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• Private OOPS Trip to Baja!

  • Start
    November 05, 2024
  • End
    April 12, 2025
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Loreto Islands, Baja

  Private OOPS Trip to Baja!

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  “Sea Kayak Baja Mexico”
  http://www.seakayakbajamexico.com

  
  

  Hi OOPS Members,

  This is your invitation to join "Sea Kayak Baja Mexico", Baja’s premier paddling outfitter, on a trip designed specifically for you. There are two proposed dates to chose from!

  
  

  Fun Facts

  Ø 6-day kayak camping trip in Baja
  Ø Build a team together with skill-appropriate companions (L2-3)

  Ø Certified guide-coaches can help you grow as a paddler
  Ø National Park islands in World Heritage Gulf of California
  Ø SKUK Nigel Dennis and similar single kayaks
  Ø Werner carbon and Don Beale Greenland paddles, Kokatat PFDs

  Ø Environmental & local community benefit

  
  

  November 5-10, 2024 “Loreto Islands Explore” (OOPS exclusive until July 5)
  April 7-12, 2025 “Loreto Islands Explore” (OOPS exclusive until November 7)

  
  SKBM will reserve trips exclusively for OOPS members for first dibs. If the trip does not have 8 OOPS members by the designated date, similarly-skilled non-members may join. Trip max 9.
  

  
  

  Trip Link: Loreto Islands Explore
  Trip Price: $1999. Includes 1 free rental item for OOPS members

  (MSR tent, Therm-a-Rest pad, Flat Earth sail, Kokatat hydrator)

  Email to register: info@seakayakbajamexico.com

  
  

  Trip Details:
  “Loreto Islands Explore” is a Level 2-3 camping trip that takes place in the scenic and wildlife-rich Loreto National Marine Park. It’s a trip designed by enthusiasts for enthusiasts who value top-quality gear and skill-appropriate adventures. Live out of your kayak, immerse yourself in a tremendous landscape, and add more skills as you go. You will return a better boater and with treasured lifetime memories and deepened friendships.

  
  

  Highlights:
  All SKBM’s lead guides are British Canoeing certified coaches with years of experience helping paddlers grow. They are adept at utilizing teachable moments during a trip and at integrating the learning with the journey. They can work with you on your roll or other personal goal.

  
  

  Impact Positive:
  Make a positive environmental/social impact by supporting an organization that provides outdoor education and life skills to local residents, enabling and encouraging them to value a healthy natural environment. Sea Kayak Baja Mexico is about connecting people and saving the planet, one paddler at a time!

  
  

  Behind the Scenes:
  Sea Kayak Baja Mexico is run by Ginni Callahan, a longstanding OOPS member and internationally respected coach (British Canoeing 5*, Sea Leader Provider, Sea Kayak Coach Tutor; and ACA L5 Instructor). For the past 15 years, she has been developing a community of guides and coaches in one of the world’s most beautiful winter paddling destinations, Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula.

  Please join us for an amazing lifetime experience in Baja!

  
  

  ~Ginni Callahan Sea Kayak Baja Mexico

  
  

  Email to register: info@seakayakbajamexico.com

  www.seakayakbajamexico.com

  +52 613 100 6508

  PS: This is NOT an official OOPS trip/event but a wonderful opportunity extended by Ginni. Thanks too to OOPS member Susan Dininni who initially proposed the idea to Ginni. Susan has been on this particular trip twice and has offered to be a local (Portland) resource. She also may lead a local "overnight shake down"  for those registered.  

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• March Monthly Meeting - Celebrating Trip Organizers (TO's)

  • When
    March 26, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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  OOPS Friends and soon to be friends. These meetings are open to anyone interested in OOPS.

  
  

  Please join in a celebration of OOPS Trips Organizers, otherwise known as TO's. These fine folks facilitate our paddles from planning routes, checking the weather, checking the water conditions, etc.  Jon Light-Powell, OOPS Trip's Director and Peggy Liggit, OOPS Education Director, have worked up an exciting program highlighting some of the TO's favorite paddles and TO educational resources.

  We will meet in-person at the Lucky Lab in Multnomah Village. If you can't make it to the Lucky Lab, you can still join remotely via Zoom. Zoom is subject to technical issues so please be patient with your all volunteer team making these and all OOPS activities possible.

