Into Oregon

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Heading into Oregon, we encountered a rare desert rainstorm.


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We came down a west-facing escarpment into the Warner Valley.

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Looking back toward the escarpment in the direction of Nevada.


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Looking west across the Warner Valley.

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There is a whole bunch of nothing out here.

STA_7581-STJ_7590A panorama looking west of the Warner Valley.

On the Oregon / Nevada Border

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The border between Oregon and Nevada is a stark, beautiful place in this part of the world.

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We saw an antelope watching us.

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Welcome to Oregon!

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The old Sheldon National Antelope Refuge and Range sign is a real classic BLM sign.

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On the other side of the sign, people coming into Oregon are welcomed to the BLM Lakeview District with a bison.  I’m no wildlife expert, but I’ve never heard of bison living around this part of the world since the Holocene.

IMG_7554The way to Nevada.

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Someone peppered this sign with a shotgun at some point in the past.