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I grew up white water rafting on Southern Oregon’s famous Rogue River with my family and some family friends. When I was in middle school the parents decided that we kids were old enough to try rafting a section of the Lower Klamath River which was about 90 minutes away across the California border. After a brief setback where our raft trailer completely broke off and nearly caused a big car accident we made it to the Klamath. I fell in love immediately with the warm water, clear creeks, and the gorgeous, rugged terrain. I have returned many times, taking friends with me to brave the rapids and camp on the sandy beaches. I paddled out to midriver from my favorite camping beach about half a mile below Ukonum Creek to get this shot – thankfully there was enough light to get the shot with a fairly fast shutter speed since I couldn’t use my tripod in my inflatable kayak and there was no way to keep the boat from drifting.