Have you ever visited the Maury Mountains? Do you know where they are? Well, don't feel bad. I haven't talked to anyone who has ever heard of them. They are located right in the center of Oregon in the Ochoco National Forest. I visited the Antelope Flat Reservoir Campground recently. It's nestled in the mountains at 4,600 feet in elevation. On the way to the forest service road turn-off I encountered the rock in the top photo. It is an immense rock named Eagle Rock and is poking up out of the ground. Like most of Oregon, this region is blessed with it's share of geological beauty.
The one lane graveled path of twelve miles takes a camper up to the reservoir. The bottom photo is of a Juniper tree that came up through a rock, splitting the rock and making it's home where it choose. That's the spirit! Much of life in Oregon demands the same fortitude. Rock on Oregonians!
