Canyon Creek Oregon

Canyon Creek started off awesome, tight little boulder gardens, wood galore, nasty holes, under cut walls, sieves, all the things to make it a manky class 5 run. No waterfalls and not like any of the typical runs in the Columbia River Gorge. Go check this one out for yourself but beware of the landslide rapid in the middle of the run. Set good safety if you want to give this a go..

Dan nailing the landslide move.. Bear Photo


Baker going off hand signals and hoping to stay away from the undercut.. Bear Photo


Dan going deep next to the undercut.. Bear Photo


Dan on Canyon's most techie rapid.. Baker Photo


Chris Bear getting intimate with the landslide hole.... and ready for a rope. Baker Photo

Opal Creek and Greys River

Greys River- is a great coastal river flowing form SW Washington. It reminded me of a scaled down version of Robe Canyon. Good crew of PDX'ers and a couple of fun rapids in a pretty gorge. However there is a long fun rapid in the middle of the run and if you choose to go on this run you should be prepared to run it. Otherwise the portage is long/steep and did look harder then just running it. And beware once you commit to this drop there are no eddy's in the middle of it. Stay left at the top and middle and when you see the big boulder seive get right and exit though the hallway at the bottom..... Ty at the bottom of the rapid and Portage..





Opal Creek- This is Oregon classic.. Old growth trees, lots of hippy Oregonians hikers, and crystal clear green water. Mostly read and run class 4 boogie and one scaled down version of BZ. If you choose to walk this one it has either a skecthy seal launch or a throw and jump. Everyone liked the left line and I went for the middle boof and kept my head dry. Dan Laham choose to run it blind and did just fine. I shot some pixs and Chris Bear also had his camera. I would do this run again.

Upper Cherry video

River is unique, but video is not....


Upper C from baker scott on Vimeo.

Oregon finest Hike'NHuck

Dan free- falling 25 feet into the Punchbowls abyss. Photo: Hiker dude


The Punchbowl; Eagles signature waterfall. Baker getting ready for lift-off. Photo: Hiker dude.


In-Between the waterfalls. Dan on a fun drop. The gorges were tight and deep. Baker Photo.



Eagle creek big boy,Dan LaHam. A tricky 30 into a small pool and goes into a easy 11 footer. Photo: Baker


Photo credit: Hottie hiker, from Portland

Classic Northwest livin

Paul G. freewheeling S-Turn for new zip line footy on the Little White


Niko boofing Big Brother on a winter day on the Truss


Local 14-teen getting air off Spirt Falls


Mr. LaHam doing what the Jefe does best, below the main event Cispus River


Ty on a no-low water descent of Panther Creek


all photos by Baker

Mexico 2009

bad lines can happen to good people.....

warm boating thoughts...

More warm whitewater photos to help us thought the rest of winter..