The Southern Willamette Valley’s Outdoor Magazine

One day without rain, and the sun making a warm appearance, me and some of my buddies parked where we normally would for the hike. My friend knew of the rock wall here, and he had some spare harnesses and rope. We decided to spend a day on the wall, sheltered by the looming Douglas fir and incense cedars that surrounded us.

Ask Jayson Hayes about wooden drift boats and you’re in for a good trip… He wants to give a good answer, an answer that does justice to the feel of rivers, to the tradition of the McKenzie, its drift boats, the builders that came before him. And, like the boats he builds, the answer you get is well worth the wait.