Rex Trulove
Another thing that people often think of when they think of Oregon is that it is a rainy place. In some parts of Oregon, that can be true. However, Oregon also gets a lot of snow and most of the part of Oregon on the east side of the Cascade mountains is a desert, known as the Oregon High Desert.
This picture shows how much snow is on the ground on Bly Mountain. This actually is part of the Oregon High Desert and most of the year, the area is dry and hot. In the winter, it is cold and snowy. These conditions are ideal for pines and firs that can be seen in the image. Still, it gets less than 10 inches of precipitation per year, so it is a desert.
The highway is a major east-west highway in Southern Oregon, even though the camera is actually facing north in this stretch of the highway. This spot is about 10 miles from the town of Bly but is facing away from the town.
Waooo beautiful snow fall on the road
This area gets slick with ice, though.