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Owyhee River
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Looking downstream (north); the bridge is where US 95 crosses. Rome, Oregon, which consists of little more than a gas station, is off the pic to the left. We're at the put-in point for raft trips on the Lower Owyhee. The river enters a spectacular desert canyon at those bluffs ahead. Commercial trips are run in April-May, spring runoff permitting. One of these days--
The Owyhee rises, improbably, in extreme northern Nevada and flows northward to the Snake, joining it just above Nyssa, Idaho. Via a convoluted set of historical circumstances, the name "Owyhee" actually comes from Hawaii (!)..
The Owyhee rises, improbably, in extreme northern Nevada and flows northward to the Snake, joining it just above Nyssa, Idaho. Via a convoluted set of historical circumstances, the name "Owyhee" actually comes from Hawaii (!)..
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