  Joining from home?  We'll open the Zoom room at 6:30 for casual conversation and OOPS updates. We'll start with the main presentation at 7:00 and wrap up around 8:00. If you want to join this way you MUST register at least 48 hours before the meeting or risk not receiving the link to join the meeting. As a backup plan, the Zoom meeting link will be sent to the OOPS listserv one day prior to the meeting. 

  Joining from The Lucky Lab Multnomah Village? We'll be ready for you to join us upstairs at 6:00 for social time.  This is also your time to grab food and a beverage (bring your $$, this is a no-host gathering). We'll start with the main presentation at 7:00 and wrap up around 8:00.

  Comments, questions, ideas? Send them our way!
  Patty and Jim programs@oopskayak.org 

  Accessibility information: Please email us to let us know if you have any accessibility needs and we'll do our best to meet them.  Note, the Multnomah Village Lucky Lab has stairs and no elevator to reach the meeting space.  There is somewhat limited street parking. Please plan for time to find a place to park.  Tri-Met's line 44 drops off right at the Lucky Lab! 

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• TO Navigation Class - On Water - (part 2)

  • When
    March 29, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • Location
    Vista Park Skamokawa
  • Spaces left
    7
  • Registered
    5 registrants

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  Full Name: Will Greenough
  Narrative: This is the on-the-water follow up from the March 15 navigation class. Registration is closed - only T.O.'s and T.O. candidates attending the navigation course are registered.
  
  We will launch from the beach at Vista Park in Skamokawa and paddle the adjacent area practicing navigation techniques. Depending on conditions, expect to paddle 7-10 nautical miles while we navigation this interesting and beautiful area. Expect to be back at the launch around 4pm.
  Meeting Time: 9:00:00 AM
  Launch Time: 10:00:00 AM
  Type of activity: Paddle Trip
  Put in: Vista Park, 5 Vista Park Rd, Skamokawa Valley, WA 98647
  Take out: Vista Park, 5 Vista Park Rd, Skamokawa Valley, WA 98647
  Route Alternative for bad weather: TBD
  Required equipment:
  Minimum Immersion protection: Drysuit
  Primary Organizer: Will Greenough
  Co-Organizer(s): Peggy Liggit
  Has organizer paddled here before? Yes
  Has organizer led an OOPS paddle here before? Yes
  Organizer's first aid and CPR current? Yes
  First Aid /CPR Person:
  Maximum number of paddlers: 12
  I certify that I understand and will conduct this activity in accordance with the OOPS Activity Policy: Yes
  Estimated Air Temperature: 50
  Estimated Water Temperature: 45
  Estimated Water Time (including breaks/lunch): 6 hours
  Tide times & heights: To be determined by participants
  Current information: To be determined by participants
  Hazards: Shipping traffic
  Wind strength: Level 2: 7-12 knots (14 mph) – wind noticeably effects movement of paddle
  Swell/Surf size: Level 2: Waves up to 2', no breaking waves
  Sea state: Level 2: Waves up to armpit; light to moderate chop, scattered whitecaps
  Landing types: Level 2: Frequent landing opportunities including docks or moderate sloping banks, brush or overhanging trees
  Currents: Level 2: Mild currents (up to 2 knots): current increases / decreases group speed by half
  Total distance: Level 2: 6 to 11 miles
  Open crossing: Level 2: Between 0.5 and 1 miles
  Paddling Environment:
  Overall rating: Level 2
  Rating Comments:
  Location: 5 Vista Park Rd, Skamokawa Valley, WA 98647
  Photos (Optional):
  COVID-19 Status of Trip: Participants of this trip may, or may not, be vaccinated for Covid-19
  Tide Station: To be determined by participants
  Link to map of route (Optional)

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• Willamette Falls - Locks - Exercise Circuit - L5 - T2532

  • When
    April 01, 2025
  •  
    5:00 AM
  • Location
    somewhere
  • Spaces left
    9
  • Registered
    2 registrants

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  To sign up for this trip get on the  "Request Approval Waitlist"  waitlist. When you are approved for the trip the TO will send you a password for a "Approved For Trip by TO" ticket.

