Out and About in the Middle of Nowhere

Here are a few pictures that I took while traveling around the Northeast corner of Oregon. For more great photos of Eastern Oregon, go here to Michael Totten's site.
First stop, is the town of Elgin. Here is the main street.


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This second photo shows the City Hall.


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A mere 40 miles down the road from Elgin, is the next town of Wallowa. Once again, the main street.


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This one is of Wallowa High School.


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The next three photos were taken just outside the town of Enterprise. You are looking at The Wallowa Mountains. You can easily see why this area is called the Alps of Oregon. You can also figure out why the Nez Perce tribe was willing to fight to keep this beautiful land.


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Now, we get to the town of Joseph; named for the famous Chief of the Nez Perce.


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This next photo I thought was rather humorous (note the small sign to the left for your irony fix.)


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Just to the South of Joseph is Wallowa Lake. Notice the striking glacial morraine along the left bank of the lake.


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Along the shore to right in this picture is the gravesite of Chief Joseph.


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Finally, these last two photos were taken late in the afternoon at a couple of overlooks of Hells Canyon. The Snake River flows through the canyon. The opposite side of the canyon is in Idaho. The snow covered mountains on the horizon at the right side of the first picture are the Bitterroot Mountains on the Idaho-Montana border.


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