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The Oregon High Desert is a region of the U.S. state of Oregon located east of the Cascade Range and south of the Blue Mountains, in the central and eastern parts of the state. Divided into a southern region and a northern region, the desert covers most of five Oregon counties and averages 4,000 feet (1,200 m) above sea level.
The Alvord Desert is a desert located in Harney County, in southeastern Oregon in the Western United States.It is roughly southeast of Steens Mountain.The Alvord Desert is a 12-by-7-mile (19 by 11 km) dry lake bed and averages 7 inches (180 mm) of rain a year.
The Oregon Desert is a non-fiction book about the high desert region of eastern Oregon. It highlights both the people and natural history of Oregon's high desert country using serious science, first-hand narrative history, and humorous anecdotal stories. It was written by E. R. Jackman and R. A. Long. The book was first published in 1964 and ...
The museum was founded by Donald M. Kerr, a native of Portland, Oregon. [1] [2] Kerr had a passion for natural history that inspired the creation of the museum. [1]In 1974, Kerr established the Western Natural History Institute, and the High Desert Museum was an outgrowth of the institute opening in 1982.
The Oregon Desert Trail is a network [1] of trails, cross country travel and two-track dirt roads across the Oregon High Desert. The trail is approximately 750 miles long, [ 2 ] with termini located near Bend, Oregon, and near the Idaho border at Lake Owyhee State Park .
The high desert in the Warm Springs Indian Reservation with Mount Jefferson in the background. The Warm Springs Indian Reservation consists of 1,019 square miles (2,640 km 2) in north-central Oregon, in the United States, and is governed by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs.
Kim Melten and his wife brought a new way to enjoy the outdoors to Oregon more than 10 years ago. They coupled their love of bikes and the outdoors into an accessible activity: rail riding.
Smith Rock State Park is a state park located in central Oregon's High Desert near the communities of Redmond and Terrebonne. The day-use area of the park is open daily from dawn to dusk. The park also has a camping area as well that accommodates tent camping only. Its sheer cliffs of tuff and basalt are ideal for rock climbing of all ...