Fall Break Trip

Oh my gosh, so beautiful and so worth it!  I went on the College Outdoors trip to Steens mountain and the Alvord desert in eastern Oregon and it was absolutely fantastic!

The first day we went on a hike through a valley in Steens Mountain Wilderness Area. We later went to Alvord desert, a large dried out salt flat, to watch the sunset.

The salt flats were quickly nicknamed "the moon" by participants for its otherworldly countenance.

The second day was more relaxed. We went exploring through grass and sage brush in another valley and then drove down into Nevada for a little while (another state to check off the list!). That night we went to some hot springs and watched the stars emerge and the moon rise. It was incredible!

(this house is in Nevada!)