John Day River – Clarno to Cottonwood
By: Matt Maddalena and Dave Slover
Oregon has many beautiful long stretches of camping rivers with whitewater. For this “Team Alder Creek” staff trip we chose to float the John Day – Clarno …
The staff at Alder Creek took a multi day camping trip down the scenic section of the Rogue River in Southwestern Oregon. Using rafts, IKs, and white water boats, we paddled 38 miles through the Oregon wilderness from Alameda Park to Foster Bar.
Read more Rogue River Staff Trip 2016 – a Wild & Scenic adventure
Minam access to Powatka Bridge
39 river miles – 10 on Wallowa river 29 on Grande Ronde river
Put In at Minam access 30 minutes north of Lagrande along Hwy 82
Gradient – 19 ft/mile
River Flow – 650 to …
Rogue River Trip Report:
Graves Creek to Foster Bar Self Support
5/3/14-5/5/14
3,800 cfs
Earlier in May I had the opportunity to check another classic multi-day river trip off of my list by heading down to Merlin, …
A day on the water is a good day. Add a few drysuits, and even winter days can be spent on the water. So it was on Christmas Eve! Five of us got out for a mellow float down the …
My background in the paddling world has primarily been aimed towards kayaking. I grew up kayaking on the Nehalem Bay which is located on the Northern Oregon Coast. I lived in the perfect area for recreational …