  Reminder: if this is a mentored trip, Trips should ask the mentor to file a post-trip report including answers to the standard questions about the provisional organizer
  Timestamp 3/21/2025 7:14:56
  Full Name: Jon Light-Powell
  Email address: jon.n.powell@gmail.com
  Phone: 805 218 5622
  Activity Title: Willamette Falls - Locks - Exercise Circuit
  Date of Activity: 4/1/2025
  Narrative: Come Join me in this annual National Parks Willamette Falls Locks Day. This is the only day of the year when the NPS opens the Boat Locks at Willamette Falls to small boats (like Kayaks) for Navigation around the falls. This year the river height is just right and the NPS Lock schedule (hourly) is perfect for doing some quick circuit training. We will be meeting at 6:00am at the Sports Craft Landing to make it upstream to the down-river lock entry at the first up river lock passage time of 7:00. The lock lift evolution takes about 30 minutes. This leaves us about 20 minutes to exit the lock at the top of the river and quickly paddle downstream over the falls and back to the entrance to the locks for the 8:00 lift. What Fun!!
  
  If this is too sedate for you, consider joining the other pod that will be doing the reverse of this circuit. The up-falls group will have to maintain a 20 knot speed in L10 conditions, but what great Exercise !!
  
  Please be aware that even the down-falls group will entail more kayak skill than the typical L2 paddle as we will be going over a set of waterfalls that have signage that promises "Certain Death". Take this into consideration when packing your lunch.
  
  I tried to get some of the people that went last year to write some promo-plugs but none of them were available for comment.
  
  Meeting Time: 5:00:00 AM
  Launch Time: 6:00:00 AM
  Type of activity: Paddle Trip
  Put in: Sports Craft Landing
  Take out: Where Ever
  Route Alternative for bad weather: River View Pub
  Required equipment: Helmet, Towline
  Minimum Immersion protection: None
  Primary Organizer: Jon Light-Powell
  Co-Organizer(s): Peggy Liggit
  Has organizer paddled here before? No
  Has organizer led an OOPS paddle here before? No
  Organizer's first aid and CPR current? Yes
  First Aid /CPR Person: Really Doesn't Matter in this particular case
  Maximum number of paddlers: 0
  I certify that I understand and will conduct this activity in accordance with the OOPS Activity Policy: Yes
  Estimated Air Temperature: 54.216
  Estimated Water Temperature: 48.772
  Estimated Water Time (including breaks/lunch): 10 hours
  Tide times & heights: NA
  Current information: 15 to 20 Knotts over the falls
  Hazards:
  Wind strength: Level 1: 0-7 knots (8 mph)
  Swell/Surf size: Level 1: Under 1' waves, no breaking waves
  Sea state: Level 1: Waves up to the deck seam; water glassy to rippled, no whitecaps
  Landing types: Level 1: Frequent easy landing opportunities including gently sloping, sand, gravel or grass
  Currents: Level 5: Greater than 6 knots
  Total distance: Level 1: Up to 6 miles
  Open crossing: Level 1: Less than 0.5 miles
  Paddling Environment:
  Overall rating: Level 5
  Rating Comments: Don't know why this should be a L5 trip, there is only one category over L1
  Location: Willamette Falls
  Photos (Optional):
  COVID-19 Status of Trip: All participants of this trip must be vaccinated for Covid-19
  Tide Station: Half is non-tidal
  Link to map of route (Optional)
  

  
  

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• Circumnavigate Oregon - L5 - T2531

  • When
    April 01, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • Location
    Oregon
  • Spaces left
    4
  • Registered
    2 registrants

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  To sign up for this trip get on the  "Request Approval Waitlist"  waitlist. When you are approved for the trip the TO will send you a password for a "Approved For Trip by TO" ticket.

  Full Name: Mark Niemann-Ross
  Narrative: Circumnavigate Oregon
  
  We’ll meet at Madame Dorion Memorial park at 9:00. Madame Dorion Park is located just north of the Oregon border on Highway 12.
  
  Safety talk and on the water by 9:30. We’ll launch into the Columbia and paddle with a downriver assist of about 2 knots. There are multiple opportunities to get out and stretch. Participants should have some familiarity with paddling in eddys and large amounts of flow, especially when approaching dams at John Day, Dalles, and Bonneville.
  
  We have arranged for a brief stop to appreciate the wild life at Rooster Rock. Be sure to bring binoculars. After this excursion, we will continue on to Fort Stevens, cross the Columbia bar, then turn south along the coastline.
  
  Depending on time and progress, we will stop at Otter Point State Recreation Site for lunch.
  
