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January 2008: Exploring Frigid Wallowa County
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Ponderosa Frost
The long needles and short cones of a Ponderosa Pine sport a fresh frosty coat.
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Pinescape
Frosted Ponderosa Pines tower toward the sky.
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Ice Swan
This Tundra Swan was likely wondering why it didn't migrate further south.
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Frosted Landscape
An overnight winter frost coats the trees above a small creek in Wallowa County.
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Winterscape
A lonely snow-covered field sees a brief bit of blue sky.
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Ice Barbs
Ice crystals grow on an old barbed-wire fenceline.
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Wallowa Reflections
Ripples on Wallow Lake reflect the snowy Wallowa Mountains and deep blue winter sky.
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July 2003: A Hike to Eagle Cap via the E. Fork Lostine River
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Eagle Cap Reflections
Eagle Cap, at 9572ft elevation, isn't the highest mountain in the Wallowa Range, but it is one of the most majestic. This is a view of Eagle Cap from the valley of the Lostine River, which winds north through a broad glacial valley.
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Eagle Cap at Night
A sky filled with stars sweeps above the Eagle Cap at night. This photo shows the movement during a 6 minute exposure.
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Bloom
The western anenomae blooms early in the season. When it goes to seed, it resembles a pipe cleaner, or an old bushy-bearded man.
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Mirror Lake
Mirror Lake is aptly named. Petes Point is reflected in this view to the west.
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Eagle Cap at Sunset
Eagle Cap glows in the evening sun. We'd stood atop this 9,572ft mountain just a few hours earlier.
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Upper Lostine Valley
This is a view from the slopes of Eagle Cap to the north, down the E. Fork of the Lostine River.
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Down the Lostine
This view south shows another of the majestic valleys emmenating from Eagle Cap - the E. Fork of Eagle Creek.
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Snow Combs
The action of melting snow produces deep trenches that make walking difficult at times. The larger trenches shown here are 4 feet deep.
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Where is it?
The Wallowas are a range of mountains in far northeastern Oregon.
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Before you go...
A few of the most popular backpacking areas in the Wallowas can get crowded in the middle of summer, but head just a few miles down a less traveled path, and you'll think you've discovered a new world.
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