Further South to Hells Canyon

So on my way to Hells Canyon, I drive through the little town of Joseph OR. This isn't much of a town, but has tried to do a little with some tourist appeal (hell, every town is trying to get some of those camera toting, RV pulling tourist dollars) so I figure since I read that Chief Joseph was buried here, I would check it out. So this is the sign to an area that is probably 2000 square feet at best. In the middle is a monument for Chief Joseph. The explaination on the burial states that Chief Joseph was only buried here recently and was ORIGINALLY buried new Wallona OR. I was so disappointed, I could only take a picture of the sign. Oh and as the sign clearly indicates, there is no lake or river access here...

So I've wanted to come out to Hells Canyon, for quite a while. Overall I think this is a really cool place and if you want to get into some back country, away from people (via horse, mountain bike or hike) this is a great place to go. Car camping (4x4), in my opinion is fantastic here. What do I like about it best? There are few people.I've just crossed over into the boundary of Hells Canyon National Recreation area, just outside Imnaha OR. Fortunately this area got an extra ordinary amount of rain in the late spring/early summer so it was pretty lush and green. As I recall it was about 75 degress and wonderful every single day. Fantastic.