A gem of remote scenic beauty, Joseph is widely known as Oregon's "Little Switzerland" because of its location at the base of the Wallowa Mountains -- which are known as the "Alps of Oregon" and ...

Head to this scenic region of Oregon to explore a wonderland of hiking trails, bike paths, campgrounds, and boating ...

The Wallowas are often called the Swiss Alps of Oregon, and that comparison is no hyperbole. You can take a gondola ride to the top of Mount Howard, scale Oregon's own Matterhorn and hike to ...

Ambling up the historic main drag in Joseph, Oregon, surrounded by the steep ... you spy this “Attitude Adjustment” sculpture Ultimately, Joseph feels like the Alps because, like so many European ...

They call the Wallowas the Oregon Alps because of the snow-covered granite summits (no snow this week), but it looks more like the central Rockies. Finally, at mile 59, we reached the third and ...

meadows and lakes in the heart of what’s known as the Oregon Alps. Home to 17 mountains that eclipse 9,000 feet and derived from the Nez Perce word for “land of running waters,” the Wallowas ...

In this edition of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness talks ... then drop into the even more spectacular Trinity Alps and Marble Mountain wilderness areas — and more.