<p>If you are going to the Painted Hills in the John Day National Monument, you will take a turn off from Burnt Ranch Road.  However, once you are done you can continue up Burnt Ranch Road for a ways through some nice farm and ranch areas and drive along side the John Day river.  It was a very scenic drive on a beautiful day.
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The John Day River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 284 miles (457 km) long. Undammed along its entire length, the river is the third longest free-flowing river in the contiguous United States.
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/66741228@N05">Bonnie Moreland</a> from Oregon, United States
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/icetsarina/49684655091/">Burnt Ranch Road along the John Day River, Oregon</a>