Harvey Golden wrote: > Dear All, Here's a brief photo-essay of my recent trip from the Hawthorne > Bridge to the Columbia River Maritime Museum (Portland-to-Astoria; ~100.5 > miles). Nice to have gotten back in the saddle again. Still 300 miles of the > river to see . . . > . http://www.traditionalkayaks.com/travelsandadventures/columbia2009.html Great bunch of photos, Harvey. You used campsites I have used a few times, although Aldrich Point is not one of them. I favor the upper end of Tenasillahee (aka Lark) on that section for its isolation. Or, Jim Crow Point Beach (downstream side of JC Pt) for its beautiful sunsets and birds eye scan of shipping. Pretty much everything else from Tenasillahee on down is off limits for one reason or another. You really captured the mixed flavor of the river: part commerce and part wilderness. The Columbia is an under-used paddling waterway, and a graceful and beautiful venture in any season. March is about my most favored time, for the wildlife. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Jul 05 2009 - 22:50:05 PDT
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