By Nathan Watt Canoeing River Currents Class 10/26/25 Clackamas River Barton to Carver : 1600ish CFS Estacada Gauge Coach : Nathan Watt This weekend, we took students out on the lower Clackamas River for our Canoeing River Currents class. It had been raining for the last few days, and the river had bumped up to …
I recently got my hands on the Level Six Kenora Semi-dry top, and I was super excited to get it right before I went on a five day trip to the San Juans. First off, the reason why I was excited is this is my first time using a semi-dry top for a trip and …
This is one of the most important questions we get asked. You get a kayak, paddle, PFD and now you must decide how to dress while enjoying all this great gear. Should I wear a drysuit, wetsuit, or sun wear? — this depends mainly on: Water temperature Air temperature Weather conditions Type of paddling (e.g., …
OOhhh BOY, am I excited about this one! After paddling with an Aqua Bound Aerial whitewater paddle, I was super stoked to see the Aqua Bound Tetra come out, Aqua Bound’s newest high end flatwater/touring paddle. The list of similarities with the Aerial and Tetra is short but notable. They both have the sticky textured …
We had a magical first moonlight paddle of the season. Eleven wonderful paddlers with Peggy and Linda leading the group. We were blessed with great weather and a beautiful sunset as we paddled the 2.4 miles to the beach. We built a nice camp fire for smore’s and then enjoyed a nice moonlight paddle back …
Day off of work…Lets paddle By Nate Watt Kalama River – Red Barn Section Location – Kalama Washington Flow 260ish on the Canyon Creek Gauge – Good medium flow I’ve been itching to get out paddling for the last few weeks. I woke up and looked at the weather—clear blue skies, temperature in the high …
