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100 Hikes/Travel Guide: Eastern Oregon
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HIGHLIGHTS of Eastern Oregon
The Wallowas and Chief Joseph 10
Steens Mountain and Pete French 12
Hot Springs 14
The Owyhee Country 17
History and Ghost Towns 18
Fossils and Rocks 20
Hells Canyon 21
Winter in Eastern Oregon 22
Lookouts, Inns, and Quaint Hotels 23
Wildlife 26
Wildflowers 28
INTRODUCTION to the guide 33
COLUMBIA PLATEAU
Travel Guide: The Dalles 39
1. Cottonwood Canyon 42
2. Columbia Hills** 44
3. Lower Deschutes River 46
4. Macks Canyon 48
5. Criterion Tract 50
6. Trout Creek 52
7. Willow Creek at Madras 54
8. Cove Palisades** 56
CENTRAL OREGON
Travel Guide: Bend 58
9. Gray Butte 62
10. Oregon Badlands 64
11. Pine Mountain 66
12. Paulina Falls* 68
13. Paulina Lake* 70
14. Obsidian Flow* 72
OCHOCO MOUNTAINS
Travel Guide: Prineville 74
15. Crooked River Wetlands 76
16. Chimney Rock 77
17. Steins Pillar 79
18. Juniper Hills 80
19. Mill Creek 82
20. Lookout Mountain 84
21. Walton Lake** 86
22. Spring Basin 88
23. John Day Fossil Beds 90
24. Sutton Mountain 92
25. Spanish Peak 94
26. Madison Butte 96
STRAWBERRY MOUNTAIN
Travel Guide: John Day 98
27. Wildcat Basin 100
28. High Lake 102 C
29. Strawberry Lake 104 C
30. Malheur River 106
31. Canyon Mountain 108
32. Monument Rock 109
BLUE MOUNTAINS - SOUTH
Travel Guide: Baker City 111
33. Bates and Sumpter 114
34. Olive Lake 116
35. Granite Creek 118
36. North Fork John Day River 120
37. Mount Ireland 122
38. Baldy Lake 123
39. Crawfish Lake* 125 C
40. Anthony Lake** 126 C
41. Elkhorn Crest* 128
42. Twin Lakes 130
BLUE MOUNTAINS - NORTH
Travel Guide: Pendleton 132
43. North Fork Umatilla River 136
44. Jubilee Lake** 138
45. Wenaha River 140
HELLS CANYON
Travel Guide: Hells Canyon 142
46. Zumwalt Prairie 144
47. Buckhorn Lookout 146
48. Eureka Bar 148
49. Hat Point 150
50. Freezeout Saddle* 152
51. Hells Canyon Dam 154
52. Hells Canyon Reservoir 156
WALLOWA MOUNTAINS
Travel Guide: Enterprise 158
53. Imnaha Falls* 160
54. Bonny Lakes 162
55. McCully Basin* 164
56. Mount Howard 166
57. Aneroid Lake 168 C
58. Wallowa Lake 170
59. Ice Lake 172 C
60. Horseshoe Lake 174 C
61. Hurricane Creek* 176
62. Eagle Cap* 178 C
63. Minam Lake* 180 C
64. Maxwell Lake* 182 C
65. Chimney Lake* 183 C
66. Wallowa Homeland 185
67. Bear Creek* 186
68. Rock Springs 188
69. Moss Springs* 190 C
70. Catherine Creek Meadows* 192 C
71. Burger Pass* 194
72. Tombstone Lake* 195 C
73. Eagle Lake* 197 C
74. Bear Lake* 199 C
75. Hidden Lake 200
76. Summit Point Lookout 202 C
77. Pine Lakes 204 C
HIGH DESERT
Travel Guide: Klamath Falls 206
78. Fort Rock 208
79. Fort Rock Valley 210
80. Hager Mountain 212
81. Summer Lake 213
82. Winter Ridge 214
83. OC&E Railroad 216
84. Klamath Falls 218
85. Modoc Lava Beds** 219
86. DeGarmo Canyon 222
87. Hart Mountain Hot Springs 224
88. Petroglyph Lake 226
STEENS MOUNTAIN
Travel Guide: Burns 228
89. Steens Summit 232 C
90. Little Blitzen River 234
91. Big Indian Gorge 236
92. Threemile Canyon 238
93. Pike Creek 240
94. Big Sand Gap 242
95. Borax Hot Springs 244
96. Pueblo Mountains 246
OWYHEE RIVER
Travel Guide: Ontario 248
97. Leslie Gulch 250
98. Coffeepot Crater 252
99. Chalk Basin 254
100. Three Forks 256
Barrier-Free Trails 258
99 More Hikes in Eastern Oregon 260
Index 284