  We’ll plan to turn inland at the Rogue River, paddling upstream with a tidal assist of .01 knots. Paddlers should be familiar with techniques useful for paddling upstream in class III - IV whitewater. We’ll continue inland with a portage in and out of Crater Lake, then to Upper Klamath Lake, following the Sprague River to Summer lake (short portage) then to lake Abert.
  
  The portage from Lake Abert to Donner und Blitzen River will be challenging; Please consider bringing portage wheels. We expect most of the snow to have melted from the mountain passes, but plan to dress accordingly. You may also want to consider skis and climbing skins for both you and your kayak.
  
  Donner und Blitzen river joins with Malheur Lake. Given the current political climate, we expect an (armed) greeting party. Please be prepared with a current waterway access permit, passport, and three forms of Republican identification.
  
  From Malheur Lake we will portage (again) across to the Malheur River, moving upstream against the frisky current to the Snake River. We will then enjoy a leisurely paddle to the Northern Oregon border, then a brief portage back to Madam Dorion Memorial park. Again, please bring portage wheels and possibly snowshoes, depending on the weather.
  
  Participants should be capable of sustaining a paddle speed of roughly 160 knots for nine hours, including portage speed. Your boat should be fourteen feet or longer. Please consider jet assist (available at Alder Creek and Next Adventure) if necessary.
  
  We do not anticipate the need for protection from wildlife, but individuals should be prepared with some sort of firearm in case of encounters with grizzly bears, mountain goats, or confused motorists.
  
  This trip will be waitlisted, Trip Organizer will contact you if you are accepted for the paddle.
  Meeting Time: 9:00:00 AM
  Launch Time: 9:30:00 AM
  Type of activity: Paddle Trip
  Put in: Madame Dorion Memorial park
  Take out: Round trip
  Route Alternative for bad weather: Idaho
  Required equipment: Helmet, Towline
  Minimum Immersion protection: Drysuit
  Primary Organizer: Mark Niemann-Ross
  Co-Organizer(s):
  Has organizer paddled here before? No
  Has organizer led an OOPS paddle here before? No
  Organizer's first aid and CPR current? Yes
  First Aid /CPR Person:
  Maximum number of paddlers: 6
  I certify that I understand and will conduct this activity in accordance with the OOPS Activity Policy: Yes
  Estimated Air Temperature: Average 45 degrees (including mountain passes)
  Estimated Water Temperature: 40
  Estimated Water Time (including breaks/lunch): 9 hours
  Tide times & heights: multiple
  Current information: Between 2 and 5 knots
  Hazards: Shipping traffic
  Wind strength: Level 3: 12-16 knots (19 mph)
  Swell/Surf size: Level 4: Waves up 6', Breaking Waves up to 4'
  Sea state: Level 3: Waves to paddle tops; numerous whitecaps, waves becoming longer
  Landing types: Level 1: Frequent easy landing opportunities including gently sloping, sand, gravel or grass
  Currents: Level 4: Up to 6 knots
  Total distance: Level 5: Greater than 22 miles
  Open crossing: Level 1: Less than 0.5 miles
  Paddling Environment:
  Overall rating: Level 5
  Rating Comments:
  Location: Oregon
  Photos (Optional):
  COVID-19 Status of Trip: Participants of this trip may, or may not, be vaccinated for Covid-19
  Tide Station: multiple
  Link to map of route (Optional) https://maps.app.goo.gl/HQKU8uNg3HN95KPc7
  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Dalton Point to and around Pierce Island and Back - L3 - T2530

  • When
    April 05, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • Location
    Dalton Point Boat Ramp
  • Spaces left
    1
  • Registered
    6 registrants

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  To sign up for this trip get on the  "Request Approval Waitlist"  waitlist. When you are approved for the trip the TO will send you a password for a "Approved For Trip by TO" ticket.

  Full Name: Greg Lamberg
  Narrative: Join Greg Lamberg and Will Greenough for Greg's first ATO mentored paddle on April 5th. Eat your Wheaties and bring some high energy snacks for this planned roughly 19 mile paddle. We will leave from and return to Dalton Point. At the start of the trip we will paddle across the mighty Columbia to Prindle (just east of Cape Horn - about a .9 mile crossing) and head east towards the Bonnevile Dam on the northern/Washington side of the Columbia.
  
  We'll paddle to Beacon Rock and then around Pierce Island back to the main channel of the Columbia. There may be a short portage involved in getting past the end of Pierce Island and back to the main channel. From there we'll cross back over to the Oregon side (about a .25 mile crossing) and paddle back to Dalton point.
  
