Friday, October 09, 2026
51.0°F
Jason and Karen Wilmoth relax, feet up in a rented SUV on the barren Alvord Desert. (JASON WILMOTH)

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Winter in the desert
March 27, 2018 2 p.m.

Winter in the desert

Driving down the barren valley, we were suddenly awestruck by the magnitude of Steens Mountain emerging from the sagebrush.