SOUTH STEENS CAMPGROUND, Ore. — In 1999, I took a trip with some college friends to Steens Mountain. Nearly a quarter-century later, memories of that trip were beginning to fade. But what I did ...
Oregon’s eighth tallest mountain, a 50-mile-long scarp in the desert, makes for a delightful getaway in fall when the starry nights are crisp and the quaking aspen shiver golden leaves. Just don’t ...
Steens Mountain is usually considered to be the creme de la creme of the Oregon desert. It is, but I hope my other postings have shown that Oregon's other desert places aren't exactly chopped liver. I ...
With summer coming to an end, there’s only so much time to squeeze in that last road trip of the season. So why not make it a good one? Load up the car, hop across the Cascade Range and explore the ...