There’s something magical about those unplanned moments that happen when you veer off your carefully plotted travel route. The restaurant you stumble upon that serves the best meal of your trip. The roadside attraction that becomes your new favorite place. Or, in the case of Peak Northwest podcast host Jamie Hale, an impromptu sheep parade taking over the highway.

Generative AI was used to summarize a recent episode of the Peak Northwest podcast . This story was reviewed and edited by The Oregonian/OregonLive.

During an episode exploring Oregon’s least-visited state parks, Hale recounted an unexpected highlight that had nothing to do with state parks at all. While driving along Oregon 244 through rural eastern Oregon, Hale had an unusual experience.

“I came upon an enormous fl

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