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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 30 > Painted rainbows abound in Oregon’s Painted Hills

Painted rainbows abound in Oregon’s Painted Hills

By Gary Lewis / The Bulletin
April 30, 2009

Here, in 1865, Thomas Condon sat on his horse, captivated by landscapes painted in ocher, jade, vermilion, amethyst and charcoal.

A few miles from the present-day town of Mitchell, the pioneer minister and scientist discovered climate change beyond measure, the fossilized remnants of an ancient....

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