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We aired down on a frontage road just off the highway:
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The area we went to is all BLM land, and is completely open to motorized travel with no restrictions, meaning cross-country travel is permitted. This is very similar to the arrangement at Virtue Flat outside of Baker City:
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Ubiquitous poseur shot:
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We generally meandered East, with the Snake River to the South:
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There was a fun little off-camber drop down toward the canyon floor:
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As we trundled along a narrow shelf road, we spied a very cool little pond tucked into a rock cove:
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We carried on to the end of the trail, and were greeted with some neat views of the canyon all around us:
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Definitely looking forward to more Saturday trips!
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