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Creation date / 2012 / অক্টোবর
- Multi-colored rocks jut above the surrounding landscape at Smith Rock State Park.
- The Crooked River has cut a deep canyon through the basalt of Central Oregon.
- Three Mule Deer watch for hikers at Smith Rock State Park.
- The Crooked River makes a big oxbow around Smith Rock State Park.
- What's not to love when you look at the textures and colors of these rocks?
- There is a lot of columnar basalt along this hike. The columns are hundreds of feet tall.
- The Crooked River turns into Lake Billy Chinook at the turnaround point of the hike. High basalt cliffs provide a nice vantage point.
- Junipers, Sagebrush, thistles, and grasses dominate the landscape along the Otter Bench Trail.
- A few trees grow along the Crooked River as it wraps around Smith Rock State Park. The texture and colors of the rocks are constantly changing as you walk along the trail.
- The Crooked River is the main attraction of this hike. The vegetation in the area is sparse and brushy.
- Branches from dead trees dangle in the trail making this section seem like a haunted forest.
- Rapids in the Crooked River provide a nice backdrop of sound as you hike along this section of trail.
- The cliff faces at Smith Rock State Park are a wonderful mix of colors. I think they appear best in the early morning light.
- Hundreds of climbers work on their techniques on weekends at Smith Rock State Park.
- Central Oregon has many more sunny days than the Pacific Coast. Here, just a few clouds are sprinkled across the sky, but the weather was increasing cloudy to the west.