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 | Jun 15, 2024 | Columbia River Gorge, Washington and Oregon fun and outdoor activities
The White Salmon River is a natural-flowing, glacier-fed river in Washington. What does that mean exactly? The river is not dammed and flows freely at all times. The source of the river is snow melt from a glacier on Mt. Adams, a nearby dormant volcano. Mt. Adams has...
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 | Mar 16, 2020 | Columbia River Gorge, Washington and Oregon fun and outdoor activities
There she lays, head propped up slightly, feet gently sloped down, resting next to Mt. Adams who towers above like a prince coming in for the kiss. As I drive north on Hwy 141 from my home in BZ Corner towards Trout Lake, Washington there is a stellar view...
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...
