Back of Beyond Recreation and Retreat

Back of Beyond Recreation and Retreat We rent 2 soulful, historic cabins on 20 acres of fenced woodland up against the Fremont National Forest in the Warner Mountains of SE Oregon. www.bobrandr.com

Back of Beyond Recreation & Retreat is located in the scenic Warner Mountains, 15 miles northeast of Lakeview, Oregon, at 5,700 feet above sea level. The cabins are nestled in Ponderosa pines next to an aspen grove on 20 fenced acres. Willows, sagebrush, a few junipers, and seasonal wildflowers add to the mix. A seasonal creek runs through the property through Spring. The property backs onto the F

remont National Forest and borders the new Mt. Bike Timber Trail and ONDA's Desert Trail. We are next door to wilderness and the only full time residents of this valley. There is no light pollution, and on a clear night you can see the Milky Way. Enjoy private sunsets looking west across the vast Camas Prairie while sitting on a bench at the corner of the property. Wildlife viewing is a constant in our neighborhood. The silence is punctuated by the call of songbirds and Sandhill cranes, who flock to Camas Prairie in season, and the night-time/dawn chorus of coyotes in the distance. Cell phone reception requires a short walk depending on your carrier. Verizon and Cellular One have the best reception in this area. Owners Cam and Christine live on the top 10 acres of the property – available if needed, but respectful of your privacy.

01/13/2026

A federal judge ruled Monday that work on a major offshore wind farm can resume, handing the industry at least a temporary victory as President Trump seeks to shut it down.

01/13/2026

Pete Hegseth is right that Mark Kelly is in the wrong job—the senator should have Hegseth’s gig as secretary of defense, Tom Nichols argues. https://theatln.tc/036Rnznc

“Kelly was one of six Democratic legislators who released a video reminding the officers and enlisted people of the U.S. military that they are bound by their oaths to disobey illegal orders,” Nichols writes. “Now Hegseth wants to recall Kelly, a decorated combat veteran and former astronaut, back to active duty in the Navy so that Kelly can be court-martialed for what Hegseth sees as riling up the troops against the commander in chief.”

Kelly has flown 39 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm, has a uniform heavy with awards, and has piloted or commanded multiple Space Shuttle missions. “Kelly’s had some business ventures, but he’s a bit light on management experience,” Nichols writes. “Still, he’d be a far better choice than Hegseth, who is now vying to snag the never-coveted title of Worst Secretary of Defense in Modern American History.”

The Trump White House seems to know that Hegseth is “unqualified to do anything but push-ups,” Nichols continues. “This realization is probably why Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll, and not the actual head of the Pentagon, is the person meeting with the Russians in Geneva trying to stop the biggest war in Europe since 1945. Trump seems to like Hegseth, but the administration also seems to be taking care not to let Hegseth near anything breakable or dangerous.”

While Hegseth acts “as if he won ‘The Apprentice: The Nuclear-Weapons Season,’” Trump should look for “an actual secretary of defense,” Nichols argues at the link. “He has plenty of options—including Mark Kelly.”

📸: Kent Nishimura / Getty

12/16/2025

bobrandr.com
is the website and slide show of the area!

11/06/2025

“It appears like an innocuous illness. Monotony, boredom, death. Millions live like this (or die like this) without knowing it.”

10/30/2025

🌎 Are there world oceans– or one world ocean⁉️

This Spilhaus Projection might help you decide! It was originally created by geophysicist and oceanographer Athelstan Spilhaus, who is best known for developing the bathythermograph to measure ocean depths and temperatures in the late 1930s.

Illustration by Natalie Renier, WHOI Creative © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

01/30/2025

“In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”

01/25/2023

"Nature is the source of all true knowledge." – Leonardo da Vinci

Geometric analysis of a Dandelion by Giovanni - Florence, Italy

Beautiful sunny cold day in the Warners today. Put on our snow shoes and took Suki on a hike down to the bridge over Cam...
01/24/2023

Beautiful sunny cold day in the Warners today. Put on our snow shoes and took Suki on a hike down to the bridge over Camas creek. Christine got some nice pics of Suki and our 'fire'ring, between the cabins on the way home.

Tonight's sunset on our mountain 1/22/23. According to Christine's research, we're up to around 156% of 'normal' snow pa...
01/24/2023

Tonight's sunset on our mountain 1/22/23. According to Christine's research, we're up to around 156% of 'normal' snow pack here this Winter (and we need it)!

Album A few wildflowers of the North Warner Mountains. Many thanks to OregonFlora!!
08/09/2022

Album A few wildflowers of the North Warner Mountains. Many thanks to OregonFlora!!

Album Broadstem onion (Allium platycaule)
08/09/2022

Album Broadstem onion (Allium platycaule)

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