Finding Summer at Timeout Ranch

Another whirlwind weekend. The fam and friends headed down to our Timeout Ranch down on the Rogue River. Everyone in Portland was still waiting for summer so we thought we’d go looking for it. Temperatures on Saturday and Sunday were in the mid 90s so I’m pretty sure that we found it.

Kerrie, the rest of the girls and I got to the cabin late Friday night and proceeded to set up camp and drink some growlers around the campfire. The following morning, we emerged from our tent like sauna and stumbled into the shade for a little relief. Ya summer is definitely in Southern Oregon right now. That day my dad rented a 14ft self-bailing raft and we spent almost 4 hours floating/crashing down the river. Unfortunately, Ry Dog still has to get used to rafting. Might need to spend a little time practicing with him. The evening was full of card games, reading, the occasional jump in the river to cool off and more growler consumption.

After a late start on Sunday, everyone decided that they’d like to do a little tube float down the river so we packed up the cars again and headed to the put –in. I think most of the girls failed to realize how much more difficult it was going to be floating the river in tubes rather than the raft. The river was running fast and high, and while there weren’t any classifiable rapids on this particular stretch, everyone, but the girls in the Sevylor kayak, were in the drink in a matter of mintues. Kerrie lost her tube and shoes. Other people lost glasses and drinks. Everyone was scattered across the river unable to pull over to the side.

These photos are a little fuzzy since they were taken through my SealLine waterproof case

Luckily, I had my phone on me in a waterproof case so I called for support and had my dad pick Kerrie up since she no longer had a tube. In the end, everyone managed to make it back to the cabin and had a good float and great upper body work out. We proceeded to pack up the car and head back home to Portland after a great SUMMER weekend at the cabin.

UNT

Bryan

 

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