Trip Report


We hooked up with Will Volpert of Indigo Creek Outfitters and his brothers for a couple of “creek” runs north of Ashland, Oregon. You definitely have to go light for running creeks like these! Upper Applegate The upper Applegate is the run above the reservoir while the lower Applegate is […]

Southern Oregon Creeking


Had a super time on the Box Canyon section of the upper Sacramento River near Dunsmuir, California. Talk about a tough put-in! Once on the water, it is a very fun stretch. Read all about it on the Trip Reports page!

Box Canyon


Another great day on the NF American, near Colfax, California for a great bunch of catarafters and rafters. The flow was an ideal level at 2.5 on the sight gage (maybe 1700 cfs down at the dam). I had lots of fun surfing in the first rapid (Slaughter’s Sluice), so […]

Cat’n on the NF American



What a beautiful day to paddle the NF American near Colfax, CA. Sunny weather, good flows, and seven fun catarafters and one kayakista. The upper gage read 2.2 feet which is a nice lower flow for rafts making for an easy Class IV experience. Everyone had great runs through Slaughter’s […]

SUP on the NF American


Great day yesterday on the NF American. Six boats total, all catarafts except for one kayak. Warm and sunny following a snow day in the foothills. Excellent low flow with 1.8 feet on the upper gauge at Iowa Hill Road. A bit tight at Chamberlain Falls! Note that none of […]

Sun Times on the NF American


Another glorious, sunny, February Day on the SF American River. Meeting everyone at the take-out, we ended up with three catarafts, 4 kayaks, and two inflatable kayaks headed for the put-in at Chili Bar. Once there we just slid the cats down the hill. Lacey sent hers first, ending up […]

Bocci Boats and Surfing on the SFA