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Rogue Update: Savage Rapids Runs Free

Rod — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:45:03 +0000

A much bigger section of Oregon’s Rogue River is free as the result of the removal of the Savage Rapids Dam! Video here

Get down there and run it!

Give Back to Mother Clackamas September 13th

Rod — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:08:29 +0000

Remember, September 13th NRG Kayaking presents the 7th annual Down the River Cleanup on the Clackamas! If you’ve learned whitewater kayaking on our local river, now’s the time to give back!

Join 300 other river lovers in scouring 14 miles of the river from Barton Park to the mouth. Take part in a “pod” of kayakers, rafters and divers cleaning a section of river. You will be rewarded with a barbeque and music when it’s done! And, you can win prizes for most trash collected, weirdest trash, etc.! There’s going to be a raffle and silent auction so you can leave the event with some quality equipment in hand!

Check out our fabulous sponsors:

KEEN Footwear

Whitewater Designs

Next Adventure

SOTAR

MARAVIA

Alder Creek Kayak & Canoe

Columbia Sportswear

Oregon Lottery

Werner Paddles

MTI Adventurewear

PALM USA

Mountain Hardwear

Ruff Wear

AIRE

LaFuma

Sckavone’s Restaurant

NRS

Mt Hood Territory

Smith Optics

Benchmade Knives

Osprey Backpacks

Gregory Backpacks

Mountainsmith

Daybreak Massage

Grand Central Baking

And MORE!

Hope to see you out there!

Clean Up the Clackamas September 13th!

Rod — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:13:39 +0000

Join Northwest River Guides, Next Adventure, the Clackamas River Basin Council, KEEN and a host of other local businesses in cleaning a 14-mile stretch of the Clackamas River September 13th 2009!

This is the seventh annual cleanup of the Clackamas! The day begins at 9:00 in Barton Park – and we’ll put you in a “pod,” which will be assigned a section of river to scour. Your pod will consist of rafts, kayaks, and divers! Your pod will clean the river bank and the bottom of pools.

As the years have gone by, we’ve grown from 60 volunteers to over 300 on the day of the event. Got need for gear? We’ll have a silent auction and raffle at the end of the day and we’ll reward you with a barbeque and music! This is THE environmental event of the summer!

Registration will be available online within the next week. Visit www.welovecleanrivers.org .

See you there!

Down the River Cleanup 2009 News!

Rod — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:30:00 +0000

Northwest River Guides is teaming up with Next Adventure and the Clackamas River Basin Council in presenting the 7th annual Clackamas Down the River Cleanup! On September 13th some 300 kayakers, rafters, canoeists and river enthusiasts join forces to scour 13 miles of the river!

Since its inception this annual event has removed some 31,400 lbs of trash. The event mobilizes river enthusiasts, scuba divers, businesses and residents from the watershed and youth to give back to the community and to get first-hand experience with the impact of careless use of public waterways. We clean the section from Barton Park to where the Clackamas connects with the Willamette River. Kayaking, rafting, drift boating and inner tubing are popular along this stretch during the summer months. But careless use and outright dumping marred the enjoyment, as well as the habitat for wildlife. We have removed tires, wheels, structural steel, furniture and more.

The BIG news is that this year our organization is now the non-profit We Love Clean Rivers! Plans call for duplicating our efforts on other rivers!

We invite your participation in this river stewardship event! Starting in early August you can sign up at www.welovecleanrivers.org . On the day of the event, there will also be music, a barbeque, a silent auction and raffle! Call 503-772-1122 for more information.

Sandy River Rafting

Instructor — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:24:06 +0000

Come join Northwest River Guides for a great rafting trip on the Sandy River near Portland, OR. We run trips every weekend in the Spring and Summer. With everything from great family rafting on the lower Sandy to the excitement of the Sandy Gorge, the Sandy River provides some of the best one day rafting trips in Oregon.

To register for a trip, please call the NRG office at 503.772.1122 or visit the Northwest River Guides website.

Deschutes River Rafting

Instructor — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:00:46 +0000

Northwest River Guides runs multi-day raft trips on the Deschutes River near Maupin, OR. We usually have along a variety of river craft- rafts, IKs and kayaks. We even brought 2 surfboards on our last trip of the 2008 season! The wide open desert canyon of the Deschutes River is what I like best. There just aren’t other places like that so close to Portland and few places anywhere in the Northwest we you can enjoy good water levels at any time of the year. Call our office at 503.477.3534 for more information on our Deschutes trips or check out our website.

This photo was taken during a Northwest River Guides trip on the Deschutes River in the Sept. 2008. We had 18 passengers in rafts, inflatable kayaks and hardshell whitewater kayaks. It was a great trip with some great folks.

Whitewater Rafting on the Deschutes River

Instructor — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:00:53 +0000

Deschutes River Rafting with Northwest River Guides

Come enjoy some of the best whitewater rafting near Portland, OR on a great rafting trip with Northwest River Guides. With fantastic desert scenery and some of the best fishing central Oregon, the Deschutes is one of the most requested trips every year. Ideal in the summer with managable river flows and lots of warm sunshine, we just can’t get enough of this river! For more information on our trips, call 503.772.1122 or check out website at www.northwestriverguides.com

NRG guide Sean Larkin relaxes as rafting clients enjoy the water of the Deschutes River.

Whitewater Rafting with Northwest River Guides

Instructor — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:00:58 +0000

Check out some of the great rafting trips that Northwest River Guides has to offer – the Sandy, Santiam and Deschutes Rivers are some of our most popular. We hope to take you rafting soon! -Dave

Oregon rafting with Northwest River Guides.