Oregon is never short on things to do and sites to see, and the state also has some unique destinations that can sometimes feel like you're on another planet. Of these special places, Oregon's Painted ...

Sunsets at the coast are nice, but for one of the most colorful dusk experiences in Oregon you’ll need to head into the heart of the high desert. The Painted Hills, which are just one piece of the ...

Prehistoric beauty comes alive at the Painted Hills Unit inside the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Oregon.

The colorfully striped Painted Hills of Eastern Oregon are often featured in picture books of the state, but did you know that this scenery isn’t limited to the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument?

Located in Wheeler County, Oregon, Painted Hills is one of the three units of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, covering a total area of 3,132 acres (12.67 km²). Situated about 9 miles (14 ...

MITCHELL, Ore. — Among the sagebrush and scrub trees that inhabit this portion of Eastern Oregon, it’s easy to miss the aptly named Painted Hills. Only a small sign directs travelers along Highway 26 ...

The typical way to think about climate change is that it’s evidence of human beings’ hedonism and recklessness. We spew our chemicals, gases and garbage wherever we please, and the earth heats, cracks ...

Mounted firmly on a cowhide sofa in his log cabin home overlooking the rolling hills near Fossil, Mehrten Homer, president of Painted Hills Natural Beef, is watching a late-season Beavers game. The ...

Credit for the increase goes to fair skies and good PR. A total of 57,621 people visited the Painted Hills from January to August this year, up from 35,803 during the same period in 2013. [Painted ...