Central Oregon is a natural wonderland, a high desert region that boasts deep canyons, snowy peaks, and idyllic spots for recreation — like this scenic state park where you can camp, hike, or swim.

Paulina Peak rises across Paulina Lake as seen from primitive hot springs on the eastern shore. On scorching Central Oregon days, Paulina Lake offers nearly frigid waters to swim, kayak or fish in, ...

Paulina Lake as seen near the trailhead for the hot springs, near the terminus of Little Crater Campground. (David Jasper/The Bulletin) It’s early August, and the mosquitoes in the Central Oregon ...

For the past 15 years, I’ve been on a quixotic quest to visit as many of Oregon’s snowy waterfalls as possible. Our state’s cascades are resplendent any time of the year, but it’s the snow and ice and ...