Something different: River Snorkeling in Oregon (with Video)
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:09 pm
Hey everyone. Been a while since I have been on the site. I got a bit overwhelmed wading through the 1200 video clips from my last trip to Mexico, so my video output has been kind of stalled out the past few months. However, last weekend it was going to get over 100 here in Oregon and I wanted to get in the water, so I decided to try snorkeling down a stretch of river about an hour from my house. I was familiar with the area having grown up near there, but I haven't been swimming around there in years.
Logistically, it was interesting. I ended up hiding my gear in the bushes near where I started and then driving down river three miles and leaving my car. Then I walked back up to where I dropped everything off. There were some people out swimming where I put in and where I ended the trip, but for the few hours in between I basically had the river to myself.
It ended up being a lot of fun. There were some high speed hectic moments and some mellow drifting along in the shallows parts. I stopped off at a few swimming holes along the way and jumped off the various cliffs and rocks. Overall a great day and a fun adventure. I edited together a short video with some of the highlights if anyone feels like checking it out:
http://vimeo.com/47320636
P.S. One of these days I will get around the motivation to finish my dive video from La Paz, Mexico. Have some amazing Whale Shark footage and great diving.
Logistically, it was interesting. I ended up hiding my gear in the bushes near where I started and then driving down river three miles and leaving my car. Then I walked back up to where I dropped everything off. There were some people out swimming where I put in and where I ended the trip, but for the few hours in between I basically had the river to myself.
It ended up being a lot of fun. There were some high speed hectic moments and some mellow drifting along in the shallows parts. I stopped off at a few swimming holes along the way and jumped off the various cliffs and rocks. Overall a great day and a fun adventure. I edited together a short video with some of the highlights if anyone feels like checking it out:
http://vimeo.com/47320636
P.S. One of these days I will get around the motivation to finish my dive video from La Paz, Mexico. Have some amazing Whale Shark footage and great diving.