  Planning one break along each leg and a lunch stop right near Beacon Rock. Paddlers should be comfortable (a little nervous is fine) with this distance. be able to keep a 3.5 mph pace for a little better than 5 hours, have a properly fitted sea kayak of at least 14 foot in length with bulkheads or float bags, be proficient with self rescues (both as rescuer and rescuee). Bonus points for proficiency with self rescues. Tow ropes and radios required. Helmets optional.
  
  If you have not launched out of Dalton point, it is a rocky boat ramp. Parking is free and there are clean pit tiolets there. If traveling from the west, take the Multinomah Falls exit and essentially make a U turn on 84 through the Parking lot to head back west on 84 to the Dalton Point exit (exit 29).
  Meeting Time: 9:00:00 AM
  Launch Time: 9:30:00 AM
  Type of activity: Paddle Trip
  Put in: Dalton Point Boat Ramp: Coordinates: 45.57332842, -122.159835991
  Take out: Dalton Point Boat Ramp: Coordinates: 45.57332842, -122.159835991
  Route Alternative for bad weather: If there is strong wind from the west predicted in the afternoon, we may do a Circumnavigation of Reed Island State Park instead. Distance would be roughly 19 miles. in the afternoon,
  Required equipment: Towline
  Minimum Immersion protection: Drysuit
  Primary Organizer: Greg Lamberg
  Co-Organizer(s): Will Grenough
  Has organizer paddled here before? Yes
  Has organizer led an OOPS paddle here before? No
  Organizer's first aid and CPR current? Yes
  First Aid /CPR Person:
  Maximum number of paddlers: 6
  I certify that I understand and will conduct this activity in accordance with the OOPS Activity Policy: Yes
  Estimated Air Temperature: 50 degrees F
  Estimated Water Temperature: 45 degrees F
  Estimated Water Time (including breaks/lunch): 7 hours
  Tide times & heights: 9:25 am High Tide .78 ft ; 10:56 am Low Tide .75 ft ; 3:01pm High Tide 1.4 ft
  Current information: 1 - 2 kts
  Hazards: Shipping traffic
  Wind strength: Level 3: 12-16 knots (19 mph)
  Swell/Surf size: Level 2: Waves up to 2', no breaking waves
  Sea state: Level 2: Waves up to armpit; light to moderate chop, scattered whitecaps
  Landing types: Level 2: Frequent landing opportunities including docks or moderate sloping banks, brush or overhanging trees
  Currents: Level 2: Mild currents (up to 2 knots): current increases / decreases group speed by half
  Total distance: Level 4: 15 to 22 Miles
  Open crossing: Level 2: Between 0.5 and 1 miles
  Paddling Environment:
  Overall rating: Level 3
  Rating Comments:
  Location: Dalton Point Boat Ramp: Coordinates: 45.57332842, -122.159835991
  Photos (Optional):
  COVID-19 Status of Trip: Participants of this trip may, or may not, be vaccinated for Covid-19
  Tide Station: Beacon Rock State Park
  Link to map of route (Optional)
  
  

  
  

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• Cold Water Safety Class

  • When
    April 12, 2025
  •  
    12:30 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Ridgefield Library, Ridgefield WA

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  Hello OOPS Friends.  Do you have a cold water safety net, yet?

  Learn how to be safe and comfortable when paddling on cold water – regardless of the weather. This class will teach you why cold water is dangerous and how to prevent and mitigate the risks by building a reliable cold water safety net. You'll learn how to spot the early warning signs of cold stress and troubleshoot complex situations. You'll also have the opportunity to test your cold water gear and become intimately familiar with how it works for you. 

  Register now - there is room for 20 participants.

  Note: This class is presented in three parts:

  1. Assigned reading and videos to be completed prior to the class.

  2. A two-hour in-person class held at Ridgefield Community Library, 210 N. Main, Ridgefield, WA, 98642.

  3. An on-water opportunity to Swim-Test your immersion gear in cold water.  We'll drive from the library to the Ridgefield Kayak Launch on Lake River (109 W Division St, Ridgefield, WA 98642), put on our immersion gear, and jump in the water to see how long we can last. 

  This half-day safety class is open to all OOPS members. It's taught by Moulton Avery. Completion earns participants a Cold Water Safety Certificate from the National Center for Cold Water Safety.

