Oostelijk Oregon

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Next Stop on the Eastern Oregon Swing is Leslie Gulch. A 20 mile dirt road leads past fantastic basalt rock formations terminating at the Owyhee River. There is a small but nice primitive campground (no water or electricity) with covered picnic tables and boat ramp access to the Owyhee river.
Next Stop on the Eastern Oregon Swing is Leslie Gulch. A 20 mile dirt road leads past fantastic basalt rock formations terminating at the Owyhee River. There is a small but nice primitive campground (no water or electricity) with covered picnic tables and boat ramp access to the Owyhee river.
You may have to stop for the occasional cattle drive on US Highway 395 in Eastern Oregon.  We were one of only two cars waiting patiently as we admired the scenery of this beautiful herd being ushered across by real deal cowboys and their herding dogs.  Yep, this may be the life for me.
The mountains of the Oregon Coast Range as seen from the eastern slope of Elk Mountain. None of these mountains tops off at much over 3000 feet (900 meters), but don't be fooled by that.  Elk Mountain is one of the toughest short climbs (we're talking "hikes" here), that you'll ever find.  And, if you're not a stickler about remaining on your feet the entire trail, you'll have a grand old time.
Here in the Great Northwest, those of us to take to the great outdoors generally have one destination, the Cascade Mountain range that runs pretty much through the center of Oregon and Washington going North/South.  There is the Olympic Range to the north and west, the Blue Mountains to the East and Steens Mountain at the edge of the desert near Nevada.  In fact, there are mountains all over the place, but those of us who hike and climb have essentially become snobs for the soaring peaks of the high Cascades.  So much so that when someone tells us about a place called the “Coastal Range” sitting on the eastern rim of Oregon’s beaches,  with its peaks topping out at a mere three thousand feet, we politely smile, and give off a glow of arch and patronizing wisdom.  Three thousand feet is like a day in the park; a game of “Shoots and Ladders.” We’d hardly start breathing heavily before the whole thing was over and we were packing up the car.
 
Well, folks, I am here to tell you; that kind of pride serves you well until you find yourself in the unenviable task of having to swallow it.  This weekend my hiking partner and I took to the road to make what we thought would a pleasant little jaunt up a version of “Candyland” called Elk Mountain.  What we “thought” could not have been further from the truth.  Meter for meter and foot for foot, it is one of the hardest climbs we have ever done.  Most of the first two miles is on no less than a 40% grade, some of it steeper, and I found myself clambering and clawing that ascension almost as often as hiking it.  The next two miles start with a near vertical drop of almost 60 feet (what the hiking books call a scramble), in which I was forced to use a part of my body not generally applied to locomotion just to keep my arrangement with the law of gravity at an even status quo.  At a certain point, the trail forks indecipherably, and the two of us found ourselves on the wrong tine of that fork as we watched the path erase almost like magic in front of us.   We took our life into our hands (frequently along with handfuls of wild rosebush thorns) by pushing up a seventy-five foot embankment to get enough elevation to see where we had gone wrong.  By grace or by fortune, that dropped us right back on the trail, at which point, the mountain seemed to believe that we had been taught our lesson.  There were more deep vertical scrambles (always down, why down?) and belly scraping, heart-pounding ascensions, but nothing of the kind we had already seen.
 
The last 4 miles bound and bounce down an old logging road, depositing you back at the place where you started, like Dorothy waking up in her bedroom; sad with newfound wisdom and heart aching with wonder.
 
It was painful, it was dangerous, and I tell you, my friends, I had a blast.
 
Beyond the sheer physical exertion, there are simply things to see that will make you marvel and gasp and keep you in a state where you feel as if you have permanently dropped your jaw.
 
And if this hyperbolic rant didn’t convince you to try it for yourself, maybe some of discoveries I post in the near future will.
 
If you’re up to the challenge, and don’t mind a little dirt, I highly recommend it.

Waar overnachten in Oostelijk Oregon

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Riverside

Riverside zelf heeft niet erg veel topbezienswaardigheden, maar Pendleton Woolen Mills en Roy Raley Park in de buurt zijn enkele niet te missen plekken.

