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Regions at a Glance
Eastern Oregon
Desert Solitude
If you think wilderness is defined by how many people you don't see on any given day,
this region is pure bliss. Hard to reach and bare of national parks or huge attractions, this
is the place to slip into forests, mountains and especially deserts - and find peace.
Twisting Trails
Hikers can find amazingly scenic trails here. Backpackers should spend multiple days in
the Eagle Cap Wilderness, while day hikers will find plenty of scenic options in the Wal-
lowa Mountains. Or walk the mellow trails in the colorful John Day Fossil Beds National
Monument.
Fossils
Discovered in the 1860s, the John Day Fossil Beds were laid down between six and 50
million years ago - a span that's captured everything from dung-beetle balls to the bones
of pint-sized horses and saber-toothed, felinelike animals.
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