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  • The John Day River flows past the tall columnar basalt walls that make up Picture Gorge in John Day National Monument, Oregon. The white stains on the columns illustrate how high the water level has been.
    OR_JohnDay_PictureGorge_ColumnarBasa...jpg
  • The deep branches in the soil of the Painted Hills in John Day National Monument, Oregon illustrate the dendritic drainage pattern. Numerous feeder streams, creeks and rills flow into the main channel, resulting in a deep channel that resembles the branches of a tree.
    OR_PaintedHills_DendriticDrainage_31...jpg
  • The Painted Hills in John Day National Monument, Oregon are comprised of several layers of ash and pumice deposits from the Cascades and area volcanoes. The deposits were laid down approximately 33 million years ago. The red comes from rusty iron minerals; golden layers are rich with oxidized magnesium and iron, metamorphic claystone; the black comes from manganese.
    OR_PaintedHills_CloseUp_3145.jpg
  • This panorama shows the colorful layers that give the Painted Hills in the John Day National Monument in Oregon their name. The layers represent different ash and pumice deposits from the Cascades and area volcanoes. The deposits were laid down approximately 33 million years ago. The red comes from rusty iron minerals; golden layers are rich with oxidized magnesium and iron, metamorphic claystone; the black comes from manganese.
    OR_PaintedHills_Panorama_3098.jpg
  • The Painted Hills in John Day National Monument, Oregon are comprised of several layers of ash and pumice deposits from the Cascades and area volcanoes. The deposits were laid down approximately 33 million years ago. Eventually the layers were thrust upward and tilted by movement of the Earth's plates. The red comes from rusty iron minerals; golden layers are rich with oxidized magnesium and iron, metamorphic claystone; the black comes from manganese.
    OR_PaintedHills_WideView_3192.jpg
  • A close-up of the Painted Hills in John Day National Monument, Oregon reveals their popcorn-like texture. This texture is the result of erosion. The cracks result from the drying of the soil after heavy rain; the deeper channels are caused by the run-off of heavy rain.
    OR_PaintedHills_Texture_3125.jpg
  • The Painted Hills in John Day National Monument, Oregon are comprised of several layers of ash and pumice deposits from the Cascades and area volcanoes. The deposits were laid down approximately 33 million years ago. Eventually the layers were thrust upward and tilted by movement of the Earth's plates. The red comes from rusty iron minerals; golden layers are rich with oxidized magnesium and iron, metamorphic claystone; the black comes from manganese.
    OR_PaintedHills_Palette_3240.jpg
  • Low-angle sunlight shows the texture of the colorful Painted Hills in the John Day National Monument in Oregon. The layers represent different ash and pumice deposits from the Cascades and area volcanoes. The deposits were laid down approximately 33 million years ago. The red comes from rusty iron minerals; golden layers are rich with oxidized magnesium and iron, metamorphic claystone; the black comes from manganese.
    OR_PaintedHills_DeepShadow_3175.jpg
  • The Painted Hills in John Day National Monument, Oregon are comprised of several layers of ash and pumice deposits from the Cascades and area volcanoes. The deposits were laid down approximately 33 million years ago. The red comes from rusty iron minerals; golden layers are rich with oxidized magnesium and iron, metamorphic claystone; the black comes from manganese.
    OR_PaintedHills_CloseUp_3185.jpg
  • Sheep Rock, the tall mountain at the center of the frame, towers over Picture Gorge in John Day National Monument, Oregon, at sunrise. The moutain was named for the bighorn sheep that used to live in the area.
    OR_JohnDay_SheepRock_PictureGorge_32...jpg
  • The first light of day turns the eastern face of Mount Tom golden in the Owens Valley near Bishop, California. Mount Tom, with an elevation of 13,658 feet (4,163 meters), is the 12th tallest mountain in California. It is in the Sierra Nevada mountain range and part of the John Muir Wilderness.
    CA_Bishop_Mount-Tom_Sunrise_1014.jpg
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