Hey there people! It's that time of year again- finals week! I have two final exams coming up tomorrow- 1 Anatomy and Physiology exam and 1 Biology exam. Both are comprehensive with LOTS of material but Im feeling pretty good about them. Almost done! This December looks like it will be a fun one- possible trips to the Olympic National Park, kayaking in Hood River/Portland area, surfing at the Florence Jetty, and even a little trip to San Francisco :) WOO HOO!
This last weekend, Josh and I headed to Portland to visit a friend and paddle on the Green Truss in Hood River. On the way to Portland, we stopped to check out the supposed class 5 drop that is only present when the resevoir is next to dry. Turns out, it was a class 4 boof with a nice slide- maybe we will hit it up next time but we were eager to get to P town.
Got to Portland and decided to check out a nursing school I applied to....U of P. Right now Im just waiting for my application to be processed and hopefully I will get in :) If so, Josh and I like the area a LOT- great thai food, quiet area, and easy access to the highway. Definitely stoked for the move. Anyways, moving on...
The party in P town kept us up late but we were still ready for a nice day on the Truss. Unfortunately for us, most of Hood River was up even later partying till around 5 am so getting a hold of people that were AWAKE took a while! Eventually we decided to head to the take out to see if anyone was there. Lucky us- we found five people ready to go :)
The level was pretty low- 1.49 feet which meant just about everything was a go. Big Brother was just about as clean as it gets, double drop is very steep but not sticky, and BZ is very very flushy. Put on the rio around 1 ish and it took us three hours to make it down. Good thing we got off when it did cuz it was getting dark.
I only got a couple pics in cuz it was so cold and we were a bit short on time....
Josh on Big Brother
Check back soon for more posts from Christmas Break! YEAH! Stay warm and cozy out there...in your drysuit :)
HAppy Paddling,
Christina
The Green Race is known around the world for being one of the most intense downriver races. This year, however, had a different factor, low water. All the rapids are still good to go, but Gorilla gets scary, its shallow in the landing and there is a breaking wave at the top instead of a nice launch pad. Thankfully this year went on without anyone even running Gorilla upside down, and no injury at all. We did have some interesting lines from some well known names but all went without a hitch.
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