Southeastern Oregon looks nothing like the Portland-area Oregon I know. It is really beautiful. Flat and arid with scrubby little bushes and no trees whatsoever, it reminded me more of New Mexico than Oregon, but I loved it.
We camped at Crystal Crane Hot Springs, but I’m a little hydrophobic so we didn’t actually swim in the spring. Instead, we pitched our tent and made some dinner. It got dark pretty fast, and I have never seen so many stars in my life. We could see the Milky Way, and lots of brilliant shooting stars. As I was laying there in my sleeping bag trying to fall asleep we could hear rustling outside near our tent. We could also hear the yipping and howling of coyotes growing louder.
