It has been a long and excruciating 26 days since I’ve been on a kayaking adventure. And today, I set out to enjoy a new environment! My journey took me 1.5 hours northwest from Albany to Henry Hagg lake, or Hagg Lake. Hagg Lake is an artificial lake, which is…
Today’s kayaking adventure took myself and a friend to Willamette Falls. “The Willamette Falls is a natural waterfall in the northwestern United States, located on the Willamette River between Oregon City and West Linn. It is the largest waterfall in the Northwest US by volume and it is the 17th…
Yes indeed, we’re in the middle of a significant heat wave with temperatures over 100 degrees for the next 4 days. However, that doesn’t stop an avid kayaker, such as myself! Today’s journey led myself and a kayaking companion to set off for Estacada Lake around 7:15am this morning! We…
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…
Today was my third visit to Fish Lake this year and each time it has been absolutely spectacular. But, I think today was even better than the prior two times. The two biggest reasons: 1. We got there early and had the lake to ourselves for more than half of…
One thing is for certain – NOTHING in nature looks exactly the same from day to day! Today was no different! A kayaking friend I had met last summer reached out and asked if I would show her the trip up the Santiam River as it enters Foster Reservoir from…
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…
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…
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…
After waiting for awhile this morning to watch how the weather was going to fare, I finally decided it was nice enough! Of course, it’s always nice enough to kayak! However, I really wanted to get out in the warm and sunny weather and that’s exactly what I enjoyed! It…