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 | Sep 9, 2024 | Columbia River Gorge, Washington and Oregon fun and outdoor activities, Whitewater Rafting
Inclusivity in whitewater is not an advanced subject, but with each passing year, we are working harder to make it easier. Even though whitewater activities seem like a sport that is not accessible to many, there are lots of ways that a person with hindering abilities...
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 | Sep 9, 2020 | Columbia River Gorge, Washington and Oregon fun and outdoor activities, Whitewater Rafting
Corkscrew. Siwash. Waterspout. Zoller Zap. Grasshopper. Top Drop. Each great rapids of the White Salmon River and cleverly named. It was 1981 and none of the rapids had names that year dad opened up the first rafting company on the White Salmon river. Then comes a...
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...
