The High Desert is an interesting area to visit in Oregon. The little town of Mitchell is not to be missed if you are near the Painted Hills. The Kam Wah Chung living Museum in John Day is worth a visit. There is the very nice Homestead Village collection of historical buildings preserved near ancient Fort Rock. And desolate Christmas Valley is home to the 'Lost Forest' and the largest inland shifting Sand Dune system in the Pacific NW
