Trip Report by E Emch In mid-June, I went on my first planned five day trip on the John Day River: Clarno to Cottonwood; a 70ish mile section. I also decided to add another first: doing the run in a canoe. I have been canoeing off and on for the past eight years or so, …
I love working at a paddlesports shop because I get to “nerd out” all day with other paddlers. I speak with people from all different parts of the sport – sea kayaking, stand up paddle boarding, canoeing, surf kayaking, rafting, and my favorite: whitewater kayaking. One of the most common things I hear from people …
Getting Ready I have been working on improving my kayak roll in dynamic conditions. With a free day, warm weather, and our Yak Attack White Water kids camp wrapping up, I decided to tag along. The plan was to float Barton to Carver on the Clackamas, an easy stretch of class two with clean eddies …
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 to Cottonwood, a 70 mile section of river located in north central Oregon. The tentative …
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.
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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 800 cfs very low but runnable in kayak, IK or raft – Up to 10,000 …
