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 ...

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 ...

The steep hike up the nameless mountain was unmarked, treeless, and all scree, sage and gully. Stone silence was broken only by footfall, which somehow magnified the empty view of Alvord Desert below.

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It has been called the most spectacular drive in Oregon. The Steens Mountain Loop Road departs the tiny, historic town of Frenchglen and climbs up Oregon's eighth-tallest mountain on a tour of massive ...

The windswept cliffs at the summit of Steens Mountain seem perched on the edge of the planet. More than a vertical mile below, the Alvord Desert shimmers faintly, a mirage in the void. At 9,733 feet, ...

When the peak of fall color hits on Steens Mountain is anybody's guess. This year, my guess is late next week, say Sept. 29-30. I visited the giant Harney County fault-block range on Sept. 16-17, but ...

Steens Mountain, located in the remote southeastern corner of Oregon, offers breathtaking landscapes and diverse ecosystems. While many travelers assume a 4×4 vehicle is necessary to explore this ...

Twenty-five years ago this month, something remarkable happened in Oregon’s High Desert. On October 30, 2000, President Bill ...

FRENCHGLEN, Ore. — Ruggedly beautiful Steens Mountain stands in an area of southeast Oregon so isolated that it’s barely changed since cattle king Pete French arrived in the late 1800s. Coyotes yelp ...

FIELDS, Ore. -- Snow-capped mountains tower dramatically from the desert floor and take your breath away as you drive over each rise along the back roads of the Steens Mountain high desert.

The U.S. Department of Interior has a great Twitter account (@interior) that frequently makes lists of best Twitter feeds. We've written about it previously — and we could write more. Instead, we'll ...