It was an annual pilgrimage for many Wallowa County residents last Sunday, the search for the perfect Christmas tree.
However, this particular search didn't exactly take tree-getters into the wilds of the Wallowa-Whitman - the pickup ride was no farther than behind the ag shop at Enterprise High School.
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