The aptly named Painted Hills show off a variety of colors beneath a warm summer sunset. The Painted Hills are located in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in central Oregon. Once an ancient river flood plain the area, rich with fossil remains, is an important site for paleontologists.
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