Sept 23 - Season Finale

Our brief summer season has ended.  We offer this parting photo taken by one of our fun loving visitors at Hells Canyon Overlook to say Thank You for all the wonderful encounters we had with all of you this summer.  We are so glad that you enjoyed this beautiful slice of the world we call home, and hope that we enhanced your visit.  Please come see us again.

Sept 23 - Harl Butte Lookout

From Harl Butte lookout you can see the Seven Devils mountains in Idaho and the Wallowa mountains in Oregon.  What an awesome place to spend your summer!  We were glad to get a chance to see the landscape in autumn, a very different (but still stunning) landscape from the springtime riot of color.

Sept 22 - Granny View Vista

The seasons are changing.  Compare this view with the one on July 24th.  The snow is (mostly) off the Wallowa mountains, and the flowers have gone to seed.  Still, this country is magnificently beautiful, and the warm light of these first autumn days is liquid honey in the high country.

Sept 17 - Joseph Canyon Overlook

Late in the afternoon, or when the sky is cloudy, reflections on the water of Joseph Creek allow the visitor to see that there is water down in the bottom of Joseph Canyon.  Did you stop at Joseph Canyon Overlook?  There is so much history in this canyon.  We met many summer visitors here, and hope that you enjoyed your visit.

Sept 10 - Hells Canyon Mule Days!

We spent a day at Hells Canyon Mule Days in Enterprise, Oregon this year.  Did you see us there?

Sept 4 - Hells Canyon Overlook

Field rangers Blackhorse (left) and Lyman (right) at Hells Canyon Overlook with one of our many wondeful visitors.  Did you meet us here at Hells Canyon Overlook, or did you meet one or both of us at some other location?  Tell us about your visit. What did you see, what surprised you, what would you like to see on your next visit?

Aug 30 - The Snake River by boat

Many of our visitors get to see the Snake river (and Hells Canyon) first hand from a boat.  Did you take a trip on the Snake?  What did you see?  (we saw a black bear coming down to the water).