Let me tell you, I had the most jolting and harrowing kayak experience of my life today! You see the photo of the beautiful Beaver? Well, he nearly took my life today! I’m not kidding! As I was taking a picture of a mile marker on the Willamette River (between…
Today was another PERFECT Spring day in the Willamette Valley. I had already planned a trip to Silverton Reservoir with some close friends and the beautiful day and warm temperatures were a huge bonus! We had already planned when to meet and I wasn’t worried about parking too much at…
Wow oh wow! Today we were blessed with another picture perfect day! The sun shined brightly, the temperature was in the low 70’s, and the water, of course, was PERFECT! This is my 3rd day in a row of another kayaking adventure! Life just can’t get any better! I’ve kayaked…
When a kayaking friend reached out this morning to see whether I wanted to kayak on the Tualatin River, I jumped at the opportunity. This is only the second time I’ve used this entry point into the river, but that time we traveled east out to the Willamette River. Today,…
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…
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…