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Death isn't sugar coated
Posted by: willi_h2o on Oct-04-12 8:34 PM (EST)

-- Last Updated: Oct-04-12 8:41 PM EST --

Literally DOZENS of these stories around Portland

http://www.kptv.com/story/19220748/portland-woman-dies-in-rafting-accident

The water is cold and the terrain is rugged
- do the homework along the entire paddle path

I made nothing up, it's in the news reports of death

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Is this practical? - pippip - Oct-04-12 1:24 AM
- Why? - seadart - Oct-04-12 6:51 AM
- Not even a little - Celia - Oct-04-12 8:07 AM
- have a solid plan - nickjc - Oct-04-12 2:53 PM
- Why do people think paddling is easy ? - willi_h2o - Oct-04-12 3:33 PM
  - no need to be flippant - slushpaddler - Oct-04-12 3:51 PM
    - Death isn't sugar coated - willi_h2o - Oct-04-12 8:34 PM
      - What's the relevance - guideboatguy - Oct-04-12 8:48 PM
      - River is decent for year round paddling - seadart - Oct-04-12 9:11 PM
      - get yourself some help - slushpaddler - Oct-05-12 4:06 PM
        
        No one likes to see noobs die - willi_h2o - Oct-05-12 7:35 PM
        
        And... - abc - Oct-05-12 7:39 PM
        
        Why - willi_h2o - Oct-06-12 10:36 PM
  - Over-the-top reply - guideboatguy - Oct-04-12 4:10 PM
  - where i live - radiomix - Oct-05-12 5:40 PM
- lots of missing information - willowleaf - Oct-04-12 5:24 PM
  - My feeling is - rpg51 - Oct-04-12 6:45 PM
    - Exactly! n.m. - Dr_Disco - Oct-04-12 7:15 PM
    - Agree - guideboatguy - Oct-04-12 8:28 PM
- I have to ask - Dr_Disco - Oct-04-12 8:52 PM
  - I love Disco - willi_h2o - Oct-05-12 12:19 AM
- Portage - kilifiman - Oct-05-12 12:36 AM
- wrong question - abc - Oct-05-12 10:02 AM
  - very practical suggestion. abc - willowleaf - Oct-05-12 10:26 AM
    - better yet, ten hour - jcbikeski - Oct-05-12 11:42 AM
      - Well, the weather is right - magooch - Oct-05-12 12:56 PM
- i dont know the river - radiomix - Oct-05-12 12:32 PM
- local pdx paddler - phrancis - Oct-05-12 3:31 PM
- Is it - rnsparky - Oct-05-12 7:49 PM
  - Does anyone but me think this person - shirlann - Oct-06-12 8:54 AM
    - I think it's a troll. - FrankNC - Oct-06-12 10:19 AM
      - troll or ignorant - abc - Oct-06-12 8:44 PM
      - When was the last time you did a 30 - roanguy - Oct-07-12 5:32 AM
        
        It's no biggie - with technique - willi_h2o - Oct-07-12 11:37 AM
        
        Wind, current, rain - - rpg51 - Oct-07-12 12:45 PM
- Oregon City - rjd9999 - Oct-07-12 3:21 PM