This US national monument is a unit of the national park service sites in Oregon. It belongs to the Wheeler and Grant counties in the east-central part of Oregon. The monument is located within the John Day River Basin and preserves the layers of mammal and plant fossils within the region....
The park falls into three basic ecoregions: shortgrass prairies of the Palouse Grasslands and Missouri Basin in Washington and Idaho; the sagebrush steppe of the Columbia and Snake River Plateaus in eastern Washington and north-central Oregon; and the conifer/alpine meadows of the Blue Mountains an...
You might be very familiar with the dangers on the Oregon Trail (thanks to the popular computer game from the '80s) but officials in Oregon have added a disturbing twist, this time related to hiking trails in Oregon, and nationwide. If You're Taking a Hike, Watch Where You Step The U....
You might be very familiar with the dangers on the Oregon Trail (thanks to the popular computer game from the '80s) but officials in Oregon have added a disturbing twist, this time related to hiking trails in Oregon, and nationwide. If You're Taking a Hike, Watch Where You Step The U....
You might be very familiar with the dangers on the Oregon Trail (thanks to the popular computer game from the '80s) but officials in Oregon have added a disturbing twist, this time related to hiking trails in Oregon, and nationwide.
You might be very familiar with the dangers on the Oregon Trail (thanks to the popular computer game from the '80s) but officials in Oregon have added a disturbing twist, this time related to hiking trails in Oregon, and nationwide.
I enjoyed leading an 8-day outdoor spirited program in central Oregon for a group of 16. This was an inter-generational trip for grandparents and grandchildren. The tour was an exciting exploration of the natural and cultural history of the area. I’m so happy to have helped develop this ...
Great Basin, the largest desert in the United States, sprawls over eastern Nevada. It offers some of the oldest trees in the world, deep caves, and vast landscapes of sagebrush and desert animal habitat. Its highest point is almost a mile above its lowest point. ...
(irregular columns of rock) in the world, but the park's high elevation also makes it a great place for star gazing. One of the country's more compact national parks, you don't need a ton of time to hit the highlights like Thor's Hammer, Inspiration Point, and the Queens Garden ...