John Day River
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Creating a Crew

A Central Oregon whitewater matriarchy is raising an emerging paddler generation
Avatar photo K.M. Collins

Water pulling us ever closer toward the blind entrance of the Class III Fish Ladder rapid, my R2 shredder partner, Chloa Ulrich, shows not a stitch of fear. Throughout our McKenzie River route, she’s gently ruminating about nutrition, weighing the pros and cons of the histamines in fermented food. No matter the subject, her sing-song […]

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This perfect day

In honor of the Outdoor Rec issue, an ode to our beautiful outdoors, in six parts.
The Source Staff

In honor of the Outdoor Rec issue, an ode to our beautiful outdoors, in six parts. Part One: The Source names a poet laureate of This Perfect Day. Because what’s better than a day doing something you love outside? Doing it with poetry, of course. all the highways END IN SKY by Emily Carr thursday […]

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John Day River Steelhead, on a Fly

Oregon’s longest free-flowing river offers native steelhead, Chinook salmon and smallmouth bass fishing
Chris Miller

If you like fly fishing, heading out to the lower section of the John Day River during the summer steelhead run could be a fishing trip you’ll never forget. Ten-plus fish days are possible when the run is strong and the fish are in the river.   Directions: An easy access point is Cottonwood Canyon State […]

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50 miles for the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act’s 50th Anniversary

Some said she couldn’t do it. But for one intrepid river lover, running the John Day from Clarno to Cottonwood on a paddleboard was NBD
Avatar photo K.M. Collins

The sun is barely up and I’m launching. Current—2,500 cubic feet per second of it—catches my fin. I had hoped to run Clarno to Cottonwood on the John Day River twice already this spring, but it didn’t work out. As my standup paddleboard (or standup paddle raft, as I like to think of it) gently […]

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