Mr. C and I stand ready with heavy boots while wearing old tennis shoes for the initial ford of Manzana Creek at Nira Camp. Credit: Peter Glynn photo Over the years, hiking friends and I have explored ...

At the Nez Perce camp, the reaction was much the same. "The traveling camp had nearly been surprised," Yellow Wolf, who was at the Canyon Creek camp, told biographer L.V. McWhorter. "Soldiers on foot ...

Crowds in the Wilderness? The number of visitors at popular Central Oregon Cascades trailheads has tripled in the past five years. Cars overflow the parking areas and jam the roadsides in summer. On ...

The Deschutes National Forest announced Wednesday it will temporarily close Lower Canyon Creek Campground including the West Metolius Trailhead, and Forest Roads 1420-400 and 1420-430 in order to ...

The Deschutes National Forest said Friday it has extended the temporary closure of Lower Canyon Creek Campground including the West Metolius Trailhead, and Forest Roads 1420-400 and 1420-430 in order ...