You’ve probably seen the scenic orange rock-climbing cliffs of Central Oregon’s Smith Rock. How did that welded rhyolite ash get there? Such hard volcanic stone is created only by the most violent of ...

The Crooked River at Chimney Rock Campground. Part scenic byway, part geologic wonder, the Crooked River cuts its way through western Crook, northern Deschutes and southern Jefferson counties leaving ...

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Trust for Public Land has worked with the U.S. Forest Service to ensure 97 acres of riverfront access along the Wild and Scenic Crooked River are protected for public use ...

CENTRAL OREGON — I had never touched a fly rod, let alone gone on a fishing trip. Yet, here I was, wading in the assertive waters of the Crooked River, tipping my line and watching it unfurl like a ...