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Outpost AMERICAN$
( 541-575-0250; www.gooutpost.com ; 201 W Main St; mains $8-21; 5:30am-9pm Mon-Sat, till
8pm Sun) There's something for everyone at this Western-style joint: soups, salads, sand-
wiches, pizzas, burgers and steaks, and pasta and fajitas; and homemade cinnamon rolls
for breakfast. There's a good atmosphere with upscale rustic decor.

Snaffle Bit AMERICAN$$$
( 541-575-2426; 830 S Canyon City Blvd; mains $9-29; 5-9pm Tue, 11am-2:30pm & 4:30-9pm
Wed-Fri, 4:30-10pm Sat) Some of the county's best steaks are at this no-nonsense, friendly
restaurant with a nice fountain patio. Also on the menu are salads, pasta, hamburgers and
Mexican specialties. Large portions. Reservations are a good idea.

Information

Chamber of Commerce (

541-575-0547; www.gcoregonlive.com ; 301 W Main St;

9am-4pm Mon-Fri)
Malheur National Forest Ranger Station (

541-575-3000; www.fs.fed.us/r6/malheur ; 431

Patterson Bridge Rd; 8am-4:30pm Mon-Fri)

Getting There & Away

People Mover Bus ( 541-575-2370; www.grantcountypeoplemover.com ; 229 NE Dayton)
Curb-to-curb services to Bend on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

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Strawberry Mountain Wilderness

Named for the wild strawberries that thrive on its mountain slopes, the Strawberry Range
is covered with ponderosa and lodgepole pines growing on glacier-chiseled volcanic
peaks that are 15 million years old. The Strawberry Mountains contain deceptively high
country: much of the wilderness is above 6000ft, and the highest peak - Strawberry
Mountain - rises to 9038ft.
A popular and rewarding 2.8-mile round-trip hike winds up a steep valley to Straw-
berry Lake . About 1 mile past the lake is Strawberry Falls . To reach the trailhead, fol-
low the signs 11 miles south from Prairie City.
Circle around to the south side of the wilderness area on Hwy 14 and paved USFS Rds
65 and 16, past old ponderosa pines and wide meadows, to find more trails. Hike into