Use steveblackwood@msn.com for the T.O. email address to fill out DocuSign waiver.
This trip is limited to members with a wet exit certification. To successfully register you will need to sign into your OOPS member account, and your account will need to be a member of the "Wet Exit Certified" group. Your acceptance is conditional on approval by the Organizer, who may contact you with questions about your skills and equipment. If the measured water temperature is different enough from that listed below to warrant a change in required immersion protection, the Organizer will contact all participants and the Trips Board member with the update at least a day before the trip.
Narrative: We will put in at Beaver Boat Ramp in Clatskanie, OR and travel out on Beaver Slough until we intersect Wallace Island. Then we will paddle to the east end of Wallace Island and begin our counter clockwise navigation of the Island. Then we will return to the Beaver Boat ramp. Tides will not give us much help but the Columbia current will when we are on the outside of Wallace. This is about a 10 mile paddle. There are toilets' at the put-in and a parking fee of $5.00 . Parking fee takes credit cards.
Meeting Time: 9:15:00 AM
Launch Time: 10:00:00 AM
Type of activity: Paddle Trip
Put in: Beaver Boat Ramp, Clatskanie, OR
Take out: Beaver Boat Ramp, Clatskanie, OR
Route Alternative for bad weather: TBD
Required equipment:
Minimum Immersion protection: None
Primary Organizer: Steve Blackwood
Assistant Organizer(s):
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: 6
I certify that I understand and will conduct this activity in accordance with the OOPS Activity Policy: Yes
Estimated Air Temperature: 75
Estimated Water Temperature: 70
Estimated Water Time (including breaks/lunch): 4
Tide times & heights: 05:28 am .85ft
11:16 am 4.66ft
04:16pm 2.34 ft
Current information: 1mph
Hazards:
Wind strength: Level 1: 0-7 knots (8 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 2: 6 to 11 miles
Open crossing: Level 1: No open crossing
Paddling Environment:
Overall rating: Level 2
Rating Comments: This should be a easy paddle except for distance and it is on the Columbia.
Location (Optional):https://goo.gl/maps/mK13dm932hprqKDK9
