Nominated by locals
Painted Hills
A hidden gem in Oregon
About 90 minutes east of Bend in remote Wheeler County, banded gold, red, and black hillsides of 35-million-year-old fossil soils that glow at low light — a John Day Fossil Beds unit that still feels secret.
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