Category Archives: River Patrols

John Day River Roller Coaster
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Like most rivers in the west this year, the John Day has been full of water and quite the roller coaster including a flood event that peaked at 31,800 cfs on May 16, 2011 (and cancelled one of my river patrols). I’ve logged five river patrols and 542 river miles on the John Day River so far this season. And as the saying goes, it’s been “never the same river twice.” Conditions on the river … Continue reading →

Guns and Rattles
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“Zing!” Marc and I looked at each other. Over our heads again. “Zing! Zing!” “That sounds like in Saving Private Ryan,” Marc offered. I had been in the Army, “Yep, small arms fire.” Not cool. And this was the first day of my first river patrol. Marc and I had launched that day at Service Creek on the John Day River. The John Day rises in the Strawberry Mountains in Northeast Oregon and flows undammed … Continue reading →