Raiders #1 in preseason poll
Melvin Mason running the ball vs. Carroll College
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Another photo from the Rogue River
Wild and Scenic Rogue River
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The group in the raft in today’s photo sang most of the time as they made their way down the Rogue. Great acoustics in the river it turns out, and their voices were good too.
Last day to get the best seats for season tickets
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Just $60 will get you the best seats for all five home games. Tomorrow single game tickets go on sale. Pick ’em up here.
Umpqua Elk
Dean Creek Elk Viewing Area (Highway 38, Oregon)
We are currently in Seaside, Oregon for the 34th Annual Seaside Beach Volleyball Tournament. Today’s photo comes from our drive to Seaside. We decided to take Highway 38 (between Roseburg and Reedsport) because we never had before. Along the way we saw a couple fields on the left side of the highway (the right side was the Umpqua River) with elk.
Blossom Bar
Rogue River’s Blossom Bar
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Today’s photo features our trip leader, Dustin of Northwest Rafting Co., taking a duckie (AKA single-person raft) down the river’s most difficult rapid. On average, more than one person a year dies in these rapids. We all made it through without even capsizing. However, only the guides rode the single-person rafts down. The private group after us wasn’t so lucky. They were all OK though.
Once upon a time, Blossom Bar was impassable. Glen Wooldridge made Blossom Bar passable in the 20th Century by using strategically placed charges of dynamite. He would row up to a rock, drop dynamite onto the other side of the rock, and then quickly row away. He repeated this process until Blossom Bar became configured the way it is today.
Ekstasis @ Club 66
Ekstasis @ Club 66 on August 3, 2015
Monday night was a strange one at Club 66, strange but very good. Three touring bands, not on tour together, met up for an evening in which no band sounded anything remotely like any of the others, yet everyone seemed to enjoy the wide variety of music. Photos of the other bands (OVVL and Cloak) coming soon.
You can catch Ekstasis tonight (August 5) in Salem @ The Wisp House, tomorrow (August 6) in Portland @ High Water Mark Lounge, and Friday night in Seattle @ Vermillion. Prepare to be moved.
I’m looking forward to listening to my new copy of The Book of Longing on my drive to Seaside, Oregon tomorrow.
Wild & Scenic Rogue River
Coffee Pot on the Wild & Scenic Rogue River
Blood sun
smoky sunset
I took today’s photo as the Ashland High School football team was playing a team from the land of the rising sun. The Japanese flag features a sun of a similar color.
Medford Mustangs win state
Bryce Rogan batting for Ashland High School in 2014
The 38-12 Mustangs won the Oregon AAA American Legion State Tournament today. Ashland’s Bryce Rogan won the MVP award. They move on to Regionals beginning Wednesday.