Goodbye Winter
It’s been a little quiet around here over the winter. That’s not to say there’s been nothing going on.
Piggly Wiggly, the backyard squirrel has provided hours of viewing entertainment for one.
Deschutes River, Fall, 2016
Wow, is fall flying by! Wasn’t it just September? Now the end of October is closer than the start. I guess there’s just a bit of catching up to do here. Fall means a lot of things, among them is steelhead season and getting on the big D to see what can be dredged up in that department. The first float on the Deschutes actually began in September and then there it was, October by the end of the trip. The second trip was only 4 days later. A little bit of a whirlwind, but was it ever nice to be on the river. And of course it’s always nice to get out and see some fall sunsets as storms threaten that usually don’t produce a whole lot.
Klamath River, September 2016
As I crossed over the Santiam Pass I noticed it. Red and yellow leaves in every direction. It’s fall, my favorite time of year. Not only does the temperature moderate from the triple digits of summer, you get that crisp feeling in the air and most of all fire season tends to moderate and the opportunity might present itself to unplug for a few days. There is no better way to unplug in my book than to float down a river. First up this fall, the Klamath in northern California.
The Klamath flows through some pretty remote country. (more…)