Archive for November, 2009
There’s nothing like heading to a new river and exploring the “unknown” . . . With the river levels coming up from the rainfall, we decided to head out of the Columbia River Gorge and paddle a river that had been on our list for quite some time – The… Read the rest
Getting way out into the woods has been one of my passions for a long time. When I think back, it certainly stems from my adolescent and teen years playing Dungeons and Dragons and reading every Tolkien book ever written. I dreamed of adventure, fighting Orcs and discovering treasure. As… Read the rest
Well, well, well….I made it back to Swell yesterday evening after a ridiculously fun 2 weeks in Hawaii. Since my three week trip turned into almost 5 months away from Swell, I guess its only fair that she found some new company while I was away. It’s a more cuddly… Read the rest
I’m lucky; the boys have literally taken me under their wing. A few years ago, a Missoula local named Jeff Shapiro started teaching me to fly out on the training hill. It’s one of those sports that is straight-up hard to learn. The progression is just as you could probably… Read the rest
This weekend the largest swell we’ve seen so far this winter hit the Oregon Coast. Sidelined by an injury, I trekked to Cape Meares with my roommate Mike to check out the scene.
The waves were mushy, disorganized, and huge. They just kept coming. Just standing on the beach was… Read the rest
I’ve been looking at one particular waterfall for about a year now. Part of it looks fantastic and part of it looks significantly less fantastic. Getting there involves a remote hike and rappel into a steep, narrow gorge. Loose rock abounds. Last week, on my way out of the gorge,… Read the rest
Rain. Surprise. With fall starting, the forecast for the Pacific NW was not alarming in the least. However, an also rapidly decreasing freezing level piqued my interest. Maybe, just maybe there would be some of the good stuff. Like a kid sneaking pumpkin pie early at Thanksgiving dinner, the idea… Read the rest
Here is a short video of our Halloween Paddle on Saturday . . . don’t get too scared!
http://vimeo.com/7424740 – video courtesy of Sheer Madness Productions
(www.sheermadnessproductions.com)
Heather Herbeck… Read the rest
The Halloween Paddle is a traditional event, originally put on by a local paddler from Husum, WA – Steve Morgan. Over the last 4-6 years, the tradition was put on hold so we thought we’d get it back up and running again. Class V river, high water, capes hanging off
