Camping at Alvord Desert (one of the largest playa lakes in the state) will take your breath away. You’d think that a bunch ...

At the Alvord Hot Springs, as we prepared to drive into the desert, a pair of dusty, grizzled land sailors overheard us ask about the wind. "It comes from everywhere," one of the men said, grinning.

Week of May 15-21, 1997 Hiking getaways near Tucson Dry camping in eastern Oregon Diving adventures in Cuba Vacation ideas for Grenada Planning a. ... try the Alvord Desert in southeastern Oregon.

See more Outdoors content at IdahoPress.com by clicking hereThe flat, beige-colored bed of the Alvord Desert in southeastern Oregon will lure you in like the taste of salt on fresh ...