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Sojourns

Sojourns provides an opportunity for you to spend a moment with the natural landscapes and soundscapes of the fossil beds. This episode: A lone coyote sings near the trailhead for the Blue Basin.
Date created:

2011-12-15

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JODA-Sojourns---Coyote.mov 284209 KB

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[Intro Music]

[Coyote Howling]

Sojourns: Green Water
Sojourns provides an opportunity to spend a moment with the natural landscapes and soundscapes of the fossil beds. This episode: Water tinted green by runoff from the claystone of the Blue Basin fills a periodic creek bed.
Date created:

2011-12-22

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joda-Sojourns---Green-Waterfall.mpg 124240 KB

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[Music Intro]

[The Sound of Running Water]

Did You Know?

Image of a running rhino from the clarno formation

Some of the earliest rhino fossils in the world were found in the John Day beds. We call these the "running rhinos".

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