Wild Horses and Hot Spring in the Oregon Desert

Willow Creek Hot Spring in Southeast Oregon Video ClipClip features two run-ins with real-life wild horses. There are not many of these herds left in the US. The rest of the clip features a high-desert hot spring… Willow Creek. Footage is from the southeast corner of Oregon, approx. 4 hours from Boise Idaho and near …

Steens Mountain in Southeast Oregon at Risk!

The view from the top of Steens Mountain (Alvord Desert below)The BLM in Oregon is considering opening up Steens Mountain to Off Road Vehicles (ORVs).Steens Mountain, nestled in the corner of Southeast Oregon, towers above the Alvord Desert and Hot Springs. I love this area because of the severe lack of people and noise. It’s …

High Desert Soaks in Southeast Oregon

A collection of pictures taken from an Oct. 2002 camping/backpacking trip in the high desert region of Southeast Oregon. We first started out in the Alvord Desert then ventured up Steens Mountain. Included soakable hot springs: Alvord, Willow Creek, Borax Lake and Little Borax plus various other hot springs that were non-soakable.This album is powered …