The Cove Palisades State Park is a popular camping and boating destination in Central Oregon’s high desert region. Surrounding the Dechutes River and Crooked River appendages of Lake Billy Chinook, a 4,000 acre lake formed by the construction of the…
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Mimicking the 7 Wonders of the World, the State of Oregon has identified its own 7 Wonders in the Oregon’s Seven Wonders campaign. Located north of Redmond and just outside of Terrebonne, Smith Rock is Central Oregon’s contribution to the…
Hidden throughout the 80-acres and over 20 educational and specialty gardens that comprise The Oregon Garden in Silverton are 10 public and 20 private geocaches. Created as a fundraiser to support for the garden’s GPS mapping project, geocachers are invited…
Wikipedia lists “at least” 238 waterfalls in the state of Oregon (link here). Celebrating our one year anniversary as Oregonians, I say we believe this statement to be correct. This post is the first in a new Oregon Waterfall Series….
Set on the eastern slope of the Cascade Mountain Range, Central Oregon’s high desert is a place of raw, natural beauty, teeming with wildlife and bountiful recreation. Separated by fifteen miles, the cities of Sunriver and Bend are popular year-round…
The state capital, Salem is the second-largest metro area in the state of Oregon. Located about halfway between Portland and Eugene, it’s an easy day trip from either city. We visited last weekend and tried to squeeze in as many possible…