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River Runner Blog
A lot of the content we develop is for members only and shared through our newsletter Cascade Currents. If you haven’t already joined, we strongly encourage you to become a member of the Lower Columbia Canoe Club!
Our emphasis on safety and knowledge of local runs are defining characteristics of the LCCC. As such, we’ll occasionally post safety articles that originally ran in Cascade Currents, or trip reports on local runs, here on our Blog.
Escaping life’s cares on the Selway River
Member Bill Brock enjoys a rare opportunity to float the Selway river.
Trip Report: East Fork Owyhee
Member Greg Kimsey reports on a wilderness river trip in the remotest part of Oregon. The river run begins in Duck Valley Indian Reservation and cuts into the sagebrush highlands, traveling 100 miles to Three Forks, which is fairly remote, itself.
Trip Report: Crooked River
Club member Josh Marsh got a personal first descent on the rarely-runnable Crooked River.
The Beavers Weekend
This year for the Easter holiday the traditional reunion of the Beavers Canoe Club with the Lower Columbia Canoe Club resumed after two years of pandemic intermission.
Why Debbie Canoes
Colorado-based member Debbie Hinde explains her preference for open boating, and discusses the differences between canoeing and kayaking.
Restoring and Protecting Urban Watersheds in Clackamas County
Conservation Chair Will Gehr interviews member Neil Schulman about conservation efforts in the urban streams of Clackamas County.
Annual LCCC Sweetheart Paddle Blessed with Sweet Flows and Sunshine
The LCCC’s annual Sweetheart paddle (near to 2/14 each year) was a rousing success this year with Sweet Flows and Sunshine.
The Hoofer System: Using Bureaucracy to Enhance Safety
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.
Spaced Out
Longtime member Bary Bruner reflects on the importance of giving each other the right amount of room.
Caboose Contemplations
Experiments in running sweep resulted in some new discoveries for Safety Chair Teresa Gryder.