When I heard about the Owyhee River from my husband, Ken Giles, I wanted to go there. The geology of the place in Southeast Oregon sounded fascinating and the river seemed friendly — few rapids, sandy ...

The Owyhee River is the Pacific Northwest's roundabout river, a high desert stream that rises in far-north Nevada, flows north into Idaho, crosses west into Eastern Oregon and completes a circular ...

The Owyhee Canyonlands is a place that radiates with magic. Here, ancient lava rock erodes into honeycombs and lush sagebrush blooms from gnarled branches. Mysterious thundereggs and agates can be ...

Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands might be defined by its remoteness, but what truly sets this eastern Oregon wilderness apart is its otherworldly beauty and surprising diversity of recreational ...

March marked the tenth anniversary since the Owyhee River Wilderness was designated. This article first appeared on Wilderness River Outfitters’ blog. Visit www.wildernessriver.com for more ...