Oregon is never short on things to do and sites to see, and the state also has some unique destinations that can sometimes feel like you're on another planet. Of these special places, Oregon's Painted ...

The Painted Hills are a truly bizarre and alien-looking landscape in Eastern Oregon. With rust, sand, tan, and grassy-colored layered hills, scarlet scarred slopes, and charming old-time towns dotted ...

This article appears in print in the May 2018 issue, as part of the “Sunny Getaways” cover story. Click here to subscribe. The russet-striped slopes of Oregon’s Painted Hills look like they’ve been ...

Just 1.5 hours from the city of Bend, tucked away in Eastern Oregon, is the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. This site has made it onto Oregon’s 7 Wonders list, and as soon as you catch your ...

A state parks advisory committee that met in Salem today voted to officially designate the Painted Hills Scenic Bikeway. The new bikeway becomes the 15th route in the scenic bikeways program which is ...

This file photo shows the Painted Hills unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. A drive is underway to designate wilderness areas surrounding Oregon's Painted Hills, which would require ...

Some of Oregon’s most colorful hills could see increased protections under legislation introduced Thursday. Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley is proposing to create 58,000 new acres of Wilderness covering ...

A wildfire sparked by lightning last week is moving closer to the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Eastern Oregon. The Jennies Peak Fire has grown rapidly to 36,000 acres and is located about ...

Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley is taking another swing at adding wilderness protections to a large mountain above the Painted Hills near Mitchell in Eastern Oregon. The bill, introduced Wednesday, would ...