek Member. [11] Teeth & astragalus. [11] A bear-dog also found in the Runningwater & Zia Sand formations. Desmocyon: D. thomsoni: Probably from the Haystack Valley Member. [9] Isolated right molars (AMNH ...
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