Saturday, June 5, 2021 River Mile 36.5 – 51.5 – Flow at Rome Gauge 203 cfs My wristwatch quit working several days ago, but I’m sure I was up at 4:30 a.m. In softly diffused light of the canyon, I made coffee. I wasn’t in a hurry to …
Deep in the Canyon Friday, June 4, 2021 River Mile 26.1 – 36.5 – Flow at Rome Gauge 223 cfs I awoke to clear skies, and I had slept so well! After yesterday’s trouble with my kayak valve, a relaxed morning of coffee and conversation would be welcome. …
Stomach Knots & Splendor Thursday, June 3, 2021 River Mile 15 – 26.1, Flow at Rome Gauge 228 cfs I slept well in my new, small, one-person tent and had pitched it without the rain fly to view the stars. A low, mournful chorus of bullfrogs sang all …
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 River Mile 0 – 15, Flow at Rome Gauge 244cfs I had trouble falling asleep last night. The deer that always ventured out in the evening and early morning to graze in the pastures outside the motel window in past years did not appear. …
Monday, May 31, 2021 In my 32 years of running rivers with Mike, this would be a trip of many firsts: first trip on the Owyhee without him, first time I was responsible for arranging a shuttle, first time using the electric air pump instead of assisting, first …
September 12, 2018 “I want to see what’s down there,” I said to Mike, in response to his question about what I wanted to do today. “It looks interesting, and with any luck, we can make it all the way to the confluence.” “Ok then, let’s do it!” …
Thursday, May 17, 2018 No rain fell through the night. Frequent awakenings revealed a patchwork sky of clouds through the open rain fly, drifting slowly across the blue black universe and a billion points of light. In the predawn we sipped our coffee, meditated into the fire and …
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018 We began our hike at 7:35 a.m. “Same as yesterday,” I thought to myself. “Who needs a watch when one’s internal rhythms are so perfectly timed.” A half hour into our hike I was startled by a bird I had flushed off the ground …
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Tuesday, May 15, 2018 There are owls along the ledges and in small caves that dot the canyon cliff walls. During the night their soft hooting ushers us back to sleep. A few times, when we awakened, the yips and howls of coyotes could be heard in the …
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Monday, May 14, 2018 We are camped at the end of a primitive road that has been paralleling a fence line for several miles. Both end at the rim of Twin Springs Gorge. We left the pavement at Rome, Oregon, heading due south along a series of unmarked, …
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