January 1, 2011 began with snow along the Rogue River. Without rain the past few days the river is dropping and becoming clearer. We anticipate winter steelhead fishing on the Rogue River shortly. It was a beautiful, sunny blue sky day. The snows glistened as they melted and fell from the trees. What an awesome way to start the new year on the Rogue River.

80th Birthday Celebration on the Rogue River

Adrienne DeLaurell and her family from California, her brother and his family from Colorado, and her step-brother and sister-in-law from CA joined Adrienne's mom, who will be celebrating her 80th birthday on September 11, for our afternoon Rogue River trip. The birthday girl, who is sitting right in front of Pupeye, our dog, lives in Grants Pass.

Last year the crew joined Ferron's Rogue River Fun Trips, and had so much fun that they returned again this year.

A good time was had by all and their festivities continued throughout the week end.

Erika and her partner, Danielle, joined Sue for a
full day Rogue River raft trip over the week end.
It was a great day for floating and some paddling
in the kayak for Erika who even tried her hands
and arms at the oars.
Danielle enjoyed the relaxation of the oar raft and
we all enjoyed some of the Rogue River wildlife:
otters, osprey diving for fish, blue herons, king-
fishers, and a deer and two of her fawn standing by the river's edge in the shade of the willows.

Rogue River raft rentals

Depending upon the day our stack of Rogue River rental boats can look totally alike or show a lot of variety. On this particular day a trailer full of boats was loaded for a Hog Creek Boat Landing put-in. On the bottom is an 8 person paddle boat. Above that is a 14 foot self bailing oar boat, above that are two twelve foot paddle rafts topped by a single tomkat. We're happy to accommodate your rental needs. We'll put you in and take you out anywhere in the Hog Creek to Grave Creek stretch of the Rogue River.

Kayaking on the Rogue River

On July 13 the Bieber siblings, Cade in the foreground and Addi in the background, joined Sue and Ferron's Rogue River Fun Trips for a half day trip from Hog Creek to Galice. We had the river practically to ourselves and the wildlife, once again, was wonderful. An otter swam in front of us and many osprey and blue heron flew overhead. As we paddled through Taylor Creek Canyon above Morrison's Lodge, Sue commented that we might see a bald eagle. No sooner said then Cade yelled and pointed, "There it is!" and a bald eagle landed on a tree branch. We had time for swimming, fishing and snacking. The cool upstream breeze gave us all a little chill with temperatures hovering at 90 degrees on this summer day of mostly solitude, except for the

wildlife and an occasional raft.

Hot Rogue River sunsets

Summer is here and the temperatures have climbed to the high 90's and occasional low 100's for the past five days. When there is a little cloud cover, we sees beautiful sunsets from Ferron's Rogue River Fun Trips. After a wonderful day of scenery rafting on the Rogue River, we get to enjoy this beautiful scenery at night.

Breezy Rogue River Day

Yesterday Breeze and James Dunn joined Sue for a half day river trip. Breeze brought along her binoculars and as we drifted along she was able to spot many cliff swallows, Bullock's orioles, blue herons and osprey to name a few. Breeze without binoculars also spotted a little baby otter! James was adjusting to his new glasses and confirmed all sightings. As we approached Galice, the end of our morning half day Rogue River trip, the breezes picked up. It was a good time to take out. "I needed this day for my soul," said Breeze.