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Klamath River, September 2016

As I crossed over the Santiam Pass I noticed it.  Red and yellow leaves in every direction.  It’s fall, my favorite time of year.  Not only does the temperature moderate from the triple digits of summer, you get that crisp feeling in the air and most of all fire season tends to moderate and the opportunity might present itself to unplug for a few days.  There is no better way to unplug in my book than to float down a river.  First up this fall, the Klamath in northern California.

Klamath River Solitude
Klamath River Solitude

The Klamath flows through some pretty remote country.   (more…)

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Wrapping up August and on to September!

Yep, August is over.  Fire season means that we haven’t roamed to far but we have definitely been on the move.  Here’s a rundown.

First up, a quick trip down the McKenzie River.  Our wonderful fair intruded into the weekend but we were able to get on the river Sunday and enjoy the clean, clear water, plenty of fish and a relaxing day.

McKenzie River, Oregon
Eagle Rock, McKenzie River, Oregon

 

McKenzie River Oregon
Browns Hole, McKenzie River Oregon

 

Next up was the Trek For Tuna.   (more…)

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Lava Cast Forest

This is a bit of a go-back in time but the day at the Lava Cast Forest was too impressive not to mention.  The Lava Cast Forest is a lava flow located in the Newberry National Volcanic Monument and it is actually casts of trees set in lava where trees were growing once upon a time when the most recent lava flow moved through the area many thousands of years ago.  It’s kind of like plaster of Paris with lava and trees.

 

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