  
  

  
  

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• Janell's practice event template

  • Start
    May 01, 2025
  • End
    May 04, 2025
  • Location
    Home
  • Spaces left
    4

  Practice site

  Dates

   Paddling days will be _______

  General registration will open ____ at 9:00 PM

   Trip Organizers who have been approved to lead trips for the Event will be able to register earlier.

  Description 

  
  

  Your Volunteer Staff:

  Event Manager: 
  

  Trips Coordinator: 

  Assistant Event Manager: 

  Ferries and Map:

  URLs: Coming

  Nautical chart, if applicable:

  
  

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• Grays Harbor Washington - 2025 Event

  • Start
    May 22, 2025
  • End
    May 26, 2025
  • Location
    Hoquiam River RV Park, Hoquiam Washington
  • Spaces left
    0

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  Grays Harbor

  May 22-26, 2025

   Paddling days will be Friday, Saturday, Sunday and possibly Monday

  General registration opens February 27, 9:30 pm 

   Trip Organizers who have been approved by the Event Admiral to lead trips for the Event and their partner will be able to register earlier.

  Grays Harbor, a three hours drive NW of Portland, has a lot to offer: numerous gorgeous paddles options for level 1 - 4 paddles and a pleasant town offering grocery stores, cafes, and restaurants, as well as other recreational amenities such as hiking trails, protected cycling, and beach combing.  Dates were chosen for the mid-morning flood, for catching rides in and out of these coastal rivers on the tides.

  Nearby Ocean Shores has both Duck Lake and 34 miles of interior canals, where one can always paddle IN the direction of the wind! The winding Blue Slough has ever-changing vistas and there are numerous nearby rivers to explore, including the Humptulips, the 3 branches of the Hoquiam, the Chehalis, and the Wishkah, as well as the Westport area.

  We'll be camping at Hoquiam River RV Campground just a short distance from the town of Hoquiam. We have reserved numerous RV sites with electricity. These sites can accommodate RVs or tents. Tenters will have the option of setting up their tent in the RV site or along the riverside (a short way from the assigned RV site/parking). The campground has every amenity, including a clubhouse with showers, a full kitchen, and a shelter for our use. The cost is $135.00 per person for the entire event!

  Stay tuned for additional info - paddles, potlucks, and other pertinent perks.

  Your Volunteer Staff:

  Event Manager: Linda Scott, pianositter@icloud.com, 503-231-9732

  Trips Admiral: Lori Stole, loristole@outlook.com, 503-307-4067

  Assistant Event Manager: Susanna Kalu, gosanago@gmail.com, 951-312-8509

  
  

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• Cascade Lakes Event 2025

  • Start
    June 17, 2025
  • End
    June 21, 2025
  • Location
    LaPine State Park Campground
  • Spaces left
    0

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  Cascade Lakes

  June 17-21, 2025

   Paddling days will be Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

  General registration opens next week - March 20, 2025 at 9:30 pm

   Trip Organizers who have been approved to lead trips for the Event and their partners will be able to register earlier.

  Paddle among the beautiful Central Oregon Cascades and Deschutes National Forest.  From LaPine State Park,  you are 30-60 minutes away from Elk, Hosmer, Paulina and Sparks Lakes.  We may also take a picturesque paddle down the Deschutes River or head to Crane Prairie Reservoir.  Of course there may still be snow, so we'll be flexible and prepared! Other enjoyable activities include mountain biking and hiking the many trails around LaPine State Park campground, the High Desert Museum and the Lava Tubes.

  
  

  Your Volunteer Staff:

  Event Manager: Joseph Skudlarek,

  Jskud (no space) 76+OOPS.kayak (at) gmail (dot) com, 503 (dash) 936 (dash) 1376

  Trips Admiral: Peter Bezwerchyj, petebezw@gmail.com, 503-970-9456

  
  

  
  

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• Southern Oregon Coast Event 2025

  • Start
    July 10, 2025
  • End
    July 14, 2025
  • Location
    Bullards Beach State Park
  • Spaces left
    15

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  Southern Oregon Coast

  July 10-14, 2025

   Paddling days will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday

  General registration opens April 3, 2025 at 9:30 pm

   Trip Organizers who have been approved to lead trips for the Event and partner will be able to register earlier.

  Come explore this beautiful section of the Oregon Coast with us!  

