Going Rogue on the Rogue! by Jenifer Jakub | Nov 30, 2012 | United States, WhitewaterBack 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...
The Rogue Hits the Grand Canyon: Part 3 of 3 by Jenifer Jakub | Oct 21, 2012 | United States, WhitewaterThe 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...
Self-supporting the Lower Deschutes in a Jackson Rogue by Jenifer Jakub | Oct 17, 2012 | WhitewaterI 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,...
The Rogue hits the Grand Canyon – part 2 of 3 by Jenifer Jakub | May 11, 2012 | Rogue, WhitewaterThe 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...
The Rogue Hits the Grand Canyon by Jenifer Jakub | Apr 10, 2012 | Rogue, WhitewaterI 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...
