Thoughtful Gear Choices for an Oregon Desert Trail Hike
Author: Renee Patrick | Published: September 6, 2023 | Category: Deep Dive Gear is always a hot topic of conversation among long-distance backpackers. Good gear choices for a challenging route […]
Read MoreHow-To: Experience the Best of Oregon’s High Desert – practical advice from ODT hikers
Author: Renee Patrick | Published: February 3, 2023 | Category: How-to Taking on a challenging remote hike like the Oregon Desert Trail can be intimidating, but hikers from all experience […]
Read MoreHow-To: Tips for Opening and Closing Barb Wire Gates
Author: TJ Paulsen | Published: January 30, 2023 | Category: How-To Hikers will run into more gates than you might expect across the high desert. TJ Paulsen completed the entire […]
Read MoreDark Night Skies in the High Desert
Author: Renee Patrick | Published: March 21, 2022 | Category: Profile Meet ONDA volunteer Rachel Kato and learn more about her contribution to help people understand the importance of the […]
Read MoreMeet Lily Pifferini-Carter
In 2021, ONDA launched the Hillis Internship, a paid internship program that offers young people a more equitable pathway to become our next conservation leaders. Lily Pifferini-Carter started in October […]
Read MoreStories from the Oregon Desert Trail
Author: Renee Patrick | Category: Where-to Getting ready to go on a day-long, week-long or month-long adventure on the Oregon Desert Trail? You can learn so much by seeing how […]
Read MoreReturn to the Oregon Desert Trail
Carly “Quill” Swisher started a thru-hike of the Oregon Desert Trail in the late spring of 2020, but had to get off in McDermitt, Nevada. Undeterred, she went back June […]
Read More18 Trail Towns Along the Oregon Desert Trail
Author: Renee Patrick | Updated: August 24, 2021 | Category: Where-To Curious about where to find a shower, meal, or museum while you are exploring the high desert? The extensive […]
Read More21 Day Hikes Along the Oregon Desert Trail
Author: Renee Patrick | Updated: August 17, 2021 | Category: Where-to Intrigued by the Oregon Desert Trail but don’t have the time or inclination to hike all 750 miles? These […]
Read MoreMulti-Sport Adventures Along the Oregon Desert Trail
Author: Renee Patrick | Updated: August 17, 2021 | Category: How-to Hiking may be the most common way to approach the 750-mile Oregon Desert Trail, but there are many other […]
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