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Of the Emerald
Martins Rapids lay just 50 yards ahead. As
our raft drifted toward the foaming water, I felt
a twinge of anxiety.
Steen, the bowman of our raft, didn’t want to
be the first through the rapids.
„ "Maybe we should let a few other rafts go so
we can watch them,” Steen suggested.
But I insisted on going first. And it became
my responsibilty to guide us safely through
Martins.
It was my first rafting trip, and Martins was
the biggest challenge of the day. I didn’t want
to blow it.
My feelings undoubtedly were shared by the
other nine beginning rafters.
Our group had met Wednesday evening at
an introductory rafting lecture where Outdoor
Program Director Bruce Mason explained the
program’s philosophy.
The Outdoor Program rents rafts for $10 per
day. But unlike other raft rentals, the Outdoor
Program’s is run cooperatively. Members ini
tiate and supervise their own trips and take
responsibility for maintaining the equipment.
Beginning rafters are accompanied by an
experienced program member for their first
few trips. After that, they can initiate trips of
their own.
During the lecture we learned the basics of
rafting, from the care of rafts to rowing tech
niques and proper rafting attire. But it wasn't
until we unloaded our gear at the McKenzie
River Saturday morning that we were tested on
what we’d learned.
We’d been advised to prepare for cold
weather, so most of us wore several layers of
wool clothing. The day was hot and sunny,
though, and most of the shirts, sweaters and
wool caps soon disappeared into two rubber
bags.
The main goals of rafting are to stay upright
and to avoid rocks, logs and other dangerous
obstacles. Throughout the morning our group
ran a series of small rapids for practice. Most of
us were successful, though some of us occa
sionally became entangled in branches along
the shore.
In the calm stretches between rapids we
talked, enjoyed the scenery and soaked up the
sun.
Through my talks with Steen, I learned he
was from Denmark and that he was thrilled with
rafting.
"In Denmark we can't do these things,” he
said. "We don't have all the rivers and wilder
ness that you have in America.”
Of course, the McKenzie River between the
towns of Blue River and Leaburg doesn't
qualify as a true wilderness area — wilderness
suburbia might be more accurate. The scenery
along this stretch includes not only forests and
fields, but also trailers and wood-frame houses
perched precariously along the shore. Occa
sional "Beware of Dog” signs warn unwary
boaters to steer clear of private beaches.
Such man-made aberrations are unknown
along rivers such as Oregon's Salmon or
Rogue. Steen and I agreed we’d like to run
some of those bigger, wilder rivers soon.
But before we could run the raging waters of
the Rogue we’d have to master the McKenzie
and Martins Rapids.
For a few brief moments above Martins, I
tried to recall everything I’d learned during the
day.
“Let's see,” I thought, "if you want to avoid a
rock, point the front of the raft at the rock and
row like hell in the opposite direction. To turn
left, pull with the left oar. To turn right, pull with
the right oar. It’s all very simple."
As I contemplated my lessons, a rock ap
peared directly in front of the raft. I pulled back
on the right oar, and the raft swung sideways
toward the rock.
I quickly corrected my mistake by pulling
back hard on both oars, and the raft drifted
safely past the rock. Unfortunately, that man
euver left the raft too far to the right of Martins'
main channel, and within seconds we were
plunging over a steep drop-off.
As we hit the bottom of the dip, the raft tipped
up on its left edge, and Steen lunged toward
the water. The raft remained on its edge while
we rode up out of the dip When we crested the
top, I dropped back in the raft and pulled hard
on the right oar.
The raft straightened out.
At the bottom of Martins Rapids, Steen and I
congratulated each other on our tremendous
luck. We'd stayed dry on our first rafting trip.
Our feet were soaked, true, but that's to be
expected.
Even expert rafters get wet feet.
Nearby rivers offer raft challenge
Oregon has dozens of white
water rivers that offer outdoor ad
venturers plenty of challenges and
wilderness scenery.
Most of those rivers, however,
have difficult and dangerous
rapids that require a mastery of
basic rafting skills to run. Novice
rafters should take a few trips on
smaller rivers such as the McKen
zie to master the basics before
attempting larger, wilder rivers.
Persons interested in rafting can
stop by the Outdoor Program
below the EMU Cafeteria. The
program office has rafting trip
sign-up sheets and a wilderness
resource file containing maps and
information about individual rivers.
The file also contains the ad
dresses of agencies that issue
permits for popular wild rivers such
as the Illinois, Rogue, Salmon and
Snake.
Beginning rafters should attend
one of the Outdoor Program’s raft
repair sessions on Friday after
noons from 2 to 5 p.m. People who
attend those sessions and help
repair rafts receive a 50-percent
discount on rafts rented for their
next trip.
Locally, the most popular begin
ners' rivers are the Lower McKen
zie from Finn Rock to Martins
Rapids and the Middle Fork of the
Willamette. The Upper McKenzie
above Blue River is considered an
intermediate run. Advanced rafting
rivers in the local area include the
North Fork of the Willamette, the
North Santiam and the Breiten
bush.
Because these rivers and those
farther afield are well-traveled,
they suffer much human abuse.
Finally, remember that rafting —
even on rivers like the McKenzie —
can be dangerous. Wear a
lifejacket.
Creswell features Garden Lake Park, stocked fishing ponds
Everyone knows where Alton
Baker Park is. But few know about
the gravel-pit ponds in Creswell's
Garden Lake Park.
Creswell is a two-bar town an
easy seven miles from Eugene. It
also boasts of a city park with one
tennis court, a town mill and an
Oregon Fryer chicken plant. The
main recreation for the residents is
trips into Eugene.
To get to the city, begin at Dillard
Road off the East Amazon Drive.
From there it’s a steep mile-long
climb to the top of Dillard road, but
it’s worth the energy just to cruise
down the other side.
The view is nice from the top of
Dillard — to the south Creswell is
nestled in the valley foothills, and
to the east you can see the Three
Sisters mountains on a smogless
day.
Dillard Road ends at Highway 99.
Take a right. It's then a straight
four-mile stretch to the town, ad
vertised as "a friendly city.”
Once in the city limits, don’t stop
at Panda Pizza — all the high
schoolers hang out there. Skip the
Dairy Queen — it’s the first place
folks head when they really want to
go out on the town. Avoid TJ’s
Restuarant — it’s packed with mill
workers on weekday afternoons
guzzling coffee.
To get to the gravel pit ponds,
continue on Oregon Avenue. Right
after the bridge over 1-5, turn left.
Watch out for potholes. Soon, on
the right, Garden Lakes Parks will
appear. All the locals fish in the
stocked gravel pits.
For the city folk, the Emerald
Valley Golf Course (plus hotel and
restaurant) is a good place to
spend money. It’s on Dale Kuni
Road, which is on the left 'A mile
after the 1-5 overpass.
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