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id: "2142"
name: Outback Scenic Byway
distance: "170"
duration: Four hours to drive this byway
description: "\"Outback\" refers to land with a natural ruggedness. Though people come here seeking independence, they know each other's first names. Community is paramount. Jonathan Nicholas, publisher of the Oregonian, said it is \"a star-spangled landscape of marsh and mountain, of reflection and rim rock, of seamless vistas and sage-scented dreams.\""
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attractions:
  - url: https://www.christmasvalleychamber.org/Site/Welcome.html
    name: Christmas Valley
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/deschutes
    name: Deschutes National Forest
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/fremont
    name: Fremont National Forest
  - url: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/hart-mountain-national-antelope
    name: Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge
  - url: https://www.allaboutlakecounty.com/
    name: Lake County
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/ochoco
    name: Ochoco National Forest and the Crooked River National Grassland
  - url: https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/Pages/index.aspx
    name: Oregon State Parks
designations:
  - National Scenic Byway
  - Oregon State Scenic Byway
states:
  - OR
ll:
  - -121.52271999992792
  - 43.64720899999554
bounds:
  - - -121.52271999992792
    - 41.99414799973056
  - - -120.2794420003479
    - 43.64720899999554

---

"Outback" refers to land with a natural ruggedness. Though people come here seeking independence, they know each other's first names. Community is paramount. Jonathan Nicholas, publisher of the Oregonian, said it is "a star-spangled landscape of marsh and mountain, of reflection and rim rock, of seamless vistas and sage-scented dreams."