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    Willamette River – Buena Vista to Independence

    Wow! Wow! Wow! Have I gotten your attention? Well, today’s kayaking adventure was absolutely perfect in every way! The weather was absolutely perfect – all sunshine and warm. All of the vegetation along the river is so incredibly green with all of the new growth. Our entire trip we were…

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    Fish Lake & Eight of Us!

    Today’s kayaking adventure was absolutely perfect! Two of my kayaking friends coordinated the entire event, which included a total of eight people and enough kayaks for everyone to use! The weather was absolutely perfect and because of our recent rainfall, Fish Lake hasn’t receded at all! It just couldn’t get…

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    Foster Reservoir – Calkins Boat Ramp

    Today was absolutely perfect! It was the perfect weather, Foster Reservoir is full again, enjoyed my kayaking adventure with perfect friends and the sights were…you guessed it – PERFECT!!! All in all – it couldn’t have gotten any better. We decided to begin our trip at the Calkins boat ramp…

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    Foster Reservoir – towards Green Peter

    Personally, I’m absolutely thrilled that the weather has improved so much. The sun is shining brightly and it’s abundantly warm outside. Of course, that all makes for “perfect” kayaking conditions. However, there is one small call of nature that can change things a bit – the WIND! Our goal today…

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    First Half of My Day: Fish Lake

    A friend of mine and myself decided to embark upon an awesome kayaking adventure today. During the morning hours, we kayaked upon Fish Lake and in the early afternoon hours, we drove just a couple miles down the road to enjoy Clear Lake. This post will be about our adventures…

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    Second Half of My Day: Clear Lake

    Even though I was a bit tired from our adventure at Fish Lake, I had already made the decision to kayak Clear Lake. So, we loaded our vehicles and drove about 2 miles south on McKenzie Highway from Fish Lake. So, first and foremost – parking! Plain and simple: they…

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    Foster Reservoir – Towards Green Peter Reservoir

    Two days after nearly drowning in the Willamette River (see previous post), I met up with my kayaking buddies and we traversed Foster Reservoir from the Sunnyside boat ramp. We had decided, rather than going out into the reservoir, we would paddle up towards Green Peter Reservoir. First and foremost,…