In the last edition of our excerpts from Ellen Waterston‘s “Walking the High Desert: Encounters with Rural America Along the Oregon Desert Trail,” the author began to describe one wonder of the High Desert Trail: Pine Mountain Observatory. She continues musing on the stars in Part 4, our final installment of the book. But how […]
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Sunday Update: Eclipse Traffic Light; Fires Still Burning
What will the skies look like for Eclipse Monday? That’s the question a lot of people want to know. For now, the Oregon Office of Emergency Management says traffic was lighter than expected on Saturdayโat least in part due to people heeding the suggestion to get where they’re going early. Still, Monday traffic is expected […]
Go Here 8/19-8/26
Last week’s visit by the annual Perseid Meteor Shower turned Central Oregon’s eyes to the sky. For some continued star-gazing, here are some nearby—and not so close—locations for taking in the marvels of the sky on any optimal evening. Simply go where it’s dark A quick drive out to Tumalo Reservoir Road (head west until […]

