Saving the Owyhee from Jet Fighters, Sonic Booms and Flammable Flares

Patrick Stoll

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Far from Big Macs

Far from Big Macs

There is a point in the Owyhee region, in northwestern Nevada, that is, at 115 miles away, as far away as you can get from a McDonalds in the U.S.

Source: http://www.datapointed.net/2010/09/distance-to-nearest-mcdonalds-sept-2010

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Chad Brown on Fly Fishing

Chad Brown on Fly Fishing

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Tim Neville, journalist

Tim Neville, journalist

“Oregon’s Owyhee reminds me a lot of Southern Utah’s red rock country… only dipped in fudge.”

Owyhee Canyonlands

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