Life Along the Trail by auntietk
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Description
Outside Baker City, Oregon, at the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center.
I wonder if someone traveling the Oregon Trail 150 years ago saw these same rocks with the ancestors of these lichen growing there?

Comments (19)
Perhaps they did, and took a mental picture of it! Nice shot!
I think about stuff like that all the time.
superb, i have to go here
I have seen parts of the trail and I find it awe inspiring. No doubt these rocks were seen by those pioneers.
Exciting to think of that. There is such a variety of lichen, and I like the look of the rust coloured one.
well seen
Superb capture Tara. God bless.
Great capture and excellent shot
Come on fess up auntie, you went to paint the town red, and just did that strip on the rock eh? LOL! Wonderful geology captured here.
Very cool capture Tara It does make one wonder
Quite the jaunt you and Bill are on... nice photos...
Nice job of capturing the beauty of nature
I expect they did - and probably wished they had a camera, even though they were quite rudimentary and bulky at the time! A lovely and colorful capture, Tara!
So stunning! It reminds me of the Namib desert with my 2009 visit after they had good rain. Lichen and wild flowers were everywhere in the arid landscape!
Reminds me of rocks in the Cederberg mountains - one of my favourite places on the planet. Damn, it's too long since I visited there... Wonderful shot, Tara.
Nicely seen! I like the shadows here with the light. Very nice. :-)
What a stupendous find! Those colours are so rich--lovely shot!
You have got me to thinking. LOL!! I really wonder if they did. :)))))) Most excellent capture my friend. :))))) Thank you for sharing all of the beauty you see. :))))) Carry A Sunshine Smile In Your Heart :))))
Awesome capture and what a thought to think about......... if we can see them today i bet they could see them back then too......... only they had no idea what it was and we do...... great capture and pic....... hugs susan