![Repair Tools](https://www.whitewaterguidebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Repair-Tools-1024x576.jpg)
Pro Tip: Wooden Oar Maintenance pt. 1
Wood has been used to makes oars for about 7,500 years. Through the decades material choice has shifted a bit more to composite materials. However, a nice set of wooden...
![Blade Fiberglass](https://www.whitewaterguidebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Blade-Fiberglass-1024x576.jpg)
Pro Tip: Wooden Oar Maintenance pt. 2
This is the second part of my adventure into refinishing a couple of oars. If you didn't see the first part, check it out here. These oars have a fiberglass...
![Cataraft on the Wind River](https://www.whitewaterguidebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Whitewater-Cataraft-Wind-River-1024x576.jpg)
River Safety: Northwest Cataraft Progression
The rainy season is about to come to the Northwest which means boating season is right around the corner. Whitewater runs like the Upper Clackamas and Wind Rivers become training...
![Kayak Slalom at the Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival](https://www.whitewaterguidebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Clack-Fest-1024x683.jpg)
Event: Upper Clackamas River Festival 2015
Flowers are blooming, the days are getting longer, and rain clouds are doing their best to produce some precipitation. That means it is spring, with summer not to far off....
![Running the sweep boat on the Middle Fork at low water](https://www.whitewaterguidebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Sweep-Boat-Low-Water-1024x682.jpg)
Pro-Tip: Low Water Advice for the Middle Fork
I regularly get phone calls and emails from rafters looking for advice on running the Middle Fork of the Salmon at low water. July and August are considered "low water"...