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Archive Home > 2009 > September > 17 > Steens like you’ve never seen before

Steens like you’ve never seen before

Whether on foot or from a pickup, this Oregon mountain offers worthy scenery

By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
September 17, 2009

Shhhh! Don’t tell anybody, but there’s a road to the top of Steens Mountain.

So really, there’s no reason to hike an 8-mile-long gorge to reach the biggest dead end you’ve ever seen, then climb 2,000 feet pretty much straight up to get to the summit.

Unless, of course, you wanted to.

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