This desert in the shadows of an Oregon mountain is the perfect place to sleep under the stars and let your troubles melt ...

The Alvord Desert is like nothing you’ve ever seen and is one of the strangest places to camp. Pete Zimowsky has been writing about the outdoors in Idaho and the Northwest for decades.

Jayati and her friend drove from Portland to the Alvord Desert in one day. This roadtrip was Jayati’s first camping experience. Alvord Hot Springs can surprisingly get pretty crowded.

There's no place quite like Steens Mountain, a 50-mile fault block mountain that rises to almost 10,000 feet above the Alvord Desert in southeastern Oregon. It's a place where you can backpack ...