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John Day River, 2022

Post author:Occidental
Post published:2022-06-17
Post category:River
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Spring is always a nice time to hit the John Day River. Wildflowers are blooming, it greens up for a short period of time, and the blackbirds and geese fill the air. We launched at Service Creek and made our way to Clarno over the course of four days in May.

After a relatively dry winter, spring in Oregon has been pretty moist. This trip was no exception. Flows were pretty high, especially if you are interested in fishing. But the flowers were blooming and we had long stretches of the river to ourselves.

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Fishing and Philosophizing on the Oregon Coast

Post author:Occidental
Post published:2022-04-23
Post category:Coast Video
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We took a trip to the coast in search of fish, but returned empty handed...or did we? Sometimes just getting out is what you need. https://youtu.be/7eq9Lv6wk14

Idaho Backcountry Yurt, 2022

Post author:Occidental
Post published:2022-04-08
Post category:Idaho
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For the spring equinox we headed east to the Boise National Forest to a yurt we rented a while back. The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation runs a system of yurts and in the winter grooms cross country ski and snowshoe trails leading to them. They keep them well stocked with wood and supplies. We backpacked in with our food and clothes and stayed for two nights.

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