Have you had a chance to visit the High Desert Museum yet in Bend, Oregon? This awesome museum focuses on history, nature, and the culture of Oregon’s High Desert, and it continually develops new and interesting exhibits for its visitors. Recently a new exhibit...
A few months ago we brought you an article all about the geological wonder of Fort Rock and the incredible surrounding high desert area of Eastern Oregon’s “outback” country. Last weekend we had the opportunity to book a tour of one of the most...
Oregon sunstone is real, beautiful, and possible to collect legally—but “free” needs an important asterisk. The Oregon Sunstone Public Collection Area near Plush is open for casual collecting on marked public land. It is also remote high desert, and private mining...
Fort Rock is the kind of Central Oregon stop that rewards a little patience. It is not a quick roadside photo on the way to Bend, and it is definitely not a place to improvise a rough-road adventure after lunch. The payoff is better than that: a volcanic tuff ring...
South of Bend, among ponderosa pines and high-desert light, the High Desert Museum offers the kind of Oregon outing that can easily turn into half a day. It is part wildlife center, part history museum, part art and science stop, and part outdoor campus. Across...
