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We made a lot of stops on our 4-day drive up to Lake Wallowa in NE Oregon. Our first stop was the Sundial Bridge in Redding. This was Patti's first visit to the Sundial Bridge. Geno visited it more than a year ago. Since then, the grounds have been planted with a new flower garden.
 
New sculpture installed below the bridge Another view of the flower garden
 
River of Turtles honors major donors supporting Turtle Bay Exploratorium
 
We camped at La Pine State Park, south of Bend; the Deschutes River runs through it.
 
"Big Red", the largest and oldest (500 years old) Ponderosa Pine tree in Oregon
 
"Big Red" is nearly 9 feet in diameter and 190 feet tall
 
The High Desert Museum near Bend showcases eastern Oregon's history, wildlife, and geology The raptor exhibit at the High Desert
Museum features high-desert birds of prey
 
A sleeping great horned owl A golden eagle
 
A model of a chuck wagon... ...and the real deal
 

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