Carl Axelsen, member since 1999

Carl Axelsen, member since 1999

By Corinne Handelman on June 6, 2019 | Posted in:

You folks at ONDA really have your stuff together. Such a well-planned opportunity to comment, since figuring out how to connect with the gummint is off-putting. You make it work […]

Dark Desert Skies

By Kody Osborne 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 […]

Steens Mountain Travel Plan

By Lace Thornberg on March 12, 2019 | Posted in:

Current Status Victorious! On appeal, the Ninth Circuit threw out BLM’s unlawful travel plan and critical wildlife habitat on Steens Mountain in southeastern Oregon has been protected from motorized disruption. […]

Steens Mountain Fence Flagging with BHA

By Lisa Foster on February 21, 2019 | Posted in:

Steens Mountain

By Lace Thornberg on February 11, 2019 | Posted in:

The Creation Story
and the Malheur Cave

By Lace Thornberg on January 31, 2019 | Posted in: Uncategorized

For the Paiute of the Great Basin of the American West, winter is storytelling season. Around the fires of Paiute camps and villages, storytellers passed on tribal visions of the […]

Journey

By Mark Darnell on November 2, 2018 | Posted in: Look Back

If you read part one of Mark’s journey, you will recall his original plan to spend two months in the spring visiting lesser-known wilderness study areas (WSAs) and to bring back pictures […]

Bikepacking the Steens Loop

By Ben Groeneveld 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.

10 Summer Adventures in Eastern Oregon

By Renee Patrick 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 […]

Ten Springtime Adventures

By Renee Patrick 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 […]