Description:

Load bus at (former) Shopko site at 7:30 a.m.; Depart at 8:00 a.m.

Come join us for a six-day, five-night scenic tour of the John Day Country and northeast Oregon.
Expect jam-packed (and some long) days. We will attempt to do all listed activities as time and weather allow, but likely will not be able to accomplish everything. Bring your spirit of adventure.
Highlights of the trip will include:
Day One- Visit the historic Santiam Pass Ski Lodge; tour the fantastic rock creations at Petersen Rock Garden; hike the trails or simply take in the view at Smith Rock State Park.
Lodging: Best Western Prineville Inn, 541-447-8080
Day Two- Tour the Painted Hills and Sheep Rock Units of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument; visit the Thomas Condon visitor center and museum; hike a trail at the Mascall Overlook; visit the Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site.
Lodging: Best Western John Day Inn, 541-575-1700
Day Three- Walk around the dredge at the Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area; tour the beautifully-restored Geiser Grand Hotel in Baker City; take in the exhibits at the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center (bring your National Park pass if you have one); drive the east side of the Wallowa Mountains through Halfway to an overlook of the Snake River Canyon.
Lodging: Ponderosa Inn, Enterprise, 541-426-3186
Day Four- Pedal recumbent bikes/carts on the tracks of the old Joseph Branch railroad; tour the Valley Bronze foundry; rise 3700 feet in 15 minutes to the summit of Mt. Howard on a gondola; see glacial-carved Wallowa Lake and the lodge; walk the streets and see the bronze sculptures in Joseph.
Lodging: Ponderosa Inn, Enterprise, 541-426-3186
Day Five- Tour the Pendleton Underground; see the 50 Rodin sculptures at the Maryhill Museum of Art and explore the outdoor sculpture garden.
Lodging: The Dalles Inn, 541-296-9107
Day Six- Walk to the eerie "She Who Watches" petroglyph; take in the view at White River Falls State Park; visit the Clarno Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument; dig for fossils in Fossil; bungee jump (or watch) at the Crooked River Bridge, the tallest commercial bungee jump in North America (300 feet above the river, 250-foot swan dive) ($129 for first jump, credit cards accepted, reservations suggested).

Arrival in Eugene: We will likely have a late return to Eugene. It could be 6 p.m. or as late as 8 p.m. depending on time spent on the last day’s activities.
Food: Bring a sack lunch for the first day. Bring a small cooler as we will pick up lunch fixings each day at a local store. Breakfast included with motel stays. Lunches and dinners on your own.
Bring: National Park Pass (Senior/Interagency Pass), rain jacket, layered clothes, good walking shoes, camera, binoculars, sun screen, water bottle, small cooler for lunch supplies, money or credit card for bungee jump.

Cost: $681.00 Members $693.00 Non-members $100.00 Deposit due at registration $190.00 due April 24, $190.00 due June 24, Balance $201.00/$213.00 due August 24, 2020

Please make checks payable to Obsidians Bus Trips
REGISTRATION & MAIL CHECKS TO: Sharon Cutsforth 541-746-4929
1120 South 39th Street, Springfield 97478