Riverside
Red Lion Inn & Suites Ontario

Red Lion Inn & Suites Ontario

2 out of 5
266 NE Goodfellow St. Ontario OR
De prijs is € 67 per nacht van 18 feb tot 19 feb
€ 67
18 feb - 19 feb
inclusief belastingen en toeslagen
Verblijf bij dit hotel in Ontario. Geniet van voorzieningen als gratis ontbijt, gratis wifi en gratis parkeerplaatsen. Uit onze beoordelingen blijkt dat gasten ...
7,8/10 Good! (1.394 beoordelingen)
Very clean room. Comfortable beds. Very nice breakfast.

Beoordeeld op 12 feb 2026

Red Lion Inn & Suites Ontario
River Lodge And Grill

River Lodge And Grill

3 out of 5
6 Marine Dr Boardman OR
De prijs is € 109 per nacht van 13 mrt tot 14 mrt
€ 109
13 mrt - 14 mrt
inclusief belastingen en toeslagen
Boek een verblijf in Boardman bij dit hotel bij het strand. Geniet van voorzieningen als gratis parkeerplaatsen, een buitenzwembad en een ligging aan het strand. ...
9/10 Wonderful! (1.001 beoordelingen)
Wonderful!
Wonderful stay. Lovely location on the river. Great restaurant for breakfast as well as dinner. Spacious and clean room with a good bed. We can highly recommend staying here!

Beoordeeld op 23 aug 2018

River Lodge And Grill
Oxford Suites Hermiston

Oxford Suites Hermiston

3 out of 5
1050 N 1st St Hermiston OR
Volledig restitueerbaarReserveer nu, betaal tijdens je verblijf
De prijs is € 113 per nacht van 21 feb tot 22 feb
€ 113
21 feb - 22 feb
inclusief belastingen en toeslagen
Boek een verblijf in Hermiston bij dit hotel voor zakenreizigers. Geniet van voorzieningen als gratis ontbijt, gratis wifi en gratis parkeerplaatsen. Uit onze ...
8,8/10 Excellent! (994 beoordelingen)
Mooi hotel, ruime kamer met zit gedeelte. Koelkast en magnetron aanwezig, ook handig. Niet veel te doen in de omgeving, maar was voor ons een door reis overnachting. Daarvoor was het perfect.

Beoordeeld op 15 aug 2022

Oxford Suites Hermiston
Laagste prijs per nacht gevonden in de afgelopen 24 uur op basis van een verblijf van 1 nacht voor 2 volwassenen. Prijzen en beschikbaarheid kunnen altijd wijzigen. Mogelijk gelden er extra voorwaarden.
Unbelievable yurt home. 1300 sq ft.  Not your average yurt.

Unbelievable yurt home. 1300 sq ft. Not your average yurt.

2 out of 5
Cove OR
Boek een verblijf in Cove bij dit vakantiehuis voor families. Geniet van voorzieningen als gratis wifi, een wasserette en een terras.
10/10 Exceptional! (29 beoordelingen)
Our stay was amazing! The yurt is so wonderfully decorated and they have so much more than any other short term rental I have stayed in the past. We will definitely come back and stay again!

Beoordeeld op 13 jan 2026

Unbelievable yurt home. 1300 sq ft. Not your average yurt.
Wallowa Lake Wahluna Terrace Retreat

Wallowa Lake Wahluna Terrace Retreat

Joseph OR
Verblijf bij dit vakantiehuis in Joseph. Geniet van voorzieningen als gratis wifi, een wasserette en een terras. In de buurt vind je trekpleisters als Wallowa ...
10/10 Exceptional! (40 beoordelingen)
Beautiful view!

Beoordeeld op 6 aug 2025

Wallowa Lake Wahluna Terrace Retreat
The Cozy Nest Vacation

The Cozy Nest Vacation

Burns OR
Verblijf bij dit vakantiehuis in Burns. Geniet van voorzieningen als gratis wifi, een tuin en een wasserette. In de buurt vind je trekpleisters als Harney County ...
9,6/10 Exceptional! (34 beoordelingen)
The place was as advertised. Nice quite location, and very clean. Check in instructions were very clear. Would definitely stay there again.

Beoordeeld op 9 dec 2025

The Cozy Nest Vacation
Laagste prijs per nacht gevonden in de afgelopen 24 uur op basis van een verblijf van 1 nacht voor 2 volwassenen. Prijzen en beschikbaarheid kunnen altijd wijzigen. Mogelijk gelden er extra voorwaarden.

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