Painted Hills, Oregon
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