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( 541-889-2725; www.ogawasrestaurant.com ; 375 E Idaho Ave; mains $9-17; 11am-8pm Mon-
Thu, till 9pm Fri & Sat) As exotic as Ontario can get. Try a 'wicked' rice bowl (chicken,
beef, seafood etc) or a gourmet burger. There are also bento boxes, nigiri and sushi rolls.
The mafa chicken (a unique fried chicken with vegetables; only available a couple times
per week) is locally recommended.
Jolts & Juice CAFE
(cnr SW 3rd Ave & S Oregon Sts; snacks $4-8, drinks $1.50-3.50; 6am-8pm Mon-Thu, till 9pm Fri,
7am-9pm Sat, 7am-4pm Sun) Ontario's best coffee shop, with artsy vibe and pleasant side-
walk seating. Order your favorite specialty coffee drink, fresh juice or smoothie; there
are sandwiches and salads if you need nourishment.
Information
Chamber of Commerce ( 541-889-8012; www.ontariochamber.com ; 876 SW 4th Ave;
9am-5pm Mon-Fri) Near the Four Rivers Cultural Center in a strip mall.
Getting There & Around
Greyhound ( 541-889-7651; 842 SE 1st Ave) Located at the Malheur Council on Aging,
with east- and west-bound services twice daily.
SUCCOR CREEK & LESLIE GULCH
It takes a little doing to get to the wildly eroded Owyhee River country, but sections
of this 35-mile gravel drive (and its 14.5-mile side branch) are unforgettable. Run-
ning between Adrian and a junction with US 95, 18 miles north of Jordan Valley, this
scenic route passes grand desert landscapes and spectacular rock peaks.
Take the gravel road 8 miles south of Adrian; the sign should say 'Succor Creek
State Park.' You'll drive through sagebrush and rolling hills for about 10 miles, then
start descending. A couple of miles later are amazing vertical walls of volcanic tuff
hundreds of feet high. The Succor Creek State Natural Area sits at the other end
of the canyon, with free basic campsites (no water), wildlife-watching opportunit-
ies and stunning vistas.
The scenery is even more spectacular at Leslie Gulch , 26 miles further south on
a 14.5-mile dead-end side branch off the main gravel road. A narrow creek channel
goes through vividly colored volcanic rock eroded into amazing pinnacles and tur-
reted formations, at last reaching Lake Owyhee Reservoir. There's free primitive