One of the many peaks of the Wallowa mountain range catching the last rays of the day.
Shot taken from Enterprise OR.
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Looking SW at two of Oregon's 3 Sisters: Middle and North peaks.
Each of the Sisters are more than 10,000 feet (3,000 m) in elevation. They are the third-, fourth- and fifth-highest peaks in Oregon. Among the most active volcanic areas in the Cascades and one of the most densely populated volcanic centers in the world. The Three Sisters region includes nearby peaks such as Belknap Crater, Mount Washington, Black Butte, and Three Fingered Jack to the north, and Broken Top and Mount Bachelor to the south." Wikipedia
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A moody day on the rim with winter and spring sharing their tonal blessings, white and green.
"The canyon was named after Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, who is traditionally thought to have been born in a cave on the east bank of Joseph Creek in Asotin County. Prior to European settlement, the Nez Perce used the canyon bottomlands as a travel corridor from summer camp sites in the Wallowa Valley to winter camp sites along the Grande Ronde and Snake Rivers."
"Joseph Canyon (Nez Perce: an-an-a-soc-um, meaning "long, rough canyon") is a 2,000-foot (610 m) deep basalt canyon in northern Wallowa County, Oregon, and southern Asotin County, Washington, United States. It contains Joseph Creek, a tributary of the Grande Ronde River, which flows into the Snake River and then into the Columbia."
The deepest canyon in North America (the Snake river's Hells Canyon) is just a few miles to the East from here.
As always, thanks for taking a look. Much appreciated.
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This is a view of Gibbon Ridge in the Blue Mountains, near where the hardy pioneers passed on the Oregon Trail on their way to rich farmlands in the Willamette Valley. It always amazes me how challenging, difficult and nerve wracking it must have been for them crossing in their covered wagons on these very steep mountains and canyons. Now days we whiz by on I-84 in our comfy warm or cool vehicles mostly unaware what it must have been like for our ancestors as they toiled to simply cover a mile.
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Hope you have easy travels during your week.
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Looking SW from Hood River's Panorama Point at Oregon's most popular and prominent volcano. It is the highest point in Oregon and the fourth highest in the Cascade Range.
Oregon is home to 61 different named volcanoes. According to the United States Geological Survey, Oregon has 5 active volcano systems. These volcanoes have had activity in recent times:
Mount Hood
Mount Jefferson
Three Sisters (North Sister, Middle Sister, and South Sister)
Newberry
Crater Lake
There are three labels for volcanic activity levels: active, dormant, and extinct. Active volcanoes have experienced any sort of activity in recorded times and still have pockets of magma.
Dormant volcanoes have not experienced any activity in about 6,000 years, including seismic activity, but still could.
Extinct volcanoes haven’t had activity in thousands of years and don’t show connections beneath the earth’s crust any longer.
Many volcanoes can be considered active, but it doesn’t mean they are at risk of erupting. Scientists take a lot of factors into consideration when labeling a volcano as active, dormant, or extinct.
They sure are pretty tho regardless of status. May they slumber for a loooooong time.
Have a wonderful weekend!
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