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River Runner Blog
A lot of the content we develop is for members only and shared through our newsletter Cascade Currents. If you haven’t already joined, we strongly encourage you to become a member of the Lower Columbia Canoe Club!
Our emphasis on safety and knowledge of local runs are defining characteristics of the LCCC. As such, we’ll occasionally post safety articles that originally ran in Cascade Currents, or trip reports on local runs, here on our Blog.
Kayak with Rafts
Canoeist, kayaker, boatman and all around river runner Mark Taratoot offers newer kayakers some tips on how to be an asset on a raft-supported multiday trip.
Toward an Ethical Code for Whitewater Leaders
A reflection on how experienced and advanced paddlers can build safety and community by our actions, if we choose to. Photo is of Payson Kennedy, founder and philosopher in chief of the Nantahala Outdoor Center, on Section 4 of the Chattooga at 78 years of age.
On WATER (Part 2)
Here’s Wesley Hansen’s followup article on WATER, in which he presents more evidence for the peculiar properties of the proposed mechanism by which people can influence water. Is there a way to use this to run rapids?
On WATER (Part 1)
Member Wesley Hansen presents on the miraculous substance we know as WATER… He makes the argument that we humans can influence it using conscious intent. It just might blow your mind. Photo of clear water by Ciro Pena.
The Most Industrious Rodent
In this missive Meg Waller gives some of the reasons that Beavers are so important for the wild lands and wild waters that we love. Meg is the restoration manager for a local organization called Bark, and is working to support Beavers populations in our national forests on Mount Hood.
What’s in a name?
Inuit seal hunters in northern seas built kayaks and developed survival and hunting skills on cold seas over many generations. Young seal hunters were required to demonstrate their skill at righting the boat in many ways before they were allowed to go on a hunt. The skill of righting the boat that they developed has been named for them, but to them, the name we have used is a racist slur. Jill Marshall, geologist, suggests that we replace the E-word with a new name.
The Molalla Debacle of 11/17/24
LCCC Safety Chair Chris Meinke dissects a rough day on the Molalla, with many lessons learned.
Trip Report: Two Rogue Laps
Teresa was lucky enough to get two August laps on the lovely Wild & Scenic Rogue, and here are a few photos and observations.
Trip Report: South Nahanni River, NT, Canada
Member Dennis Pennell and his intrepid buddies made a trip to the far north with packrafts and discovered a land of fantastical landscapes and bears--not to mention a wild river.
Trip Report: Summer Bumping down the Grande Ronde
A crew of longtime LCCC members know to run the Grande Ronde after it's too low for rafts. Here is what you need to know!