If you’re looking to experience Oregon’s unique landscapes without spending all day on the trail, short hikes in the high desert offer some of the most scenic and accessible options. The high desert ...

If you’re looking to explore some unique outdoor spots, Oregon’s desert parks offer a refreshing change from the typical lush forest hikes. With wide open spaces, striking landscapes, and quiet trails ...

ADRIAN, Ore. (AP) Sage Clegg of Bend this month became the first person to traverse the entire Oregon Desert Trail hiking and biking nearly 800 miles from Bend to this town near the Idaho border in 37 ...

Central Oregon’s 5,000-square-mile high desert region is packed with enough diverse landscapes that it could be its own national park. I wasn’t expecting to find towering rock spires, deep canyon ...

MADRAS — It’s no secret that Central Oregon’s Cascades attractions get a wee bit crowded during high tourism season. For instance, last weekend, my wife and I drove past dozens paddling, or setting ...

As Lyla “Sugar” Harrod filtered yellow-green water from a stagnant puddle in the eastern Oregon desert, she knew it wasn’t going to taste good. But at the time, that didn’t matter. It was the middle ...

BEND, Ore. (AP) — With a name like Sage, it's easy to imagine that a 33-year-old woman from Bend was destined to be the first to hike the 800-mile Oregon Desert Trail.