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Post by oregondoc on Apr 6, 2008 0:15:28 GMT -5
After seeing the new area for boats, had me thinking about a trek we did last year down the John Day River here in Oregon. A fellow in the blackpowder club has been down it a few times, so 3 of us along with my First Mate, Riesling, headed down river last June. We did 70 miles and took a week to do it. It was a nice easy going time. Lots of rapids to run, in a boat that was definatly not meant for it. But with a lot of bailing, we made it through it all OK. My dog was beat up pretty good by the end of the week. His red nose was sunburn, feet cut by the basalt, covered in ticks, but was with me through thick and thin. Fish and Game says over 2000 small mouth per mile of river and I believe it. I made a horse hair fish line and it worked pretty well. Fresh food was gone after the second day and then it was to beans and rice, smoked bacon and fry bread and what ever we could catch. Lots of fish and a not so smart snake . The area was amazing, all week long and only one other group on the river. The felow that had been down the river before stood on the bank in his breech clout and that was pretty much the last of them to be seen. Hopefully someday soon, I will be able to go down the river again. Hope you enjoy the photos. [http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff112/DocandRedcoat/kayak%20pics/John%20Day%2007/JohnDay07097-1.jpg/img] [http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff112/DocandRedcoat/kayak%20pics/John%20Day%2007/JohnDay07059.jpg/img]
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Post by oregondoc on Apr 6, 2008 0:19:19 GMT -5
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Post by redthunder on Apr 6, 2008 0:57:04 GMT -5
great pictures Jon., looking like a very nice river trip., i do enjoy the photos.,
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Post by Buckskin Billy on Apr 6, 2008 8:33:05 GMT -5
wow thats awesome. you got me more fired up now.
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Post by oregondoc on Apr 6, 2008 10:35:00 GMT -5
One of the guys that went has built several wood boats including a birchbark canoe lashed with spruce root and sealed with pitch! This river beat up my the boat pretty good, lots of basalt, that just cut the plastic on the bottom and sides. He was talking about how back in the day they had to do things, like never landing your boat. Jump out in deep water and haul it to shore to protect it. I never had really thought about that before, but if you were in a hide or bark boat, you would be sure and protect it! This was a trade route for the Mountain men in this area, and named after one of them. However John Day never recovered from his trip, and died less then a year later. I have made it almost a year now, so I figure I should be OK. Jon
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Post by Grizz on Apr 6, 2008 21:24:51 GMT -5
good lookin scenery in them pics.
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Post by longtrail on Apr 8, 2008 22:03:50 GMT -5
Beautiful photos!!!!
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