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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Custom Ross Island Tour! Alder Creek runs a full schedule of classes and tours year round but is always available for group trips, team building, and custom programs of all kinds. Last Friday, top notch Alder Creek guides Malcolm Kelly, Steve Pilch, Linda Neel and I led one such trip for Rothermel Financial Services. We …
Enjoy Dave Trageser’s recount of his Personal First Descent of Canyon Creek during an Advanced Creeking Clinic! [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPbgz5B39yw&index=2&list=PLNmKoyxcsQgVD3JDspLtijlLCdoRQk6MT[/youtube] “A successful descent of Washington’s Canyon Creek was on my bucket list for 2015. This gem of a run located just outside of Amboy, WA, is a staple of the steep creeking community in Portland and a …
“The story leading up to our engagement actually began on our 3rd date ever, when my now-fiance, Angie, suggested that we spend our next date kayaking. I put my foot down and refused. I had only been kayaking once, turned over 3 times, and ended up with seaweed all over my face. I had vowed …
Washougal River Post Xmas Paddle What better way to shake off the post holiday hangover than a little bit of icy cold water in the face on a wintertime Washington classic? This year, after consuming entirely too much food (and maybe too much alcohol) on Christmas, I begrudgingly rolled out of bed for an early …
Below are two recounts of a canoe camping trip at Waldo Lake at the end of June. Chris and Kristin (below) are friends of employees Andrew and Steve, and this was a personal trip, not a commercially guided one. Boats and gear were rented from Alder Creek. ************************************ Attention adventurous but low-level-outdoorsy-experienced humans: canoe camping …
