Saturday, July 14, 2012

Rogue Warriors!

Just returned from a trip to the Pacific NW with the family.  1st time on the Rogue river. From Almeda to Foster Bar.  For those of us used to the dry dry desert rivers of the Southwest, the Rogue was a treat!  Pacific fog in the morning and sunny skies in the afternoon!


1st major rapid is Rainie Falls. The run over the falls wasn't going to go so we banged down the fish ladder on the far right.  Easy enough in a rubber boat but not sure if the wood boat wouldn't have been reduced to toothpicks.


A cool thing about the Rogue is the historical homesteads that are in the canyon.  This is the Rogue river ranch located at Mule Creek.


Stair Creek Falls tumbles into the river at the tail end of Mule Creek canyon rapids. Who do you think was the most scared in Mule Creek rapids?


The crux of the run are Blossom Bar Rapids.  Enter far left and then tuck in behind the big boulders in the middle to reach the middle chute and then pick your way through the boulders down below.  All boats made clean runs.


Ashley and Maureen about to make the entrance eddy and cut behind the roks in the middle at Blossom Bar.


Camp 3 at Upper Upper Solitude camp.  Not much in the way of sandy beaches but the scenery more than makes up for it.


View upriver above camp from the Rogue river trail.


The kids on our morning walkabout on the Rogue River trail. (Above Upper Upper Solitude camp.)

A great trip!












Thursday, June 14, 2012

Lodore June 1st-4th, 2012


Just finished up a sweet Lodore trip. River flows 2300 +/- 500 cfs depending on time of day. Here are some shots (Photographer Jeff Swanson)
Son Tanner (11) at the sticks along with sister Susan
 Kolb Camp
 Typically awesome Lodore Canyon Scenery. Love that Uintah Quartzite! Marcus (13) rowing Dad Robby's boat.
 Tanner about to make a splash just below the confluence at Mitten Park Fault
Matt, Kai and Grandad Bill upstream of the Yampa
 Brenda confirming that Bud Light is the best beer in America
 Kris also adding her data to the hypothesis. Eric concurs.
 Kolb camp
 Jeremy, Jeff, Steven
 Sleepover friend at Kolb camp
 Swimmin the confluence
 Winnies Grotto
 Lodore is a beautiful place
 Panorama of the last part of Triplet Falls
 Matt styling the right side of Lucifer in HHM

Fish Cam works!


Wednesday, January 25, 2012

this is a test to see if I know how to work this thing

Trying to figure out how to blog it up.  This sweet shot is of my good friends Craig and Kristi in Hermit on my last Grand Trip in June 2010.  Flowing 10K or so. A sweet ride but it was gentle that day. ................ok lets see if this works.... (photo: Robby Schwarz)

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Getting Ready for 2012 river season

Just started messing around with this blog.  Hoping to use it to be able to share river trip pictures and other river related stuff.  I spent last summer repairing and getting river ready a decked McKenzie boat.  1st trip was down Ruby/Horsethief on the Colorado river August 2011.  Not sure what to name it yet but the Rock Chalk has been suggested.  Whether the boat earns that name or not it seems like a good name for a blog.