by Allison Schatz | Dec 10, 2024 | Columbia River Gorge, Washington and Oregon fun and outdoor activities, Family Activity, Whitewater Rafting
If you’ve ever been white water rafting most of what surrounds the rivers is either non-existent dirt roads for miles or huge touristy attraction towns selling foam fingers. It is hard to believe a river could survive without the latter, but being inside the Colombia...
by Allison Schatz | Jul 13, 2024 | Columbia River Gorge, Washington and Oregon fun and outdoor activities, Family Activity, Whitewater Rafting
The debate between guided vs unguided rivers is a tale as old as time. There are positives and negatives to going down a river with or without a guide. When a river has guided trips it means it is a more skilled river and only people with training should be taking...
by Allison Schatz | May 18, 2024 | Columbia River Gorge, Washington and Oregon fun and outdoor activities, Family Activity, Whitewater Rafting
Thinking about going rafting with Zollers Outdoor Odysseys? Not sure what trip down the river to choose? Well, you can never go wrong with the most popular White Salmon rafting trip, the Middle Gorge. Here is why: The Middle White Salmon is the most commercially...
by Mark Zoller | Feb 28, 2020 | Columbia River Gorge, Washington and Oregon fun and outdoor activities, Family Activity, Whitewater Rafting
Its been a great 39 season career as a Washington State whitewater rafting guide but my mom is still angry. Angry at my dad. It all stems from a fun little adventure when I was twelve years old. Dad took the family on a three-day whitewater rafting vacation. He had a...
by Mark Zoller | Feb 21, 2020 | Columbia River Gorge, Washington and Oregon fun and outdoor activities, Family Activity, Hiking
Some days getting in on an easier hike is exactly what you need and others you’d like something a little bit tougher. For both, Catherine Creek fits the bill perfectly. Sitting midways up the wall of the Columbia River Gorge and just six miles east of Bingen,...
by Mark Zoller | Feb 15, 2020 | Columbia River Gorge, Washington and Oregon fun and outdoor activities, Family Activity
I’m looking forward to my second childhood, since I enjoyed the first one so much. So, I’ve decided to start it early under the guise that my youngest daughter and seven grandkids need to have lots of fun together. Rachel, River and Marcus take a little break in...
