Team Agness Raft Recovery
I’m standing in the Oregon Paddle Sports Store and Chance has just handed me two splatter paint patterned new throw ropes, with hot pink...
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Nicole Smedegaard
- Jan 23
- 7 min
Rotator Cuff: Waterfall or Drop?
This is not the first time I’ve flipped a boat, but it is certainly the best photo evidence. Photo: Classic scenery on Fordyce Fordyce is...
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Nicole Smedegaard
- Jan 13
- 16 min
R2, A Complete Technical Guide Part 2
Strokes & Steering: A study in choosing strokes wisely. Oregon Hole Gorge on the Middle Fork of the Smith River, the first big rapid in...
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Nicole Smedegaard
- Jan 11
- 9 min
R2, A Complete Technical Guide Part 1
Experiments in staying in the boat. "If I hadn't fallen out, I would still be in the boat." I'm thinking about all the swims I've had...
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Nicole Smedegaard
- Dec 15, 2023
- 10 min
Return of the Raft: Chrome Creek to Major Moore's
Upper North Fork Smith Headwaters Everybody was taking wagers; how far downstream would we find the run away raft? We speculated on the...
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Nicole Smedegaard
- Dec 7, 2023
- 32 min
Upper North Fork of the Smith River, Attempted Headwaters Run
Background Info: So you think you want an adventure. Here is a complete trip report narrative from the Upper NF Smith Headwaters...
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Nicole Smedegaard
- Apr 2, 2023
- 7 min
Reading Water: Running Big Meaty Holes
The meat line Why would a boater want to hit a hole? Besides the fundamental ego glory of taking the meat line, as we progress there are...
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Nicole Smedegaard
- Mar 14, 2023
- 2 min
River Features: Holes Part 2, Anatomy & Types
· Lip/ Pour over The upstream edge or hump of the feature, created by an underwater obstacle (rock). Here is a boof of the pour...
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Nicole Smedegaard
- Dec 27, 2022
- 5 min
River Features: Holes part 1
Video: a ledge hole on Canton Creek, Oregon. A tributary of the North Umpqua River, around 8k. My kayaker friend was side surfed here for...
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Nicole Smedegaard
- Dec 7, 2022
- 4 min
Reading Water: Using Rocks, Flakes
Photo: A nice cheat line over the left flake at David From Behind, Upper Quartzville Creek, Oregon. Flakes are shallow rocks that have...
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Nicole Smedegaard
- Nov 28, 2022
- 5 min
Reading water: Lateral Waves, Using a Lateral.
We can use a lateral by controlling both the angle and momentum of our raft to quarter the wave. Photo: A powerful lateral in The...
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Nicole Smedegaard
- Nov 23, 2022
- 6 min
Reading Water: Lateral Waves, Countering a Lateral.
The force behind a lateral wave is created by the angle of the wave to the main current, the volume of current / percentage of the...
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Nicole Smedegaard
- Feb 6, 2022
- 2 min
Crooked River: High Water Ego Basher
The Crooked River (Bend, Oregon) at high water is more rare than Bigfoot sightings in the rafting world. Boaters carefully watch the...
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Nicole Smedegaard
- Feb 6, 2022
- 3 min
Chetco River Overnighter: How To
A paddling expedition on the stunning class 4 upper Chetco River through the Kalmiopsis Wilderness is worth every bit of effort. However,...
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Nicole Smedegaard
- Dec 9, 2021
- 4 min
Pro Tips: Scouting a Complex Rapid
When to Scout: Horizon lines, blind drops, wood, continuous rapids with no safety eddy in sight, unknown rapids on exploratory runs....
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