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Grande Ronde River, 2019

Post author:Occidental
Post published:2019-07-05
Post category:Exploring River
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As the snowmelt pours off the Oregon mountains each spring it becomes prime time to find yourself on a river or two. We found ourselves on the Wallowa and Grande Ronde in June. The Wallowa was still ice cold and made for an eye opening early morning launch. It was a grey day with a few sprinkles, which didn’t warm us up either. Isn’t the eastern half of Oregon supposed to be dry and warm in June? Ah well. We were off and covering miles, down the Wallowa to the Grande Ronde.

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Metolius River, 2019

Post author:Occidental
Post published:2019-05-31
Post category:Exploring Fishing Truck Camping
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A few weeks back we escaped to the Metolius for a quick overnight trip. It’s a short drive to a beautiful spot here in central Oregon, but not one we frequent.

The weather was great, the crowds were there, but nothing like a summer weekend. The fishing on the other hand, well, let’s just say I didn’t expect to catch anything, and the Metolius met my expectations.

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Journey to the Sagebrush Sea

Post author:Occidental
Post published:2019-04-16
Post category:Exploring
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We sailed upon the sagebrush sea Across the quiet waves Pronghorn, owls and a coyote followed Amidst the open sky Bacon Camp