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Visiting the Painted Hills for the first time in Central Oregon. Road trip for blog @lostandremote
25 km from Painted Hills
I spotted this random formation long ago because of it's boxy shape and the colorful mosses on the cliff face. I recently made it back out to this part of Central Oregon's high desert and took a few photos with my drone. That is some wild geology.
Experienced by Dan Meyers
76 km from Painted Hills
Taken at sunrise in Oregon’s Smith Rock State Park. Beautiful sunrise behind the Cascade mountain range.
Experienced by Doug Devine
76 km from Painted Hills
Yesterday we took a trip out to Smith Rock State Park to soak in Oregon’s High Desert. It’s the perfect outdoor adventurer’s playground with sheer cliffs made up of volcanic layers of basalt and tuff with the Crooked River cutting it’s way through the canyon. Climbers enjoy this area, and there are many trails for easy to moderate/hard hikes.
76 km from Painted Hills
Yesterday we took a trip out to Smith Rock State Park to soak in Oregon’s High Desert. It’s the perfect outdoor adventurer’s playground with sheer cliffs made up of volcanic layers of basalt and tuff with the Crooked River cutting it’s way through the canyon. Climbers enjoy this area, and there are many trails for easy to moderate/hard hikes.
84 km from Painted Hills
Oregon Coast Pathway
94 km from Painted Hills
God I love erosion. Taken with a drone above a complex canyon network about 20 miles south of the Columbia River in central Oregon. My only goal was to capture those beautiful curves—the huge wind farm on the horizon was just a bonus.
Experienced by Dan Meyers
97 km from Painted Hills
Green Oregon forest
97 km from Painted Hills
Offroading on some sand dunes in Oregon
97 km from Painted Hills
Strolling through the beautiful beaches along Route 101
121 km from Painted Hills
The first piece of wild I visited in Oregon, way back in 2012. The trail here is easy and accessible; the memories and learnings since are rugged, overpowering, and constant, and ultimately awesome. Like the river.
124 km from Painted Hills
Three Creek Lake Sunset
Experienced by Clint McKoy
131 km from Painted Hills
Over the summer, my best friend Grant and I went backpacking. I captured this shot naked, shortly before sunset, just after we hopped out of the pools surrounding our camp. It was magical and all too much fun.
133 km from Painted Hills
Tamanawas Falls, a spectacular hidden gem, nestled in the foothills of Mt. Hood, having driven past many times, we decided that we should finally take a look for ourselves at this majestic waterfall. After a 2 mile hike, the stop was well worth it, and the absence of people added even more to the pristine and beautiful falls that met us at the end of the trail.
135 km from Painted Hills
Mt. Hood
135 km from Painted Hills
Late evening at mt hoods slope.
135 km from Painted Hills
In our first Unsplash Expedition in Portland, we hiked to Trillium Lake in the Mt Hood National Forest. It was a lot of fun to hike to and walk on a frozen lake with fellow photographers, even if the weather wasn’t the best.
135 km from Painted Hills
Snow shoeing adventure - Mt. Hood - Oregon
136 km from Painted Hills
Hiking Mount Bachelor Oregon
136 km from Painted Hills
Oregon winter mountain