Category Archives: Steens

Steens Day 5: Eastern Oregon roadtrip continues

Posted on September 5, 2007 by mstansberry

Early morning light streams into our room at the Frenchglen Hotel. We slept through the lunar eclipse, but I don’t miss the sunrise on the front porch. I am not however, motivated enough to head back to the top of … Continue reading →

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Steens Day 4: Keiger overlook at sunset or bust!

Posted on September 2, 2007 by mstansberry

Day four starts in Bend, OR — a place I’ve actively boycotted due to its megasprawl, strip mall, bastardizing of the Cascades — the view that has blessed and cursed this town. We spend enough time in Bend to get … Continue reading →

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Steens Day 3: The well oiled barbed wire removing machine

Posted on September 1, 2007 by mstansberry

The sleep of the just — just freaking wiped out. We wake to break down camp and chomp oatmeal, hurrying to beat the heat to get back to the work site. We manage to break camp and be on the … Continue reading →

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Steens Day 2: Dust, delirium and desert

Posted on August 31, 2007 by mstansberry

The crew is haggard in the morning — temps dropped down to 36 overnight and nobody slept well, aside from Laura. In fact, the only restful sleep I managed was between 5:45am-7:30, when Laura wakes me up to tell me … Continue reading →

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Steens Mountain wilderness barbed wire removal project

Posted on August 29, 2007 by mstansberry

Last weekend, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA) and Trout Unlimited Chapter 678 (Upper Willamette-McKenzie) tackled barbed wire removal in the Steens Mountain wilderness. I updated the blog sporadically from my Eastern Oregon roadtrip, detailing the project. Check out all of … Continue reading →

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