Oregon’s deserts offer a unique and beautiful landscape that’s often overlooked. If you’re looking for places where vast open ...

Summer is a great time to explore mountain towns where you can enjoy cooler temperatures and beautiful natural settings.

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. Sage Clegg is currently hiking ...

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness talks about the Oregon Outback and Summer Lake area, a land of desert canyons, hot springs, hikes and quite possibly Oregon's best ...

With an abundance of outdoor activities including hiking, stargazing and horseback riding, coupled with the promise of blue skies, it doesn’t take any convincing for me to book the trip. The fastest ...

DarkSky International has designated more than 2.4 million acres in Southeast Oregon, including Lake County, as a dark sky sanctuary, making it the largest in the world. Photograph By Christian ...

When the calendar flips to autumn and Oregon’s skies turn gray, many hiking boots get shoved to the back of the closet. But according to the hosts of The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Peak Northwest podcast, ...

Wilderness skills and safety instructor Jon Mincks advises against hiking during the day in the summer due to the severe dangers desert heat can present. Mincks says if you have to go out hiking, make ...

SEATTLE, Wash. — Washington has been ranked as one of the top 10 states for hiking in a new study. The research was conducted by EDGE Fall Protection, whose data put Washington in ninth place. SEE ...