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Considered one of the “Seven Wonders of Oregon,” the Painted Hills are part of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument and are a must-see when traveling north of central Oregon. Oregon’s ...

Those exploring the John Day Fossil Beds have ... the Painted Hills, Painted Cove, Cant Ranch, Blue Basin, and the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center, for starters. HERE IS OREGON: HereisOregon.com ...

The russet-striped slopes of Oregon’s Painted Hills look like they’ve ... then turn right at the sign for the John Day Fossil Beds Painted Hills Unit. From there, it’s just a few more miles to Bear ...

Road closures due to wildfires in the areas north of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. (Oregon Department of Transportation File: The Painted Hills, one of Oregon’s “7 Wonders.” ...

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, located in Wheeler and Grant counties in east-central Oregon, houses one of the longest and most complete fossil records of plants and animals from the ...

KIMBERLY, Ore. (KTVZ) — A groundbreaking paleontological discovery at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument has uncovered fossilized footprints dating back as far as 50 million years ...

About 50 million years ago, a small bird waded along a lakeshore in what today is central Oregon ... fossil footprints and the dogged work of an undergraduate intern at John Day Fossil Beds ...