1967 Map of Fry Meadow

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The Grande Ronde River carves through the northeastern corner of the Blue Mountains, defining a rugged landscape of high meadows and administrative outposts in the late 1960s. This survey, updated with 1980s data, details a remote region of the Umatilla National Forest and Wallowa-Whitman National Forest where resource management and early recreation intersect. Remote structures like the Kettleson Pearson Cabin and the Fry Meadow Guard Sta indicate the deep-woods habitation required for forest oversight, while the Lookout Tower on Lookout Mountain provided a critical vantage point for fire detection. Numerous grazing and riparian features, including Jaussaud Corral, Brock Meadow, and Jarboe Meadow, speak to the seasonal ranching history of these uplands. Evidence of light industrial use appears near Bear Canyon Campground in the form of a Gravel Pit, supporting the network of forest roads and jeep trails that navigate the drainage of Sheep Creek.