Eastern Oregon has always intrigued me with its vast open country, insolated mountain ranges, high desert, small communities and less people. I think back on all the places I was fortunate to see in my travels through eastern Oregon, including the Steens Mountains, Alvord Desert, the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Lake Owyhee, the Mahogany Mountains, backpacking in the Strawberry and Eagle Cap Wilderness areas, just to name a few. Celia and I looked at houses in Joseph, but after giving it serious thought decided not to thinking our children would never come visit us. We even considered buying 40 acres of high desert land for sale outside of Dayville. Not sure how that would have turned out, probably best we landed where we did.
This picture is looking south across the John Day Valley toward the Strawberry Mountains.
We best ponder our thoughts when viewing wide open spaces. Chief Joseph once said, the land is filled w/sacred realities. Too bad we don't treat it in a sacred manner.
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