Wooden Boat People

By McKenzieDriftBoat.com

Wood Boats on the Rogue W & S

My good friend and fellow wood boat enthusiast, Jayson Hayes and I, took our pair of wood drift boats down the Wild and Scenic Section of the Rogue last week. It's a special place and it's particularly enjoyable rowing it in our handmade boats. Check out the video I shot and take note of Jayson rowing the Coffee Pot in Mule Creek and then a little later, Blossom Bar.... both are Class IV's and require skill, nerve, and concentration -particularly when rowing wood. Jayson has all of those things on display in a text book run!! Great trip with a bunch of great guys.

www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=65fYXyTX-SY#!

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Permalink Reply by Chris Patterson on October 21, 2012 at 6:37pm

Great video Greg. Fun to watch.

Can you tell me about the tent that you show at the 2:32 mark? The one using the oars as tent poles. I just did three days on the South Fork of the Snake and was thinking that a tent using oars would be a nice touch.

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Permalink Reply by Greg Hatten on October 21, 2012 at 6:47pm

Yup - it's actually a rain fly from David Ellis Canvas called the "Rogue". Pretty slick way to travel on the river... I highly recommend it for the Snake!! Take Care.

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Permalink Reply by Chris Patterson on October 22, 2012 at 4:34pm

Thanks Greg. Your photos and videos are great.

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Permalink Reply by Jayson Hayes on October 21, 2012 at 7:22pm

Thanks for the kind words Greg, this was deffinetly a trip i will always remember and cant wait to go back and throw our wood boats back in for another wood boat adventure!