by Jenifer Jakub | Nov 30, 2012 | United States, Whitewater
Back in October, just after the close of permit season, two friends and I headed to the southwest corner of Oregon to hit up the classic Wild & Scenic Rogue river. We were self-supporting the classic 35 mile stretch from Grave Creek to Foster Bar. It’s a...
by Jenifer Jakub | Oct 21, 2012 | United States, Whitewater
The last days on the river were fantastic, even though there weren’t rapids like day 4. We were just living our nomadic life, moving downstream, taking in the beauty of the canyon. Discussing our plans to return to this awesomeness next year. It felt like I went...
by Jenifer Jakub | Oct 17, 2012 | Whitewater
I was just a week away from leaving for my California family vacation and looking for a fun Oregon adventure to fill up the few days before I was due back in Seattle. A friend offhandedly mentioned running the Rogue river (and no, permits were not yet acquired and no,...
by Jenifer Jakub | May 11, 2012 | Rogue, Whitewater
The Rogue hits the Grand Canyon – part 2 of 3 So by now, we’re getting into the expedition groove. We have our daily rituals of breakfast, taking down camp, packing our boats. I tape my hands. “Hey Carl, where’s the groover...
by Jenifer Jakub | Apr 10, 2012 | Rogue, Whitewater
I flew to Salt Lake City from Seattle and rode down to Lee’s Ferry with Nick and Ben. We showed up the night before our launch, met everyone, packed our boats, and later tested out the fire pan, which worked great. On the morning of launch day, Ranger Peggy gave us...
