Category: Where-to

Learn more about destinations in the high desert.

Dark Desert Skies

By on March 29, 2019 | Posted in: How-To, Where-to

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 […]

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Best Bets for Fall

By on October 16, 2018 | Posted in: Uncategorized, Where-to

As the days cool down and our thoughts turn to cozy campfires and the first few flakes of snow, Oregon Desert Trail Coordinator Renee Patrick has rounded up a few […]

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biking Steens

Bikepacking the Steens Loop

By on October 12, 2018 | Posted in: How-To, Where-to

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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Get into the Fremont

By on August 31, 2018 | Posted in: Where-to

We hear a common refrain from people when they get back from a trip in the Fremont:  “I wish I’d gone hiking in the Fremont years ago! If only I’d […]

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10 Summer Adventures in Eastern Oregon

By on July 19, 2018 | Posted in: Where-to

Escape the heat, or at least take your mind off the dog days of summer, with these 10 adventures found around Oregon’s high desert and along the Oregon Desert Trail […]

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The vast expanse of the Pueblo Mountains.

Getting Started in the Pueblos

By on June 12, 2018 | Posted in: Where-to

About the Pueblo Mountains Part of the Great Basin, the Pueblo Mountains are a remote north-south oriented mountain range in southeastern Oregon and northwestern Nevada, just south of Steens Mountain […]

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flock of Snow Geese above Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

How-to: Go Birding at Malheur

By on April 4, 2018 | Posted in: How-To, Where-to

A guide to watching migrating birds at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge for first-time visitors. Few events will put you in touch with the rhythms of the natural world quite […]

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wildflowers along the Oregon Desert Trail

Ten Springtime Adventures

By on March 26, 2018 | Posted in: Where-to

Have the longer days and warmer temps led you to experience bouts of day-dreaming and window-gazing? Put that wanderlust to work! Plan on your trip to the desert, and get […]

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Ten Winter Adventures
in the High Desert

By on January 29, 2018 | Posted in: Uncategorized, Where-to

Five for No Snow, Five for Snow. Winter in Oregon’s high desert can look and be quite different from one year to the next. A few years ago, copious snowfall […]

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Exploring Eastern Oregon by Boat

By on April 3, 2017 | Posted in: Where-to

  ONDA Oregon Desert Trail Coordinator Renee Patrick shares a “water alternate” option to the hiking route on the Chewaucan River. She likes to say, “rivers are trails too” and […]

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