dmeyer2m wrote:
I'll be in NE Oregon in May and have been looking at routes which might take us by the John Day Painted Hills area. My question to you, frankeieio, is whether you can clearly see the painted hill from Hwy. 218 from Antelope to Fossil and Service Creek, then onto Hwy. 19 and east?
No, you can't. The Painted Hills Unit is located 9 miles northwest of of the town of Mitchell. The entrance is on Burnt Ranch Road, 6 miles north of its junction with Highway 26. You can see the entire Painted Hills area in an hour or two, even if you take the marked trails. Even during mid-day, they're photogenic. The bottom photo is not from the Painted Hills; the outcrop is west of Service Creek Road, just south of the village of Service Creek.