Just a short distance from the southern border of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge there is a gravel road that goes around 40 miles to Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge. I had considered driving my rv over this road to get to Klamath Falls, as it is a shortcut and I wanted to see the refuge. After the cold front came through, bringing fresh snow to the mountains, I chickened out on this. I did drive out to the refuge headquarters yesterday in my truck and saw the east side of it. Hope to see the west side sometime in the future. The gravel road I drove on is flat most of the way, with some washboarding. Generally in very good condition. Did not have to dodge huge potholes.
Common sights around Malheur: cows on the road and dogs in pickup trucks.
A lot of northern flickers here in Malheur.
Saw some swans on a cold and windy day. They were not close enough to get a good picture. They dunk like ducks, but are a lot bigger. Went back to the same spot today, but there were no swans.