  
  

  Bullards Beach State Park is located at the mouth of the Coquille River, two miles north of Bandon. The campground is nestled among shore pines and offers access to 4.5 miles of beach and the Coquille River lighthouse.  There are warm showers and all sites have power. (And sometimes there is great agate hunting on this beach). 

  Two miles south of the campground is the charming town of Bandon.  There you will find many options for food, a great coffee shop or two, a bookstore, art galleries and an active harbor front. Don’t miss Face Rock Creamery for ice cream or Cranberry Sweets for treats!

  Paddling options abound, from rock gardening in Sunset Bay, which is  23 miles north, touring on the ocean, possible surf zone play at  Bastendorf Beach, as well as  Level 1 and 2 possibilities including several sloughs off of Coos Bay to explore, the Coquille river, and inland lakes, as well as the Umpqua river.  

  Your Volunteer Staff:

  Event Manager: Paige Light Powell,  paige0133@comcast.net  503-481-2218

  Trips Admiral: Steve Blackwood, steveblackwood@msn.com 503-347-7463‬

  Assistant Event Manager: Brenda Brewer, abcbrewer@gmail.com 941-504-4513

  
  

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• Lopez Island Event 2025

  • Start
    August 21, 2025
  • End
    August 25, 2025
  • Location
    Odlin County Park
  • Spaces left
    32

  Lopez Island

  August 21-25

  The reservation system for our preferred campground changed this year so we haven't been able to book sites yet. We'll know by the end of April, thanks for your patiences. 

   Paddling days will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday

  General registration opening the end of April

  Trip Organizers who have been approved to lead trips for the Event and their partner will be able to register earlier.

  
  

  Visit the quietest of the major San Juan Islands - a 50 minute ferry ride from Anacortes (6 scheduled ferries daily - watch for url in future emails).  The Lopez landscape blends forests with rolling farmlands, quiet bays and driftwood-strewn beaches with distant views of mountain ranges.  We will reserve the group camping site at Odlin County Park - a location offering sandy beaches and a launch site.  Lopez Island offers a variety of paddling options (moderate to challenging) - with paddles planned Friday through Sunday.  There are also opportunities for beach-combing, hiking, bicycling and shopping at the Farmer’s Market.  

  
  

  Your Volunteer Staff:

  Event Manager: Kristin Price, 19813mkp@gmail.com

  Assistant Event Managers: Kathy Bolin and Mart Hughes, kbolin@solidnet.com

  Trips Admiral: Fred Harsman, fharsman@gmail.com (503) 358-3069‬

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• Nehalem Bay Event 2025

  • Start
    September 25, 2025
  • End
    September 28, 2025
  • Location
    Nehalem Bay State Park
  • Spaces left
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  Nehalem Bay

  September 25-28

   Paddling days will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday

  General registration opening TBD

   Trip Organizers who have been approved to lead trips for the Event and partner will be able to register earlier.

  Camping Nehalem Bay State Park

   -All camping spots are RV spots at the park and include power and water. Many spots have parking pads over 40ft long making two vehicle parking feasible. Park has hot showers firewood and ice available on site. Full cell signal on many carriers. 

  
  

  Paddling Venues -multiple options (paddle days Friday/Saturday/Sunday)

   Level 1 Lake Lyle in Rockaway  (potentially areas in Nehalem/river bay and slough areas in Tillamook bay depending on conditions of the day)

  Level 2  Nehalem Bay/Rivers , Tillamook Bay, Seaside/river Both bays and rivers have various available itineraries.

  Level 3  Nehalem Bay mouth Wave play, potentially Tillamook 3 graces, (possible open coast if flat conditions) 

  Level 4-5 Nehalem Bay mouth, Short Sands, Ecola, Manzanita

  A bit further Netarts, Oceanside and Cape Lookout are also potential venues. All level 3 and above trips would be condition dependent to the day and moment. As an oops event emphasis on L3 wave play in Nehalem bay would be the most inclusive and potentially rewarding venue for folks interested in dynamic water. 

  
  

  
  

  Your Volunteer Staff:

  Event Manager: Jon Light-Powell, jon.n.powell@gmail.com, 805-218-5622
  

  Co Trips Admirals: Denise Harrington, deniseharrington@yahoo.com

  Jillian Rivas-Davila girlonawalk@hotmail.com

  Assistant Event Manager: Lynn Lindgren, lindschr@msn.com

  
  

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  • When
    January 08, 2026
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