Unfortunately, living in Western Oregon, my kayaking schedule is often dictated by our rainy winter season. However, today, the weather was 100% clear with beautiful sunshine. Thank goodness! Myself and 3 friends met at the Calkins Boat Ramp at Foster Reservoir. Yes, the water level at Foster Reservoir is very…
First and Foremost, this was a very early morning paddle in hopes of watching the sunrise. Secondly, did you know there is an old, but still usable boat ramp at Shea Viewpoint? I had no idea! Let’s talk about the launch site first. Shea Viewpoint is the first visual contact…
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…
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,…
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…
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…