Owsley Ridge, Umatilla National Forest

The canyons that feed into Meacham Creek in the Umatilla National Forest are alluring and mysterious. What they hide, only the animals know–one of which was a cougar whose scat you can see in the last two pictures. This area is labeled Owsley Ridge on the maps. Access is off of I84, the Mt Emily Summit Road.

Owsley Ridge, Umatilla National Forest, Mt Emily Summit road, shooting stars
Owsley Ridge, Umatilla National Forest, Mt Emily Summit road
Owsley Ridge, Umatilla National Forest, Mt Emily Summit road
Owsley Ridge, Umatilla National Forest, Mt Emily Summit road
Owsley Ridge, Umatilla National Forest, Mt Emily Summit road, balsam root
Owsley Ridge, Umatilla National Forest, Mt Emily Summit road
Owsley Ridge, Umatilla National Forest, Mt Emily Summit road
Owsley Ridge, Umatilla National Forest, Mt Emily Summit road
Owsley Ridge, Umatilla National Forest, Mt Emily Summit road, balsam root
Owsley Ridge, Umatilla National Forest, Mt Emily Summit roa
Owsley Ridge, Umatilla National Forest, Mt Emily Summit road, Cougar scat
Owsley Ridge, Umatilla National Forest, Mt Emily Summit road
Owsley Ridge, Umatilla National Forest, Mt Emily Summit road, cougar scat