John Day River – Cottonwood Canyon State Park – 11/27

[McChaix]

The day after Thanksgiving we drove about 2 hours to the Cottonwood Canyon State Park. We got there around 10AM and the day was incredible – sunny and between 15 & 20 degrees with a light dusting of snow. There are two 4+ mile trails along the river – one in the sun and one in the shade. We took the sunny route.




Josh – Chief Photographer


McChaix – Chief Goat


There were small icebergs cycling around this rock in an endless backcurrent.


Not a soul there the whole time. Just some geese and ducks until we saw some….


Bighorn sheep far up on the rim.


Incredibly serene.


The park campground.

Excellent and very different hike.

[-Q-]

Great place indeed. I like that park a lot. It has an excellent vibe to it.

Looks like you guys had a fun time

[RobinB]

Very nice!

Incidentally, it appears that some of the URL tags for your images inadvertently didn't get closed properly. I don't think it's a big issue, but here's a corrected version, if you want to edit:

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The day after Thanksgiving we drove about 2 hours to the Cottonwood Canyon State Park. We got there around 10AM and the day was incredible – sunny and between 15 & 20 degrees with a light dusting of snow. There are two 4+ mile trails along the river – one in the sun and one in the shade. We took the sunny route. 

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Josh – Chief Photographer

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McChaix – Chief Goat

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There were small icebergs cycling around this rock in an endless backcurrent.

[url=http://s525.photobucket.com/user/toleak/media/John%20Day/1595.jpg.html][img]http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc336/toleak/John%20Day/1595.jpg[/img][/url]
Not a soul there the whole time. Just some geese and ducks until we saw some….

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Bighorn sheep far up on the rim.

[url=http://s525.photobucket.com/user/toleak/media/John%20Day/100_2050_1.jpg.html][img]http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc336/toleak/John%20Day/100_2050_1.jpg[/img][/url]
Incredibly serene.

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The  park campground.

Excellent and very different hike.

[texasbb]

What a perfect day for that kind of hike. That's been on my to-do list for a while. Love the pics!

[McChaix]

Very nice!

Incidentally, it appears that some of the URL tags for your images inadvertently didn't get closed properly. I don't think it's a big issue, but here's a corrected version, if you want to edit:

Yeah, I'm a rookie at this. You can edit it after its been posted?

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[url=http://s525.photobucket.com/user/toleak/media/John%20Day/1596_1.jpg.html][img]http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc336/toleak/John%20Day/1596_1.jpg[/img][/url]

The day after Thanksgiving we drove about 2 hours to the Cottonwood Canyon State Park. We got there around 10AM and the day was incredible – sunny and between 15 & 20 degrees with a light dusting of snow. There are two 4+ mile trails along the river – one in the sun and one in the shade. We took the sunny route. 

[url=http://s525.photobucket.com/user/toleak/media/John%20Day/100_2054.jpg.html][img]http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc336/toleak/John%20Day/100_2054.jpg[/img][/url]

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Josh – Chief Photographer

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McChaix – Chief Goat

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There were small icebergs cycling around this rock in an endless backcurrent.

[url=http://s525.photobucket.com/user/toleak/media/John%20Day/1595.jpg.html][img]http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc336/toleak/John%20Day/1595.jpg[/img][/url]
Not a soul there the whole time. Just some geese and ducks until we saw some….

[url=http://s525.photobucket.com/user/toleak/media/John%20Day/100_2057.jpg.html][img]http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc336/toleak/John%20Day/100_2057.jpg[/img][/url]
Bighorn sheep far up on the rim.

[url=http://s525.photobucket.com/user/toleak/media/John%20Day/100_2050_1.jpg.html][img]http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc336/toleak/John%20Day/100_2050_1.jpg[/img][/url]
Incredibly serene.

[url=http://s525.photobucket.com/user/toleak/media/John%20Day/4304.jpg.html][img]http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc336/toleak/John%20Day/4304.jpg[/img][/url]
The  park campground.

Excellent and very different hike.

[RobinB]

Yeah, I'm a rookie at this. You can edit it after its been posted?

You can: there should be a small "Edit" button at the bottom right of your original post. (I'm very glad this exists: without it, nearly every post I've ever done would be a disaster.)

[sprengers4jc]

We love this park, too! Great pics and thanks for the report .

[justpeachy]

Love that second shot with the reflection!