Though we spent hours speculating as to the whereabouts of the rock art, in my wildest dreams I didn’t hope to find it. The previous spring, my raft guide Topher Robertson had rowed the same 65-mile stretch of the Owyhee River, from Rome to Birch Creek, and hadn’t found the cache. This time, we pored […]
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Finding Hidden Treasure on the Owyhee
In the contentious area in far southeast Oregon, riches of the mineral, agricultural and cultural persuasions abound