Pendleton Blanket Oxbow

Oregon’s Oxbow Lake was formed in a deep bend of the ‘Wild and Scenic’ Sandy River, which flows from majestic Mount Hood. Twists and turns of the river are shown as angles, with medallions representing the snowmelt and glacial till carried by the current. On the beaches of Oxbow Lake, wildlife laps at the shore. Ombred diamonds represent the trout, salmon, and steelhead that fill the lake’s waters, their scales catching light just below the surface.