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Just a quick hour and a half drive from Bend through the Ochoco National Forest leads you to one of the “7 Wonders of Oregon,” the Painted Hills in/near Mitchell, Oregon. It’s more a wonder why I didn’t make this trip a priority before, but I am so glad I finally did. The result was a near human-less Tuesday evening stroll complete, with a tear inducing sunset. Due to the heat we decided to make an evening trip, arriving around 6 pm. It was still 94 degrees, but a strong warm

Monday: Most humans are back at work; the trails/lakes/rivers are either vacant or peppered with a few service industry folk. These are my kind of people, so for that reason I avoid leaving my house on any other day but Monday. Not really, but I strive for that “I’m the only person out here” feeling, so off to Paulina Monday morning we went! To reach this destination head south on 97 for twenty some miles (you’re in LaPine at this point) and turn onto Road 21 (I think…). Ther

It’s been nearly a year since I’ve sat down to write on this blog, sadly. A lot has changed in a year but one thing that hasn’t changed is the endless amount of beauty in my home state. This is more for my personal archive of memories and moments but as always I like to share these tidbits with my friends and fam. I’ll probably go back in time for some of my favorite adventures in Southern Oregon and beyond, but for today we will be taking a trip to the Three Sisters Wilderne