Roadside Oregon

The Hells Canyon National Recreation Area is located on the Oregon and Idaho border and is 652,488 acres in size. Hells Canyon is the deepest gorge in North America (yes, it is deeper than the Grand Canyon)

The Snake River, at the bottom of the canyon, is more than a mile below Oregon’s West rim and more than 8,000 feet below the Seven Devils Mountains of Idaho.

There are no roads the cross the canyon and only three roads that lead to the bottom of the canyon and the Snake River from Hells Canyon Dam and the Oregon-Washington state lines.

You can see a wide view of the location at Google Maps here. The photograph was taken at the North Pine Rest Area above the canyon.