To learn from
The pure voice of an
Ever-flowing mountain stream
Splashing over the rocks. - Ueshiba
Our day on the Little North Santiam at 1050 cfs began with the short hike in. A van with racks was unable to provide assistance for “liability reasons” and it would “detract from the wilderness experience”…:)
She waved and encouraged us to have a nice day. We did. Thanks van lady.
A Big Ugly raft run down Big Ugly
Drops of water fall from the sky as if to acknowledge all that is good.
Rivers allow us to escape from certain realities while enabling the replenishment of goodness within. This became most evident at the Taco Bell in Woodburn when we walked into an episode of COPS. Just 30 feet from our rig, 7 law enforcement vehicles had clustered upon a vehicle with their guns drawn and laser sights honed in. No pictures of this episode. We only wished to keep evidence of positive things on this day. Of course a debriefing was held-




























