Lake Abert
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Sightseeing, birding, hiking in the high desert of eastern Oregon, the Outback: Lake Abert, in the Warner Mountains area north of Lakeview, Oregon, situated on what may be the largest geologic fault in North America. Birding: Lake Abert, north of Lakeview in eastern Oregon in the Pacific Flyway, boasts one of only a few nesting sites for Snowy Plover in Oregon. During fall migrations the lake hosts thousands of Eared Grebes. Red-necked Phalaropes, Wilson's Phalaropes and more than 1% of the Pacific Flyway's migrating Avocets. *. Abert lake also hosts prehistoric Native American religious art dating as far back as 7999 BCE. Presently, the art: a ceremonial site; rock art, sculptures, carving is underwater. | |||
Forward ~ Abert Rim on the Oregon Back ~ Summer Lake, the settler's school, on the USFS: Deschutes Ochoco National Forest. The Oregon Outback Scenic Byway where the beauty of the high desert unfolds, silence alight in delicate colors that alter with the slightest movement. Travel Directions and Scenery. Our Getaways offer written Directions, Maps and suggested scenery, spanning Oregon and northern California; places Brad and I have visited and loved. These getaways offer simplicity, yet beauty in scenery, waterfalls, hiking trails, campgrounds, mountains, hot springs, mountain lakes, equestrian trails, mountain biking trails, wild and scenic rivers, scenic byways, Crater Lake National Park, national monuments & more. The harsh climate & geological terrain of Eastern Oregon & the high desert abounds with beauty & wildlife. Hiking trails offer the unusual in geologic formations in Gearhart Mountain Wilderness on Gearhart Mountain trail #100 & Boulder Springs Trail #101. Both hiking trails offer easy hikes with unanticipated beauty. |
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Protect our National Forests and Wilderness Areas. Leave NO Trace! Travel Oregon and northern California while staying at Gathering Light ... a retreat located | |||
If you're out and about on the Oregon Outback Scenic Byway, travel from Lakeview to Gathering Light .... a retreat: Directions and Scenery. Travel Directions to and Day Trips of about 100 miles from the retreat. Little known Scenic Places: hiking, sightseeing, wildlife viewing, birding, and more, near the retreat and Crater Lake National Park: Travel Directions, Map & Scenery. | |||
Traveling to Gathering Light from Lakeview, Oregon, stopping at Cottonwood Meadow Lake, pictured to above. Contact Brad at Gathering Light ... a retreat. |