Hiking The Forks of Mule Creek on the Rogue River

Hikers take in the incredibly beautiful scenes from atop a wooden bridge that spans the Forks of Mule Creek on Oregon's Rogue River.

Think about booking the 4-day, 3-night lodge-to-lodge hiking trips offered exclusively by White Water Warehouse on the following days in 2010:  May 29 - June 1; June 5 - 8; June 6 - 9; June 12 - 15; June 13 - 16; August 28 - 31. Cost before 1/1/10 is $880 per hiker. After 1/1/10 the price will be $920..so book early and save same serious cashtola. Questions? Call the friendly folks at WWW:  1-800-214-0579

AdventureWoman.com highlights White Water Warehouse owner

AdventureWoman.com nominated White Water Warehouse owner, Joy Henkle, as a real Adventure Woman! Her story on whitewater kayaking appears on the AW website this month.

Here's Joy in Ambergris Caye (an island off Belise) enjoying another outdoor sport--fly fishing for bonefish. Don't worry that beautiful fish was released right after the photo was taken...

Just like the Adventure Woman philosophy states, engaging in outdoor activities helps create independent, self-reliant, courageous, and pioneering women!

Call Joy at White Water Warehouse 1-800-214-0579 if you are interested in an Oregon Rogue River rafting, kayaking or hiking trip in 2010. She'll be happy to assist you in bringing out your inner Adventure Woman!!!

Magical Musical Christmas Murals

Thinking we are a bit early with the holiday blog? Think again. Christmas is only 25 days away!!

Starting last week and running through the first week of the new year, Grants Pass, Oregon's downtown area will sparkle with the fiberoptic dazzle of 18 gigantic Magical Musical Christmas Murals. The murals weigh 400 pounds each and include sound systems which play old-fashioned Christmas music. The murals are 12 inches thick, ten feet tall, five feet wide, and wired with miles of fiber optic cable and thousands of points of lights.

And what lights! They flow and blink so that snow falls and accumulates, bells ring back and forth, gifts collect under the tree, and aurora borealis shimmers in the night sky. Each mural takes 20 to 30 seconds to tell its "story". They were manufactured by Fiberoptic Lighting, Inc. , of Grants Pass. For more information, contact the Grants Pass Visitors and Convention Bureau. 541-476-5510

Rogue River Fly Tying Demo

Every fly fisherperson has a favorite fly...one that he/she depends upon to catch "the big one." Bob Meister, owner of White Water Warehouse is no exception. Bob demonstrates how to tie a bead-head nymph--his favorite fly for catching the famous half-pounders on Oregon's Rogue River. Bob has tied hundreds of these and passed them on to several guides on the Rogue River...who knows maybe some day you could be fishing with one of Bob's creations! Until then, check out the video on his creation.

Tie The Knot

Ever wonder how those crafty whitewater guides tie their boats off to the shoreline? Or, how they tie their (and your) gear safely to the rafts? Well, wonder no more. Expert boatman, Bob Meister, owner of White Water Warehouse demonstrates how to tie two of the more useful river knots: the Bolen Knot and the Trucker's Hitch Knot.

Historic Photos of People Doing Stuff

Fishing for Stuff

These historic photos from the OSU photo archives cracked us up. Labeled "people doing stuff" we couldn't resist showing a few images here in our outdoor adventure blog. Photos captured folks doing their thing in various locations in southern Oregon. Makes you realize how long folks have been enjoying "stuff" in the great outdoors of Oregon....

Swimming and Stuff

Hanging out and stuff

Rafting Through Mule Creek Canyon

An expert lead guide for White Water Warehouse oars through the infamous Mule Creek Canyon area of southern Oregon's Rogue River while a WWW guest paddles behind him in an inflatable kayak. White Water Warehouse owner, Bob Meister, shoots video and narrates the moves from high above the river while hiking on the Rogue River trail.