From La Grande, I-84 follows the Oregon Trail route northwest to PENDLETON , where Stetsons and pick-up trucks abound. Unsurprisingly then, this is home to the immensely popular, annual four-day Pendleton Round-Up in mid-September, combining traditional rodeo with extravagant pageantry; get tickets from the Round-Up Association, PO Box 609, Pendleton, OR 97801 ($12-15 per rodeo session; tel 541/276-2553 or 1-800/45-RODEO, ). The Round-Up ... [More]