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The Santiam Pass or Hwy 20 and 22.

A placid stream ~ the South Santiam on Hwy 20, or Over the River and through the Woods Scenic Byway.

... but a little tremulous now and then, the south fork of the Santiam River.

... and a tumble and a fall on the south fork of the Santiam River, on Hwy 20, or Over
the River and through the Woods Scenic Byway.

Three Fingered Jack winking through the trees on the Santiam Pass in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon.

Central Oregon, the high desert; the Oregon Outback.

Smith Rock: Rainbow Storm Clouds at Smith Rock.

Smith Rock: Storms at Smith Rock State Park

Smith Rock: Smith Rock in Spring Storming.

Smith Rock: The Cliffs at Smith Rock Limned in Light and Shadow.

Smith Rock: The Storm begins to Clear the Face of Smith Rock.

Smith Rock: Light Clearing the Face of Smith Rock.

Smith Rock: Smith Rock Glittering in the Aftermath.

Smith Rock: Spring's Stormy Illumination.

Smith Rock: Nature's Cathedral in Morning Light.

Smith Rock: Life Expands atop Smith Rock.

Smith Rock: Morning Glory Wall from Misery Ridge.

Smith Rock: Morning Glory Wall at Smith Rock

Smith Rock: Monkey Face in Shadow.

Smith Rock: Monkey Face from atop Misery Ridge

The Crooked River Gorge in Central Oregon.

More Mountains: Newberry Volcanic National Monument ~ Obsidian Flow, Paulina and East Lakes.

Paulina Falls at Newberry Crater National Monument.

Devil's Lake on the Cascade Lakes Hwy, driving north along the Cascade Mountains.

Wildlife Viewing in the high desert: Antelope near Silver Lake.

Lake Abert and Abert Rim - geologic and cultural wonders.

The Warner Mountains in Oregon's Outback:

Mushroom Rocks, one of my favorites :-)

On the road to Adel near the Oregon Nevada border.

Hey! We're "outback." Who can remember where all these photographs came from?

Sightseeing in the Oregon High Desert: Steens Mountain National Monument.

Next: The Surprise Valley Warner Mountain Outback and the Shasta Trinity Tours.

Listing pages:

Page 1: Site Structure and Breakdown, Page 2: Category Headings, Page 3: The Umpqua River
and Tributaries, Page 4: Crater Lake National Park, Page 5: Little Known Special Places near Crater Lake National Park, Page 6: Oregon and California Coasts and Redwoods, Page 7: Over the River and through the Woods Scenic Byway, Central Oregon, the Oregon High Desert and Outback, Page 8: Surprise Valley, the Warner Mountains - the California Outback, Page 9: the Salmon River in northern California, page 10, the Shasta Trinity Tour, Page 11: The Diverse Loop Tour and Page 12: The Beautiful West Cascades National Scenic Byway in Oregon.