Southeast Oregon

Night at the Pillars of Rome, Oregon

The sandstone cliffs of the Pillars of Rome in Southeast Oregon stand among a sagebrush-filled landscape on a quiet night.

Alvord Starlight

The stars and Milky Way galaxy are seen above curving tracks in the desert playa in the Alvord Desert, Southeast Oregon.

Pointing to the Sky

The spires of volcanic tuff in Leslie Gulch point toward a clear blue sky in the arid Southeast Oregon region.

Alone in the Desert

The shadow of a tall man creeps eerily across the cracked playa of the Alvord Desert in Southeast Oregon as the moon looms above.

Southeast Oregon Morning

Orange light colors the sky during the soft hazy sunrise in Southeast Oregon looking toward the distant hills.

Fields-Denio Road

The long gravel Fields-Denio road in Southeast Oregon parallels the Steens range and vanishes off into a curve in the distance seen right after sunrise.

Golden Light on the Spires

The sharp volcanic tuff spires of Leslie Gulch are lit by the orange-gold light of sunset in Southeast Oregon.

Playa Sunrise

The sun rises above the distant hills looking over the dry, fractured soil of the Alvord Desert in Southeast Oregon.

Flowers in the Steens

Yellow wildflowers bloom near a large stone along a ridgeline near Steens Mountain in Southeast Oregon on a bright sunny day.

Fertile Cliffs

Spotlighting illuminates a fertile patch of ground in an otherwise barren landscape in the Steens Mountain area of Southeast Oregon along a cliff side.

Escape

A group of Columbian black-tailed deer leap over or run under a barb-wire fence and cross a gravel road in a remote and rural part of Southeast Oregon.

Storybook Lane

A golden eagle soars above a pastoral scene in Southeast Oregon along the gravel Fields-Denio Road.

Moonset at the Pillars of Rome

The soft light of dawn bathes one of the sides of the Pillars of Rome and surrounding sagebrush in Southeast Oregon with a purplish gentle pastel light as the full moon sets.

Painted Pillars

The soft light of dawn bathes one of the seemingly red-stained sides of the Pillars of Rome and surrounding sagebrush in Southeast Oregon with a purplish gentle pastel light.

Oregon's Secret

The distant hills glow a bluish-purple in the pastel colors of twilight seen from the Alvord Desert in Southeast Oregon.

Purple Mountain Majesty

The hills of Southeast Oregon are bathed in a purple glow as the sun sets below the horizon on a warm summer day.

Desert Tranquility

The soft pastel purples and magentas of twilight permeate the sky and sagebrush-covered desert landscape alongside a remote gravel road in Southeast Oregon.

What Do Ewe See?

A female bighorn sheep and her lamb look down from their rocky perch in Leslie Gulch, Southeast Oregon.

Cattle Drive

Two cowboys drive cattle down the Fields-Denio road in Southeast Oregon.

Whitehorse Ranch Road

Whitehorse road in Southeast Oregon stretches off to a vanishing point as a man walks its gravel-covered surface on a hot summer afternoon after a fire burned the area.