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John Day River Basin in Northeastern Oregon is home to many sights and destinations, including John Day Fossil Beds and the Painted Hills. Nicholas Famoso will give a webcast on the geologic and natural history of the basin Wednesday evening.

In Oregon, there is one place that stands above the rest for paleontological time travel: The John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.

Who doesn’t love a good road trip? With the weather getting colder and wetter in the Portland area, getting out of town and into nature seems like an increasingly attractive break from the weekly grind and daily drizzle of the city.    Unfortunately for anyone looking for a change, we live in a wet