Spring 2011. I climbed off an airplane at 6am and in a fit of sleep deprived bad judgement I surfed over to PDX kayaker to see if anyone was running anything. Pete was headed down Opal Creek, so I tagged along and a few hours later I was humping my boat down the trail to...
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Opal Creek: Just Add Water
Mid-week trips can be really tough to get going. Generally speaking, a large percentage of the available boating population chooses to waste their weekdays at a ‘job’, meanwhile neglecting their responsibilities to the rest of us, their boating brethren. Wednesday night, with Opal Creek running at 1500 cfs, I put out the call and as usual...
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Salmon River Canyon: The First Known Class 4 Descent
I’ve been poking around in the Salmon River Canyon long before I ever thought about paddling it. Every few years in late August I head out there with an ultralight climbing kit to explore some obscure side tributary in search of hidden basalt gorges and waterfalls. There are hard-earned splendors awaiting the intrepid canyoneer...
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