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Road Trip to Oregon and Northern California

We spent 2 weeks on the road in September 2006 exploring Oregon and a bit of Northern California. We went from place to place via our Ford Excursion, and camped overnight in the back of our car. It was a great way to see the state and all of it's beautiful areas. We miss the road already (and the wetwipe morning showers, nightly drives, refreshing swimming holes, harvest moons, starbucks in Prineville, trees bigger than life, and bottles of champagne and wine). Hope you enjoy the pictures. Feedback and comments are always welcome.
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We drove all night and saw less than 5 cars along the highway in  the middle of Oregon. We pulled into the Painted Hills around midnight and parked at the trailhead for the Lookout. The next morning, I woke up at 5am to make sure I could watch the sun rise from the East. I was shocked at the alien beauty of the hills and spent the next 3 hours walking up and down the ridge in amazement. Even more amazing was the fact that I was the only one taking in this beautiful sight. Not one other soul in the park to witness another day beginning in the John Day Painted Hills.
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    Martian landscape. Looking like gigantic ant hills, these painted hills were created over 30 million years ago by volcanic activity. The area continues to be one of the most active fossil research sites in the world.