Last weekend Christina and I went over to the Clackamas River Festival. We railed over after Christina’s Micro Biology class on Friday and arrived to a hot evening on the Clackamas. We drove up Fish Creek and found a nice turn off for the night to get some much needed rest for the evening. Early the next morning we cooked some good breakfast for a big day in store on the Clack. 
Early Morning Breakfast on Fish Creek
Photo: Christina Russell
We got to the festival around 9:15am and registered for the mass start hard shell kayak race, and the big air ramp. The flow was at record high for the Clackamas at around 9,500CFS and created interesting starting points for the race. We were unable to get any photos of the mass start race due to both of us being in the same race. Lets just say that it was pretty crazy to run a huge rapid with 25 other people around you. After this race we had a little bit of time until the big air ramp competition, so Christina and I decided to make a quick run down the Upper Clackamas. It went by super fast due to the flood level of the Clackamas and we were back just in time for warm up runs down the big air ramp. Here are some shots of Christina and I throwing huge off the ramp. Both Christina and I got into the finals and did pretty good. Ryan Scott ended up taking home the win!
Me Throwing Down
Photo: Christina Russell
Christina Going Down the Ramp
Photo: Josh McKeown
Christina Showing All the Guys How its done!
Photo: Josh McKeown
After the comp we headed back to the car and cooked some dinner for the night on the road side before the Northwest Video Scrapbook VI premiere. With some full stomachs we headed over to the premiere which was in a camp site on the Clackamas. It was an awesome movie and a well done production by Ryan Scott.
Cooking by the Roadside
Photo: Christina Russell
Hehehe
Photo: Josh McKeown
We found our camping site again on Fish Creek after a fun and late night at the NVS VI Premiere. On Sunday Christina and I tried to rally some people to go creeking but didn’t find anyone ready to go due to a big night before. So we hung out and took some pictures of the Boatercross action and made a few more runs on the Big Air Ramp. After all the events from Sunday we made a quick run down the Upper Clackamas before going home. Here are a few shots from the day…
Keel Brightman Showing off his Elbow Pads for Boatercross
Photo: Christina Russell
Some Boatercross Carnage
Photo: Christina Russell
Some rafters taking a run down on the course
Photo: Christina Russell
Ryan Scott Leading heat 3 of the Boatercross
Photo: Christina Russell
The Finals of Boatercross
Photo: Christina Russell
Sequence Shots by Christina Russell
Christina Killing it yet agian...
Photo: Josh McKeown
My Last Run down
Photo: Christina Russell
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