A Summer Road Trip to Oregon's High Desert A Photo Essay by Jack Burton Our long-anticipated summer 2001 drive began with a visit to the Portland Farmers Market. It was a sunny Saturday morning and we enjoyed the company of old friends while we shopped for the afternoon's picnic. We were on our way to the east side of the Cascade Mountains and the high, lonesome desert of Oregon's Lake County. (Click on photos to view enlarged)

We begin by selecting our picnic at the Portland Farmers Market Garlic galore! Dramatic Lake Abert with petroglyph-covered boulders in foreground An Exquisite Desolation   Summer Lake Hot Springs Desert Flowers on the Shore of Lake Abert A Tranquil Oasis   Summer Lake Inn, Lake County, Oregon Scenic Rocks on the High Lonesome   Historic Summer Lake Hot Springs The Old Bath House   Summer Lake Hot Springs Heavy Traffic on Forest Service Road #33 out of Paisley, Oregon Aspen Grove on Winter Ridge, Lake County, Oregon Fashionable Shelter Under a Ruthless Sun   Summer Lake Hot Springs Vintage Accommodations at Historic Summer Lake Hot Springs Stylin' in the High Desert, Summer Lake Hot Springs Summer Lake Inn, Summer Lake, Oregon Summer Lake Hot Springs, Paisley, Oregon