Note: Creation Encounter has been closely following state restrictions and reopening. As such, this trip will proceed as long as the respective counties are in Phase 3 reopening.

Remote SE Oregon has never been a popular tourism destination, yet it's certainly not lacking in natural and historical wonders. We will take short hikes to see and study incredible birds, Indian petroglyphs, Ice Age lake terraces, and the recently glaciated Steens Mountains. We will ponder the early settlement and cowboy history at Round Barn and the historic Alvord Ranch. In the Alvord desert we will explore the salt flats, the borax works, and Mickey Hot Spring's mudpots and fumeroles where thermophiles thrive in water near the boiling point. Most likely we will find southwest reptiles like friendly horned toads and other strange lizards. Perhaps we'll see the hardy Kiger mustangs.

This 5-day, 4-night family-vehicle-caravan will officially begin Wednesday evening August…