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like going back in time – but forget the covered wagons and bring the digital camera. camera. wagons and bring the digital the covered like going back in time – but forget Native American history. American history. Native in Pendleton, or the Four Rivers Cultural Center in Ontario are good places to catch up on good places to catch up on in Ontario are Center Cultural or the Four Rivers in Pendleton, Cayuse, Umatilla, Walla Walla and . Places like the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute Institute Cultural Places like the Tamástslikt Umatilla, Walla Walla and Nez Perce. Cayuse, Native American history is also rich, as the northeast region especially was once filled with was once filled with especially rich, as the northeast American history is also Native region ghost towns abound around Baker City, and some mines are still being worked today. worked still being today. around Bakerghost towns abound are City, and some mines was discovered in the region in the 1860s, making and breaking dozens of towns and cities – and cities – of towns in the 1860s, making and breaking dozens in the region was discovered certain regions you can still see where their wagon ruts carved out the Oregon Trail. Gold Trail. Gold their wagon ruts carved out the Oregon you can still see where certain regions dragging themselves over hill and dale, toward the end of their arduous journey west – in west – in and dale, toward the end of their arduous journey hill over themselves dragging Mountain range, with its hanging valleys and alpine meadows. and alpine meadows. valleys its hanging Mountain range, with eerily colorful hills and brash mountain formations. Or the scenic wonders of the Steens eerily colorful of the Steens Or the scenic wonders hills and brash mountain formations. than even that most-famous gorge over in Arizona. And the John Day Fossil Beds, with And the John Day Fossil Beds, with in Arizona. over gorge that most-famous than even from green agricultural valleys to lofty snowy peaks. And Hells Canyon, which dips deeper which dips deeper Canyon, And Hells peaks. agricultural valleys to lofty snowy from green and alkali lakebeds, but then there are the stunners like the , rising up like the stunners and alkali the Wallowa Mountains, rising up are lakebeds, but then there Eastern Oregon will amaze you. Sure, much of it is extensive farmlands, desert is extensive much of it plateaus you. Sure, will amaze Oregon Eastern Eastern Oregon Oregon Eastern EASTERN OREGON options at www.tripcheck.com. if youcan get fromAto B,check transport larger communities have localsystems; tosee sparse inthisneck of thewoods.Someof the Ontario. citiesandEugenecoastal toBurns,Vale and provides groundtransport fromsomeOregon (Oregon). orEugene from atraininPortland,Seattle travelthe same ifyou’re connectingtoor with Greyhound arailpassfor letsyouuse leton. Amtrak’sThruwayBusagreement GrandeandPend- Baker City,La Canada!), (Oregon,on I-84,stoppinginOntario not northeastern passthrough Oregon or Seattle traveling (Idaho)andPortland Boise between land andPendleton. Greyhound buses Port- between Horizon Airhasdailyflights Getting There&Around of uncommonwildlife. scenic U-valleys –andare hometoavariety thewonderfully glacial past–mostnotably ofthe Wallowas,bearmuch evidence their like mountains, rugged Wilderness. These smaller andless-visited StrawberryMountain miles. Notfartothesouthwestliesmuch outdoor activitiesinthearea’s 560-plussq for hiking,backcountryskiingandother 9000ft) provide anunforgettable backdrop of (several above whichlowa Mountains rise northeastern Oregon. Thesnow-toppedWal- WildernessisamajorCap reason tovisit The magnificentalpinesplendorof Eagle Wilderness Areas ing intheteens. average inthe30s,withlowsgenerally averag- around 50°Fto55°F(south).Winter highs Summer lowsaverage inthe40s(north)and inthesouth. of higher thenorthandslightly Summer highs average inthe80smuch and leton andPrineville) –54°F (Seneca). northeastern towns:119°F(shared by Pend- andlowtemperatureshigh are bothheldby greatest thermalextremes. Therecords for the to itsdryness,thispartof sees thestate more, often intheformof snow.Inaddition someof elevations, whichhigher receive much 19in annually.Theexceptionsare mostlyat precipitation, averaging 14inand between east of very Mostof little theCascades. itsees Almost twothirdsof Oregon’s area total lies 334 Geography&Climate Public transportation, including taxis, is includingtaxis, Public transportation, ATR RGN • edeo OREGON••PendletonEASTERN Porter Stage Lines Porter

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