One of Oregon's most beautiful rivers gushes in full flow from springs beneath Black Butte, a 6,434-foot-high landmark in Central Oregon. The Metolius River, a short but dynamic tributary of the ...

Every time I go to the Metolius River, I am reminded of the words Jeff Perin, owner of the Fly Fisher’s Place in Sisters, told me years ago during a fishing outing on the renowned river: “This place ...

The color is difficult to describe. In the shadows of the canyon, the water is a rich, dark blue, a stream of liquid ink rolling through a forest of burnt-orange ponderosa pines. But in the groves ...

SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Depending on appropriate weather conditions, the Deschutes National Forest plans to apply herbicides to invasive plants within an area adjacent to the Metolius River and the ...

METOLIUS, Ore. — Summer camping season is going strong, and this week, we visit Central Oregon’s Metolius River: a waterway prized for fishing, camping and unique outdoor adventures, including a stop ...

In a state overflowing with beautiful rivers, the Metolius River might just be the crown jewel. The river emerges fully-grown from springs on the north side of Black Butte and flows freely nearly 30 ...

It seems like magic: The Metolius River emerges fully grown at 50,000 gallons a minute from the base of an old volcano in Central Oregon. Sample the river’s wizardry with either of two easy hikes ...

General area: Camp Sherman (near Sisters, Ore., just across the Santiam Pass and about two hours and 15 minutes from Salem). Fees: None. Trail distances: 29.5 total miles on the Allingham Loop (3.3 ...

Bugs do not adjust their schedules to account for daylight saving time. We realized this Monday as 1 p.m. came and went and the mayflies known as Cinygmula were not appearing on the pristine Metolius ...

Portland entrepreneur Jim Kean says he wants to build a central Oregon resort that is greener and smarter than the garden-variety golf-based resorts dotting the area. At first blush, it seems like ...

CAMP SHERMAN — The riverbanks were desolate, save for one angler soaking up the solitude of a frigid, gloomy weekday on the Metolius River during its “second” season. Bend’s Sharon Burchett expertly ...