California Salmon Butler Section High Country Expeditions Guide School
McKenzie River Rafting
Whitewater rafting trip from Belknap Hot Springs downstream about 11 miles. Music is by Alialujah Choir; learn more at To go and do this yourself, contact High Country Expeditions at
McKenzie River Rafting Trip Eugene Oregon
Eugene Oregon McKenzie River Whitewater Rafting trip from Oregon Whitewater Adventures.
McKenzie River Whitewater Rafting Eugene Oregon
McKenzie River Whitewater Rafting Family fun Eugene Oregon Portland
The Upper Mckenzie River, Drone. DJI
Got to go out today and follow High Country Expeditions down a stretch of the upper Mckenzie River. I filmed from the shore at three different spots. Filmed at Belknap Hotsprings, Mckenzie Bridge, and below Mckenzie Bridge Campground at Dessert Rapid. Drone. DJI
Thank you High Country Expeditions for letting me follow you around.
All In A Days Drive: White Water Rafting McKenzie River
Enjoy a day of rafting on the McKenzie River. Jordan Steele takes us an hour outside of Eugene where you can enjoy a nice ride on the river that will work for anyone in the family.
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Mckenzie River OSU HC Rafting
Forbidden Voices (c) Martin Garrix
Mckenzie River OSU HC Rafting trip 2016
Anyway, this was the Honors College rafting trip I got to go on yesterday! I would've had more clips to use except 1. the camera died before our biggest rapid and 2. there were obnoxious water spots in the middle of the lens through like half the video because water is not my gopro's friend apparently.
Also, super huge thanks to both the honors college and ALI for coordinating and leading this trip respectively, I can't wait for more!
Bartlett Springs Road and Walker Ridge Road
Final segment of a motorcycle ride on Bartlett Springs Road and Walker Ridge Road, Northeast of Clearlake, California.
Oregon Outback Part I - Sycan Marsh
Hopefully the first part of several trips out to Eastern Oregon. This one focuses on the Sycan Marsh area. There is some interesting bicycle riding in this area especially along the OC&E trail but best ridden in May before it gets too dry. It was very windy and bumpy on this day - best to fly in the mornings.
Incredible Mckenzie Pass Lava Beds - Sisters Oregon
A nice little 5 min tour of the amazing Mckenzie pass lava beds near Sisters Oregon. Recorded in 2011. Belknap crater, Lava beds, Sisters peaks, Dee Wright Observatory, Mt. Washington
NSS Webinar Series - Sandy Glacier, Oregon, the Mystery and the Beauty
Entering the fifth year of documenting the largest glacier system in the lower U.S., expedition leaders Eddy Cartaya and Brent McGregor are watching volumes of ice collapse from the walls and ceilings of giant borehole passageways penetrating into the Sandy Glacier on Mt. Hood. The cave ice is quickly being transported down a chain of rivers to the Pacific Ocean. There is no question at this point that our maps, data collections, and photographs will soon be all that is left of this spirited system of glacier caves that once stood so strong and powerful. The story of the Sandy is not new, but rather is echoed across the planet: a fateful realism that our glacier/ice caves are losing ice at an accelerated pace.
Eddy is currently a law enforcement officer with the US Forest Service in Bend Oregon. He is also the team leader for the Deschutes County Cave Rescue section of the mountain rescue team, and recently assumed the role of the Pacific Northwest NCRC Coordinator. Brent is currently the Chairman of the Oregon High Desert Grotto. Combining his skills in photography, mountaineering and caving, he has spent the last several years with caving partner Eddy Cartaya exploring and documenting glacier and ice caves.
Video By Eddy Cartaya & Brent McGregor
Febuary 17, 2015
If you enjoyed this presentation by Eddy and Brent, you will love Requiem of Ice here
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Bigfoot's dirty butt crease caught on video: Thomas Byers, North Carolina.
THE STAR, CLEVELAND COUNTY — Tufts of bushy brown fur. Thick, powerful legs supporting a stocky frame. If it wasn't Knobby, Thomas Byers thinks the Cleveland County bigfoot has a close cousin.
The Shelby native says he saw an apelike creature dart across the road during a trip through the hills below South Mountains State Park Tuesday evening. Byers and friend Carolyn Wright had planned to watch for paranormal phenomena at an old church graveyard when the shrouded, shuffling figure crossed their path.
She was hollering, 'What is it, what is it?' and I couldn't even speak, Byers said. It was the most amazing thing I've ever seen. It looked like it was about 300 pounds and it was somewhere close to 7 feet tall. It came out of the field and came through the briars and bushes onto the road.
Byers snapped photographs and recorded a brief video of the sighting with a pocket digital camera. As is often the case with footage of the camera-shy sasquatch, Byers' film is blurry and indistinct. He said the darkening sky made clearer pictures impossible, but he's convinced the creature was genuine.
I saw its private parts, he said. I don't think it was anybody in a suit or anything like that. It was definitely male.
Could it be Knobby?
