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...

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...

Strokes & Steering: A study in choosing strokes wisely. Oregon Hole Gorge on the Middle Fork of the Smith River, the first big rapid in...

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...

Upper North Fork Smith Headwaters Everybody was taking wagers; how far downstream would we find the run away raft? We speculated on the...

Background Info: So you think you want an adventure. Here is a complete trip report narrative from the Upper NF Smith Headwaters...

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...

· Lip/ Pour over The upstream edge or hump of the feature, created by an underwater obstacle (rock). Here is a boof of the pour...

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...

Photo: A nice cheat line over the left flake at David From Behind, Upper Quartzville Creek, Oregon. Flakes are shallow rocks that have...

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...

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...

The Crooked River (Bend, Oregon) at high water is more rare than Bigfoot sightings in the rafting world. Boaters carefully watch the...

A paddling expedition on the stunning class 4 upper Chetco River through the Kalmiopsis Wilderness is worth every bit of effort. However,...

When to Scout: Horizon lines, blind drops, wood, continuous rapids with no safety eddy in sight, unknown rapids on exploratory runs....