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Challenging the foaming McKenzie River
A lunch and sun break affords white water
rafters a brief respite from their Outdoor
Program-sponsored mission: Tackling the wild
McKenzie River.
The river is calm enough at this point, but
Brown’s Hole — one of the most challenging
portions of the McKenzie for rafters looms
dead ahead.
Hidden among the many rooms of the EMU, down
the stairs, through the video room, and at the end of a
narrow hallway, you will find a door leading to the out
doors. This, Room 23, is the home of the Outdoor
Program.
The program is designed to be a campus and com
munity resource center for those interested in
wilderness pursuits.
The room is filled with books, maps, catalogs,
magazines, files, and information about trails, routes
and tours. All are geared to prepare the wilderness
enthusiast.
One of the program’s highlights is a trip board.
Anyone is welcome to initiate a trip, be it biking, hik
ing, skiing, canoeing, rock climbing, camping, or, like
last weekend, rafting. Just about any idea is honored.
Once an idea is posted, participants sign a sheet to
go on the trip. The program provides some vehicles and
other facilities to help make the trips feasible. The costs
of the trips, which are generally minimal, are shared by
the participants.
On Saturday, the Outdoor Program conducted one
of its marvelous trips. Beneath sunny skies and
temperatures soaring into the 80s, a group of sixteen
persons loaded four rafts and a kayak onto a trailer and
headed for the McKenzie River.
Once there, the group packed lunches in the in
flated rafts and dressed in wet suits or wool to survive
the sharp chill of the whitewater river.
Bruce Mason, Outdoor Program coordinator, gave
a brief demonstration on actions to take if capsized or
thrown overboard.
The rafts were soon off, beginning a day's journey
through the beautiful Oregon wilderness.
A few exciting rapids (later considered minor)
prepared the group for what lay ahead. Everyone learn
ed to help guide the raft away from hazards and practic
ed increasing speeds and drifting.
It wasn't long before the groups docked on an
island and munched on sack lunches while basking in
the hot sun. This luxury didn’t last for long, however.
Soon a warm breeze carried a murmur warning us that
the notorious Brown’s Hole, one of the river’s fiercest
sections, was eagerly awaiting our approach. Once
again, the rafts set afloat.
The water quickened and the screams from the lead
rafters were our only warning. The hole approached too
quickly, immersing three of the four rafts and leaving
many freezing rafters gasping for air in the cold McKen
zie waters.
After all were rescued, Mason motioned the group
to a bank. By this time, two oars had been broken and a
paddle was lost. But the trip was fail-proof. There were
just enough spare paddles for each person to guide their
rafts through the last few rapids of the day.
When the trip was over and the rafts dried, the
group returned to Eugene, bubbling with stories of the
adventure.
Rachel Kirby, a sophomore exchange student from
Illinois State University, said, ‘‘We weren’t even ready
for that first hole (Brown’s) but we deserved it, and it
made the day a lot more exciting.” Kirby’s crew of four
were all immersed in the river during the event.
The trip introduced many Easterners to Oregon.
Most of the participants were exchange students taking
advantage of the opportunity to experience the new
state.
Suzy Stauffer, a junior from West Chester Universi
ty, said, ‘‘I feel like I’m on vacation, but I'm in school
There’s nothing like the Outdoor Program in New
Jersey.”
One of the best features of the trip was making
friends with others who share the love for adventures in
the outside world. "You get so close because everyone
is going through the same thing, said University of
Massachusetts junior Janet Burnett. “When we were
going through the rocks, everyone was screaming.”
Persons who are interested in outdoor pursuits,
and would appreciate the cooperative, sharing format
endorsed by the Outdoor Program, can stop by the pro
gram office and pick up literature or sign up for any up
coming trips.
Mason said that rafting season is ending with the
beginning of October, but many other trips will be plan
ned throughout the fall.
So, as the weather cools, button up and enjoy the
great outdoors.
Story by Linda Coombs
Photos by Bruce Mason
White water rafters have minimal control over
their craft. The boiling river points the raft any
direction it pleases — often toward the sky.
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