Byers made his discovery on Golden Valley Church Road outside Bostic in northeastern Rutherford County, not far from the Cleveland County line. Cleveland has a history of bigfoot sightings dating back four decades.
In the late 1970s, residents reported more than a dozen sasquatch sightings near Carpenter's Knob north of Casar. A reporter dubbed the creature Knobby, and the legend lay dormant until June 2010, when Casar resident Timothy Peeler called 911 to report seeing an apelike creature.
There are several key discrepancies between the two recent sightings, however. Peeler said the sasquatch he saw was at least 10 feet tall with a white-gray beard. Byers' bigfoot stood 3 feet shorter and had darker hair.
I've heard all the legends about Knobby, Byers said. I've heard people talking about it. I don't know about a blond one, but I know there's a brown one. He was alive and well and in bad need of a bath.
Walks like a man
Byers believes the creature he saw scampering across the road was a new primate species. But an animal ecologist who analyzed his video said the blurry figure is likely more man than beast. Dr. James English, professor of zoology at Gardner-Webb University, said the bigfoot has the gait of a human.
There's nothing about this that makes me believe that it's anything but a person, English said. This isn't evidence that is in any way convincing. It's just a picture of something walking upright.
English said the figure in Byers' video has a limp that makes it appear as if its right leg is injured. Though the video is grainy and texture is difficult to determine, the professor said he didn't necessarily see hair.
There's a shade of blue on his lower torso that looks like blue jeans, English said. I'm not going to say it's obviously anything because it's such a poor picture.
Bigfoot sightings have persisted for generations, but most scientists say believers haven't met the burden of proof. Photos, videos and footprints can be faked, but a sasquatch corpse — or even bones — would provide credible evidence of existence.
Just because you don't find one doesn't mean it doesn't exist, English said. It would be pretty extraordinary. I couldn't say it's impossible; I would just say that it's extremely unlikely.
Up close and personal
While Byers' video may invite skepticism, the retired Navy petty officer first class said his face-to-face encounter with the creature left little room for doubt.
Smoke streamed from the mountaintops in the distance as a prescribed burn consumed dead brush. Byers said the fire was flushing wildlife out of the woods, and he and Wright had stopped along the roadside to see deer and rabbits running across the road when they saw the strange creature.
It turned around, threw up its arms and snarled at me, Byers said. It was real pissed off. I could see its teeth. I could see every detail of it.
Byers said he was 15 to 20 feet away from the bigfoot. Even from that distance, he noticed a pungent odor.
There was a horrid smell like decay, he said. It was a cross between roadkill and a skunk.
What the creature lacked in hygiene, however, it made up for in agility. Byers said the sasquatch scaled a hill on the other side of the road in mere seconds.
It was a lot faster than any man, he said. It was just as fast or faster than a deer.
He knows not everyone will believe his bigfoot encounter was genuine. But if the sighting was staged, Byers said he's not in on the joke.
I have nothing to profit from for it to be a hoax, he said. I'm open to the possibilities, but I think it was real.
Grant's Getaways: Wilson River Broodstock Program
Since 1997, the Wilson River broodstock program has helped keep wild steelhead populations stable. More than 50 volunteer anglers participate in the sport fishery program throughout the year.
Lava Flows, HWY 242, McKenzie Pass Cascade Mountains
Video taken August 06, 2010.
Video of Rooster Rock Fire
Aaron Baker travels on old Hwy 242 over Mckenzie Pass in the Cascade Mountains.
Aaron finds himself in a large 1500 year old lava flow that blankets the earth making it look as if he's on a different planet. He goes into the Dee Wright Observatory to get a view of the many Cascade Mountains that can be seen in the distance.
Link to info in Dee Wright Observatory
Lars-Ole Mortensen sights a Sasquatch in the mountains of Oregon
via YouTube Capture
Grant's Getaways: Lewis and Clark Paddled Here
On a clear day, the view atop Bradley State Scenic Wayside to the Columbia River is astounding! Picnic tables invite a longer stay in this prime day use site just off State Highway 30 near Astoria, but it's the river view that begs closer inspection. So give in and try something new with paddlers who gather to explore Columbia River backwater sloughs and islands at Blind Slough.
SASQUATCH SIGHTING ON MY BIRTHDAY! Part 1.
Come along for a tour of the beautiful Belknap Cabin on the McKenzie River in Rainbow Oregon. This cabin weekend was a gift from my dear friends K & R. Cheers!
Get Lost Out for a ride in the mountains
Just out for a ride to Get Lost some clips from the varied terrain during this long ride.
Video footage from around the James Peak, Kingston Peak, Central City, St Mary's Glacier, Idaho Springs, Alice, Dumont Colorado area
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UNF Eco Adventures 2012 Rafting Trip GoPro
The audio is a bit off. This is a quick edit, if I have time to edit a bit more I may. Big thanks to the Eco-Adventures crew and all the great new friends I made.
Grant's Getaways: Roadtrip to Belknap Hot Springs
This week, I took the McKenzie River Scenic Byway into heart of the Oregon cascades east of Eugene and discovered a hot shot for a cold spell -- Belknap Hot Springs.