Today was kayaking perfection! I’m telling you what it just couldn’t get any better than it was! At first, I was going to kayak at Foster Reservoir. I had read online somewhere that the reservoir water level was now 100%. HA HA! Not true! In fact, I think there was…
Today marked my third day kayaking in the same week. The last time I was able to do that was last summer. I’m so glad the weather is changing! Rain returns tomorrow, but the sheer joy of my kayaking adventures will hold me until I can get out again. Today’s…
Today, I was invited by a fellow kayaker to go check out a new area of which neither one of us had ever paddled before. Olalla Reservoir is located off Highway 20 between Philomath and Newport. There is signage on the north side of Hwy 20. Once you turn, it’s…
Since we’ve had nearly two weeks of rain, we assumed the water level would be high enough to enjoy our previous paddle from Salem’s Riverfront Park. But, this time we decided we would enter the water from the flooded south end where we had encountered such a large amount of…
My kayaking adventure today took me to a place I’ve never been. I met my three favorite kayakers and we embarked on our journey. First and Second Lakes, a long time ago, were log ponds for a former log mill, Simpson Timber Company. The Albany plant was built in 1941…
I woke up at 4:30am this morning and couldn’t go back to sleep. I tried for about another 30 minutes and then I finally got up. UGH! I was drinking my morning Diet Pepsi (yes, it’s true) and reading articles on the internet, when I thought about the weather for…
At this point, most people have heard about or personally witnessed the severe drawdown of both of these reservoirs this summer and fall. The intent, as decided by the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon on September 1, 2021, was to increase juvenile spring Chinook and steelhead survival…
Today’s journey took me back to Foster Lake. However, this time with friends, rather than being by myself. This was a planned kayak adventure and there were 5 of us total. While I enjoy kayaking by myself, I equally enjoy kayaking with other folks. I persuaded the group to follow…
Today, I really wanted to kayak someplace I hadn’t been. So, I chose a locale a little closer to me than so many of my other prospective paddling sites. My kayaking adventure took place at Dexter Reservoir. It was a fairly fast drive for me as the route placed me…
I had been watching the weather, waiting to kayak again. My opportunity finally came up! I loaded my kayak on my car and headed to Foster Lake. The weather was perfect. My entire kayak adventure was fantastic! During the winter months, the water level is kept low. Therefore, the only…