Elevation of County Road 20A, Co Rd 20A, Bates, OR, USA

See the gravel from the dredge mining? by Sam Beebe

Group walking along John Day River restoration project by Sam Beebe

Oxbow project phase 3 by Sam Beebe

Old Snag and View by martin_nv

Bates Pond by flypfeiffer

Journey Through Time Scenic Byway 15 by tbishopcmsm

Forest Ridges by martin_nv

Baker County Line by J. Stephen Conn

6296 Zoomed-in view of Strawberry Mountain from Dixie Butte - we almost went there to see the eclipse by _JFR_

5976 Strawberry Mountain (elevation 9038 feet) from NF2610 as we climb up to Dixie Butte by _JFR_

6279 Our tent in the afternoon shade thanks to that wonderful pine tree by _JFR_

Viewing site by Tom Clifton

5866 As the sun began to go down the smoke clouds from distant fires made for some awesome sunset colors by _JFR_

6332 View southwest from Dixie Butte - some eclipse folk even brought their pet parrots by _JFR_

6168 It was just after noon when we got back to camp so it was time for lunch and a nap by _JFR_

6256 Climbing back up NF2610 toward the Dixie Butte summit, but we would only go back to camp by _JFR_

6406 The distant mountain to the west are now lit but the nearby hills are still in shadow as the Solar Eclipse ends by _JFR_

6460 It took two and a half hours to walk the five miles back to our car near highway 26 - it was a fun hike by _JFR_

6180 Another nice sunset on Dixie Butte but at least there was much less smoke this time by _JFR_

6201 Vicki cooking breakfast on Dixie Butte while sitting on her luxurious folding camp chair by _JFR_

6319 Panorama from the Dixie Butte summit looking at the south ridge which also had plenty of people by _JFR_

6261 Lots of high cirrus clouds - the weatherman said that they should clear out in time for the eclipse tomorrow by _JFR_

6357 View of the solar eclipse through my mylar solar telescope filter - 24 minutes to go before totality by _JFR_

5907 Smoky sunset panorama looking south over Prairie City and John Day with Strawberry Mountain left of center by _JFR_

6149 Hiking down from the Dixie Butte summit looking at the south ridge - our tent was on the left side by _JFR_

6115 View northeast toward the radio antennas and lookout tower on Dixie Butte by _JFR_

6397 View to the west of light in the distance but dark mountains and clouds nearby during the total solar eclipse by _JFR_

5872 Smoky clouds drifting down from Canada lent some color to our sunset on Dixie Butte by _JFR_

5902 Panorama shot of our tent and campsite on Dixie Butte looking south over Prairie City by _JFR_

5831 Lots of rocks on the top of these ridges - they only look smooth from far away by _JFR_

5881 Our tent and campsite on the quiet eastern side of Dixie Butte's south ridge by _JFR_

6424 Looking back up at the Dixie Butte summit after the Great American Solar Eclipse of 2017 - it was great fun! by _JFR_

6338 Zoomed-in view across the way to the south ridge of Dixie Butte - plenty of eclipse viewers up there as well by _JFR_

6323 The Dixie Butte summit and plenty of solar eclipse watchers getting ready - only an hour to go! by _JFR_

6376 A view of Joe Earp's computer screen showing the view through the solar telescope - 12 minutes until totality by _JFR_

6298 All packed up, we carry our big backpacks around the ridge toward the Dixie Butte summit by _JFR_

6393 Total Solar Eclipse as viewed through my cell phone's camera up on the Dixie Butte summit by _JFR_

6310 The summit ridge of Dixie Butte an hour before the eclipse was lined with people by _JFR_

5834 Panorama view looking south toward Prairie City from the south ridge of Dixie Butte by _JFR_

6067 The Dixie Butte Summit is up ahead of us, with a lookout tower and radio antennas by _JFR_

6234 View south over Prairie City, with Strawberry Mountain left of center by _JFR_

5847 Vicki stayed behind while I took an empty backpack down to the car to carry up three more gallons of water by _JFR_

1030396 by arthur_girling

6401 Overexposed view of the Sun's Corona during the Total Solar Eclipse from the summit of Dixie Butte by _JFR_

6231 Panorama view south over Prairie City and John Day, with Strawberry Mountain left of center by _JFR_

5883 The sunset shadow of Dixie Butte can be seen to the east from our campsite by _JFR_

5784 Our Toyota Corolla had no problems driving up NF2610 to Dixie Butte - but we drove slowly and carefully by _JFR_

6139 View north as we hike down toward camp from the Dixie Butte summit by _JFR_

6404 Overexposed view of the Sun's Corona during the Total Solar Eclipse from the summit of Dixie Butte by _JFR_

6325 We decided to find a good eclipse-viewing spot on the southeast end of the Dixie Butte summit by _JFR_

1030395 by arthur_girling

6238 Zoomed-in shot of Dixie Butte and its south ridge by _JFR_

6427 Now it's time for the long five mile hike with backpacks down to our car parked by Highway 26 by _JFR_

5863 I finally read the rules for eclipse viewing in the Malheur National Forest - there were camping restrictions by _JFR_

6143 Looking back up at the Dixie Butte Lookout Tower from forest road NF2610 by _JFR_

6087 Looking back south down NF2610 from the summit of Dixie Butte by _JFR_

6098 View southwest from the Dixie Butte Summit and Lookout Station by _JFR_

5815 We left the road and headed up onto the long south ridge - we figured to find a flat spot with a view by _JFR_

6164 We discovered that it was much easier to hike into camp from the east side of the ridge by _JFR_

Dixie Butte by Just Peachy!