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SOAR Inflatable Canoes - Somewhere On A River

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Leaving Rome, Oregon at 27°F at 8:30 AM on April 14, 2023

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The first few miles before the canyons is open desert, but the flow was GREAT at about 8,450 cfs

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Wil Hubbard, Captain of the raft I rode on this first trip down the Owyhee (and he nailed it!)

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Kenny Rogers (no, not THAT one) getting ready to row

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My camera was cold waiting for the others to catch up

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Jessica sets a great pace on this fast-moving river

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... but not before vamping for the camera!

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Now we are entering the canyons and look at the difference in scenery!

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Amber Dawn McCarrel is happy on the oars ... and relaxed, too!

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Eskimo Kenny Rogers fighting the wind and cold on the beautiful Owyhee River

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The sun warms the air and brings out the colors of the topography around us

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This scenery is what I love most about wilderness river tripping

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Our first night campsite at Ryegrass about 24.3 miles below our launch at Rome - GREAT campsite!

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Starting our second day with Class III+ Whistling Bird and Montgomery Rapids, plus a few slightly less intense ones, before we camp tonight

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The river is starting to get a little choppy as we approach the major rapids

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The strata of the canyon walls reveals the ancient topography of "Oregon's Grand Canyon", as the Owyhee is known

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Wil and Amber Dawn looking relaxed and a little "out of focus"

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One of many side canyons that I hope to get to know on future Owyhee trips

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More bumpy water ahead - this is the warm-up for what is coming soon

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Whistling Bird Rapid a Class III+ to IV challenge, but we aced it!

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Owyhee River hoodoos are remarkable features

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Back to the fast-moving river and more rapids ahead

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Another Class II+ rapid before Montgomery

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Another spectacular shot of the river and the canyon walls

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It's getting rough again, but it was a walk in the park on that 14-foot round boat

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It's getting rough again, but it was a walk in the park on that 14-foot round boat

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And here we go into Montgomery - the biggest rapid on the Lower Owyhee )It's bigger and meaner than this photo depicts!)

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Titus enjoying himself on the Lower Owyhee River

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Lower Owyhee River Petroglyphs

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Lower Owyhee River Petroglyphs

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Lower Owyhee River Petroglyphs

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Lower Owyhee River Petroglyphs

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Lower Owyhee River above Upper Greeley Campsite

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Upper Greeley Campsite

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Red Rocks of the Lower Owyhee River

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Ray comtemplating ... something

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The river above our Black Rocks campsite and last night on the river

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Birch Creek Access

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Birch Creek Ranch buildings

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Amber Dawn on the sticks getting us through a rapid

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Wil coordinating our rigging of rafts into a barge for the motorized push to the Black Rocks campsite

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Who cares if the headwind is blowing when you have a motor pushing your barge downriver?

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This beautiful river trip is nearing completion and we cannot wait to get back again

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Leslie Gulch Access is just ahead a half mile ... and our vehicle had not been delivered to the take-out!

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