Central Oregon 2013

Painted Hills

The Painted Hills area of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is seen under a cloudy blue sky in Wheeler County, Oregon.

Painted Hills Drizzle

Light rain clouds form over the Painted Hills section of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Wheeler County, Oregon.

Clouds Over the Painted Hills

Godbeams shine down from low clouds over the Painted Hills section of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Wheeler County, Oregon.

Painted Hills Morning

Mottled bluish-white clouds are seen over a rust-colored hill in the Painted Hills of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Wheeler County, Oregon.

Curvy Painted Hills

Yellowish-gold colored hills are seen under a partly cloudy sky in the Painted Hills section of the John Day fossil beds national monument in Wheeler County, Oregon.

Painted Hills Oregon

A clear blue sky is seen above a red and yellow hill in the Painted Hills section of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Wheeler County, Oregon.

Red Painted Hills Closeup

A section of the Painted Hills area of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is seen in the evening light near sunset in Wheeler County, Oregon.

Painted Hills and Blue Sky

A curvy red and yellow colored hill is seen with broken while clouds in a blue sky at the Painted Hills section of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Wheeler County, Oregon.

The Red Hill and the Moon

The moon is seen in the distance above a particularly red colored hill in the Painted Hills section of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Wheeler County, Oregon.

New Life on the Hill

Green sprouts emerge on one of the hills above a partly cloudy blue sky in the Painted Hills section of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Wheeler County, Oregon.

Hiking in the Painted Hills

A man in his 30's wearing sunglasses hikes along a yellowish hill in the Painted Hills section of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Wheeler County, Oregon.