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View of Highway 206 and the plateau above Cottonwood Canyon and the John Day River.
View of Highway 206 and the plateau above Cottonwood Canyon and the John Day River.
Abandoned farmland above the John Day River canyon.
Cottonwood Canyon State Park.
The J.S. Burres Day Use Area at Cottonwood Canyon State Park.
The John Day River running through Cottonwood Canyon State Park.
The old Murtha Ranch in Cottonwood Canyon State Park.
The day use area at the Murtha Ranch in Cottonwood Canyon State Park.
A patio at Cottonwood Canyon State Park's information kiosk.
The picnic shelter in Cottonwood Canyon State Park.
The picnic shelter in Cottonwood Canyon State Park.
The old Murtha Ranch barn in Cottonwood Canyon State Park.
The old Murtha Ranch in Cottonwood Canyon State Park.
Hiker and biker campsites at Lone Pine Campground.
A cow skull along the Pinnacles Trail in Cottonwood Canyon State Park.
The view along the Pinnacles Trail in Cottonwood Canyon State Park.
Lone Pine Campground in Cottonwood Canyon State Park.
The old Murtha Ranch and barn in Cottonwood Canyon State Park.