Fall Canoeing on the Clackamas

Eight of us took advantage of a wonderful October day to go paddle the Clackamas and see the fall colors. We put in at Sunrise and took out above Bob’s Hole. Paddlers were Bill Jordens, John Maroney, Carol Schmidt, Bets Stover, Denny Egner, Ted Housen, Audrey Bergsma and me. In the video, you’ll see Ted flip in his kayak. Unfortunately, what you won’t see is his first combat roll. The cameraman, who was also the safety guy, turned off the camera and got ready to throw a rope, but Ted smoothly resurfaced and paddled on. Sweet.