Holy mother of God. Drive-thru Espresso (and the chicks who work ‘em), Metolius River and real freaking mountains. And October caddis - in March. These are a few of my favorite things and they all happen to call central Orygun “home”.
In summary, BULL TROUT:

The SISTERS:

and a MULEY:

Eventually I’ll get some of those autumn sedges in here but for now, I’d better keep it short. Great trip, but sadly we had to return. Maybe a blessing after the goat-roping endured when staying with in-laws. Never a pretty scene.