Colorado-based member Debbie Hinde explains her preference for open boating, and discusses the differences between canoeing and kayaking.

Conservation Chair Will Gehr interviews member Neil Schulman about conservation efforts in the urban streams of Clackamas County.

The LCCC’s annual Sweetheart paddle (near to 2/14 each year) was a rousing success this year with Sweet Flows and Sunshine.

LCCC Safety Chair Teresa Gryder writes longingly about a bureaucratic system adopted in the 1970’s by a college outing club that has resulted in excellent paddler skills and safety consciousness for generations of paddlers.

Longtime member Bary Bruner reflects on the importance of giving each other the right amount of room.

Experiments in running sweep resulted in some new discoveries for Safety Chair Teresa Gryder.

In this missive the LCCC’s safety chair Teresa Gryder discusses the two main styles of river running safety that she sees in the U.S.

Our first run of the rainy season on the June Creek section of the Upper Clackamas confirmed that the area had not burned, but the large trees in the river had been rearranged.

Takeout shenanigans are just part of the fun when we head for our milk run on the Clackamas.

The WKC’s annual fall slalom race near Seattle was a big hit this year with perfect flows and a good turnout. Coordinated by LCCC member Jennie Goldberg, she also teaches slalom clinics and competes in the race—respectably, it turns out, as she was the fastest woman overall.