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How To Upcycle Last Year’s Wild Desert Calendar
ONDA’s Wild Desert Calendar is chock full of desert beauty, and, each year around this time, we hear from members who simply can’t bear to just throw last year’s calendar […]
Read MoreOpt Outside, Act for Desert Rivers
Escape the Black Friday crowds and #OptOutside to a wild river near you! Sen. Ron Wyden is asking Oregonians to help him develop legislation to protect Oregon’s most special rivers, […]
Read MoreOnly You Can Prevent Sagebrush Fires
You might think of forests when you think “wildfire,” but, as OPB reported in May, nearly 75 percent of all acres burned in the west over the past two decades […]
Read MoreHow To: Raft the Lower Owyhee
Author: Corinne Handelman | Published: May 14, 2019 | Category: How-To | Updated: December 28, 2021 Tips to plan your desert rafting trip Rafting the lower Owyhee River is a once-in-a-lifetime […]
Read MoreDark Desert Skies
Author: Kody Osborne | Published: March 29, 2019 | Categories: Where-To, How-To For those of us who have spent time in Oregon’s high desert, there is no need to explain […]
Read MoreHappy Birthday!Oregon Desert Trail Turns Five
In the spring of 2014, ONDA released a basic map-set for an ambitious route we’d started to call the “Oregon Desert Trail.” It wasn’t long before a few hikers set […]
Read MoreHow to Shoot a Desert Video
Videos can tell stories, convey ideas and immerse the viewer into an environment in ways that are difficult to achieve with photographs or the written word. And, with many video […]
Read MoreHow to Shoot a Desert Video
Did you already read How to Shoot a Desert Video – Part 1 that covers planning for and shooting your video? If so, check out this post to get some pointers […]
Read MoreHow to find a hot spring in the dark
ONDA’s Owyhee Canyonlands Coordinator Corie Harlan shares a lesson learned from a particularly epic trip into the Owyhee. Three hours into our drive to Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands, the AC quit […]
Read MoreBikepacking the Steens Loop
If you’ve ever dreamed of a desert bike trip circling Steens Mountain, this post from Central Oregon Wheelers members Ben Groeneveld and Kevin Briggs won’t do anything to dissuade you.
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