Eastern Oregon roadtrip: Shaniko, Condon, John Day and Baker City

Driving out to eastern Oregon offers travelers an opportunity to see some of the state’s finest desert terrain. If you plan your trip just right, and take a few less traveled roads, you’re in for a treat of small town exploration, too. On this week’s episode of Peak Northwest, we talk with colleague, Sam Swindler, video producer and reporter for Here is Oregon, who just got back from an epic reporting trip across the state. Here are some highlights from this week’s show: Sam explains the (potentially ghostly) history in Shaniko. There is a tiny Powell’s bookstore tucked away in the town of Condon. Kam Wah Chung state heritage site is a National Historic Landmark in John Day. Baker City has a lot to love: from Oregon Trail Interpretive Center to Sweet Wife Baking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices