Team JK’s Dan Rubado writes in from Oregon by Will Richardson | Jul 5, 2005 | Whitewater | 0 comments July 5, 2005 Hi guys, Well, I have been hitting the local summer-time spots since it is a low water year for Oregon. But that’s okay because two of my favorite playspots happen to be low-water summer spots. The C-wave on the Deschutes and Spencer’s hole on the N. Santiam. And luckily for me, these two unheralded spots are for the most part rather unpopular. For some reason most paddlers in Oregon don’t like the 3 mile hike in combined with the mandatory rope set-up in order to surf the C-wave. But itis one of the best waves around… once you get used to it. It is 4-5 feet tall, very fast, and it has a bouncy face with a big shoulder and foam pile. Nothing wrong with that, except that it’s a little on the touchy side if you’re not used to it. Which is more or less everyone, since no one spends the time to get used to it because of the before mentioned 3 mile hike. Then there’s Spencer’s hole, which has a low level of popularity, but only for a narrow water-level range and only on hot, sunny weekend days in the summer. So 99% of the time this hole is good, there’s nobody there to surf it. And you can get giant loops at Spencer’s as well as the usual assortment of hole moves. Of course the eddy usually requires a rope to make it practical and there is a big rock right behind the hole. But neither of those things are truly an issue. It’s not hard to use a rope if you’ve practiced hauling yourself up one from time to time. I rarely have encounters with the rock, and I surf there quite frequently. Not that I’m trying to encourage more people to crowd into a small spot, but there is a lot of good hole being wasted at Spencer’s. Anyhow, enough chit-chat, here are some photos, and I should have some video to send to you soon. Talk to you later, Dan Rubado Dan aerial at the C-wave Dan big loop Spencer’s Dan nice spray C-wave Dan on shoulder C-wave Jackson kayak out on the water Submit a Comment Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