We decided to take the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway on our trip to Joseph, Oregon. It was a cold rainy day so we knew we had the time to take in some beauty along the way. As we meandered along the curvy forested road, we were thankful we didn't hit the free-range cattle that were roaming around!
We did some exploring/shopping in Joseph since we arrived early and it was raining and just too cold to enjoy much of the outdoors. After we moved into our lovely vacation rental we started a fire and got the games out!
The rain had stopped by the next morning so after breakfast, we hiked Chief Joseph Trail at the Wallowa Lake Trailhead.
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| We thought this rock had an interesting profile. |
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| Destination--BC Falls |
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| I asked them to stop so I could take a picture. Not quite what I had in mind. 🙄 |
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| I decided to just take the picture while they were walking instead.😂 |
After lunch even though it was quite overcast we decided to take the tram to the top of Mt. Howard. The views on the way up were breathtaking, but once we got to the top visibility was zero...initially. As we hiked through the snow, the sun finally broke through giving us awesome views!
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| These little guys were all over the top of the mountain and were not afraid of us. |
The next three pictures show how the clouds eventually moved out to give us those great views.
The views out of both sides of the tram car--lake and mountains.
After warming up by the fireplace and playing a few games, we ate dinner and then walked by the lake. The kids skipped stones and we just enjoyed the beautiful evening.
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