Lostine River Road
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Check out the Lostine Canyon Auto Tour
From Lostine, go south on this road for 18 miles as it follows the Lostine River into the Wallowa National Forest. At 3.7 miles, take a side trip on Mountain View Road (45.439124, -117.419383) to Lostine Reservoir. Look for the Bowman River Trail at mile 14.8. From the end of the road you can hike into the Eagle Cap Wilderness.
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This road follows the Lostine River and winds through farmland and into timber. Riparian vegetation is never far from the road. Species noted here in the past include Osprey, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Merlin, Barn Owl, Townsend’s Solitaire, Bohemian Waxwing and Yellow Warbler. Other forest species are expected as you move higher into the timber. American Three-toed Woodpecker and Pacific Wren can sometimes be found on the Bowman River Trail.
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