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The Steens Mountain Loop road is 60 miles of gravel, but it's in very good shape, any car could do it unless there's snow. But Denio is not on the Loop road, that's in an area we did not visit. No road actually crosses Steens Mtn. west/east. There are lots of empty miles out there, and I'm...

Wally, M and I both thought of you and your motorbike cruises while on the Loop road. It's popular with riders, we saw several small groups. You'd love it.

Takes one to know one, Stig :D...thanks for the compliment. You two always have a place to rest and recoup next time y'all get over to our side of the pond, don't forget. We'd love to host you for as long as you care to share our home.

Hope y'all get the chance to explore it, Jer. We think it is one of the nearly unknown beauties of this part of the world.

Jer and Terri...these sites will get you started. The Frenchglen Hotel site includes info on Drovers Inn. http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/recreation/steens-mtn.php http://www.frenchglenhotel.com/ Don't be concerned if some info tells you that the Loop road has a section of steep...

To carry on...we saw plenty of pronghorns, blacktail deer in profusion, coyotes, quite a few wild horses, lots of hawks and falcons, and a bunch of different little 'uns...hummers, warblers, sparrows, flycatchers. Magpies and ravens galore. Fun stuff.

For what it's worth, Terri...that piece of country is right on top of Malhuer Lake and Harney Lake...the Malhuer N.W. Refuge made so topical by the "occupation" last fall by those idiots that wanted to rob all of us of our public lands... but that is not my point :). Malhuer and Harney are...

Jerry, this was all day hikes. And a lot of the best views (and where many of my pictures were taken from) you can drive to on the Steens Mountain Loop Road and see from quite short hikes. We may well go back for backpacking into a few of those gorges from the bottom ends...they are a long...

Jeff, that's a Cabela's Alaskan Guide series 6-person. Just about bomb-proof. It's served us well in our car camping adventures, and yes it is spacious for two, with 6 foot headroom :). And thanks, I'm feeling pretty good these days about my weight and conditioning. M continues looking most...

Here's a few pictures from our recent week out in remote SE Oregon. Mighty interesting landscape...a 30 mile long fault block mountain that rises a mile above the surrounding high desert and dry lake bed on either side. Just a smidge under 10,000 feet in elevation. The classic U-shaped gorges...