Redmond, OR

This morning after leaving Baker City, OR we traveled Southwest on OR 7 and US 26 through the Umatilla National Forest up mountains down mountains and around winding curves and then through
mountain meadows along the Powder River. Traveling west Near Prairie City we left the forest and entered into the same kind of terrain only the mountains were covered with grass and sage brush and the meadows also had green fields of alfalfa growing in them. We passed many ranches with names like Widow Creek Ranch & Long Box Ranch. We saw many herds of cattle grazing in the meadows. About 30 miles west of John day, OR We went up a sharp winding road through tall steep fossil beds. After that it was more of the same and then west of Mitchell we entered the Ochoco National Forest exiting it near Prineville and entered what they call high desert area to Redmond, OR where we are staying at the River Rim RV Park. At the edge of the park it is a sheer drop off 250ft. to the Crooked River below. I have never went around so many curves at 30 MPH as we did today. It took us about 6 hrs to travel the 210 miles.