Owyhee River Gorge
Jan 28, 2019 16:57:40 #
Several weeks ago there was a post showing wild horses in the Owyhee area and viewing that triggered my search for this photo. It has been one of my favorite areas in NE Oregon and SW Idaho. My familiarity has been from the air as a group used to fly annually from the Sacramento, CA area to explore the back country if Idaho. I took this picture using a Canon 20D in 2005 0r 06 and suppose the camera was set at a high shutter speed to minimize shake as I was the pilot as well as the photographer. I have tried to find this specific location again, but without luck. What draws me to this area is flying over what appears to be a flat desert landscape, then suddenly there appears a deep gorge with a river on the bottom.
Jan 28, 2019 17:11:34 #
Neat.
I wonder how many years it took to eat the gorge through the land.
I wonder how many years it took to eat the gorge through the land.
Jan 28, 2019 17:12:40 #
I saw this canyon many years ago. Your shot brought back happy memories. It is a delight to see what it would be like to see it from the air. Thanks for digging out the picture.
Jan 28, 2019 17:36:11 #
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Jan 28, 2019 18:14:55 #
I like your old image. One correction. The Owyhee is in the SE corner of Oregon not all that far from Nevada and Idaho. It’s really hot there in summer. These days quite popular with river rafters.
Jan 28, 2019 18:55:40 #
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Jan 29, 2019 07:13:16 #
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Jan 29, 2019 09:55:36 #
That would be hard to cross. And you might not see it at ground level until you were upon it. Amazing geography and an interesting shot.
Jan 29, 2019 13:08:45 #
Jan 29, 2019 16:16:23 #
scooter1
Loc: Yacolt, Wa.
True in the SE corner. As a kid my family lived in Vale, Or. and we used to go to Owyhee reservoir and up the river above the reservoir camping and fishing.
pesfls wrote:
I like your old image. One correction. The Owyhee is in the SE corner of Oregon not all that far from Nevada and Idaho. It’s really hot there in summer. These days quite popular with river rafters.
Jan 29, 2019 16:17:36 #
scooter1
Loc: Yacolt, Wa.
Very nice photo. I grew up in that area fishing in owyee reservoir and the river. It is in the SE corner of Oregon.
Lcfitt wrote:
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Jan 29, 2019 23:04:03 #
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