Monthly Archives: November 2009

That time Mike almost flush drowned

In early June, several good friends and I took a boating trip to Idaho.  It was the peak of snowmelt and the rivers were raging.  After an amazing two days on the SF Salmon, we finished the shuttle and camped near the incomparable mountain town of Yellowpine.  The next day we paddled a high flowing [...]
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Beaver Creek Falls, OR

Paddler: Erik Boomer. Nov 2007. Photo copyright Dave Hoffman.
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A Big Swell Hits the Oregon Coast

This weekend the largest swell 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.
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When waterfall scouting goes wrong…

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, as I was ascending a [...]
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