Robin Carleton Adventures and Experiences

Jarbridge/Bruneau River

Posted by Administrator in Uncategorized on June 2, 2010

Ten years after lusting over a few photos I had seen of the Jarbridge/Bruneau river, i was finally able to go on this adventure. The three day river trip through this stunning basalt river canyon in Southern Idaho was well worth the wait. Photos don’t do this canyon justice, but here are a few…..

The Put In

Kris starting in to the Jarbridge River Canyon

Jarbridge River

Eric and Mike in The Jarbridge River Canyon

Kris and I on the Jarbridge

Mike and Eric Portaging the New Landslide

Camp 1

Kris and I above Camp 1

Sunrise Camp 1

Mike entering Wallys Wallow

Our group near the confluence with the Bruneau

Kris enjoying the Bruneau

Eric checking out a cave on the Bruneau

Kris on the Bruneau

Camp 2

Warming the feet!

Camp 2

Mike on day 3

Sunset on the drive home

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Mt Hood

Posted by Administrator in Uncategorized on April 20, 2010

This past weekend I finally got the opportunity to climb Mt Hood. After 6 hrs of skinning and climbing we found ourselves on the summit via the Old Chute Route and were rewarded with a beautiful sunrise. Here are a few photos….

John, Kris, Jesse, and Angel on heading up to the Old Chute Route

Kris with the Shadow of Mt Hood in the Back Ground

Kris topping out the Old Chute Route

John on the Summit Ridge

Kris and I on the Summit Ridge

Jesse and Angel topping out the Old Chute Route

The summit of Mt Hood

Kris on the summit of Mt Hood

climbing, Mountaineering, mt hood, old chute route mt hood

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More Gorge Landscapes

Posted by Administrator in Uncategorized on March 2, 2010

The days are finally getting longer here in the Columbia River Gorge after a long dreary winter with no snow. The longer days have allowed me to enjoy a few more sunrises on my way to work…. here are few shots..

Columbia River Gorge

Mt Hood

Columbia River Gorge

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A Weekend in the Wallowas

Posted by Administrator in Backcountry Skiing, Uncategorized on January 27, 2010

Its been a long warm up to the ski season this year. Its almost February and before this last weekend I only had three days under my belt…but good things come to those who are patient. My good friend Kevin invited Kris, I, and a slew of other friends to stay at his cottage on Wallowa Lake and backcountry ski up on Wing Ridge. The 4 and a half hour drive from Hood River rewarded us with 10 to 12 inches of dry Eastern Oregon Powder. What a great weekend! Here are some shots… Thanks again Kevin!

Kevin

Aaron

Eli

Shawn

Kris

Eli

Aaron

Snow

Kevin

View of the Seven Devils

Aaron

Kris

Johanna

Eli

Aaron

Shawn

Eli

Eli

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November/December fun…

Posted by Administrator in Climb, Paddle on January 2, 2010

November and December have been a blurr…. between fun adventures and working hard it seams to have passed like a freight train. Rain and snow have brought all of the rivers in and I have gotten on the truss a bunch of times… even had one day out with a raft on it. Impressively, they styled all the lines and had no swimmers!

Ty at Little Brother

Ty at Lower ZigZag

Hans, Tom, and Kira put in above Little Brother

Hans, Tom, and Kira above Little Brother

Tom and Kira above Little Brother

Right after a cold snap here in the Northwest I took a trip up to visit my friend Shawn that lives near Leavenworth and we got a couple great days of Ice climbing up Icicle Creek. Here are a few shots…..

Sharky?

Sunrise up Icicle Creek

Shawn on the Approach to Hubba Hubba

Shawn enthusiastically points out the objective for the day

Shawn enthusiasticly points out the objective for the day

Shawn leading the second pitch

Shawn and I at the top

More Sharkies?

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A Little Paddling to Start the Season

Posted by Administrator in Paddle on November 23, 2009

Recently I had a couple of friends and family come visit…. My good friend Cory Ryan came from Missoula and we kicked of the winter paddling season by running a couple of laps on the Truss. My dad was also here from New York and I took him on a hike down to Spirit falls on the Little White… here are a few shots…

Cory at Big Brother

Cory at Little Brother

Big Brother

Spirit Falls

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A Weekend at Smith and a few other Mini Adventures

Posted by Administrator in Climb, Hike, Mountain Biking, Uncategorized on November 6, 2009

At last after being here in Hood River for almost a month Kris and I got the chance to have a few days off together. We took this fine opportunity to take a trip down to Smith Rock and the Bend area to do some Climbing and Mountain Biking. Our good friends Jesse and Jenica showed up to enjoy the camping near Smith with us and do a little climbing as well.

After two days of Climbing we headed to Bend and camped near Mt Bachelor. We woke up to ice in the water bottles for the first time of the year, made some breakfast, and headed off to do some Mountain Biking. After experiencing some technical difficulties, (Hence the new bike tire) we chose to hit up Phils Trail. Those Bend folks really know how to build trails. The Mountain Biking on Phils Trail is sweeeet… I highly reccomend it.

I have also included a few more landscapes taken locally here in The Columbia River Gorge. The amount of amazing places to go and things to see around here is unbelievable.

Kris at Smith

Kris and I at Smith

Climber at Smith Rock

Central Oregon Landscape

Classic Jesse Dwyer

Smith Rock Sunset

New Mountain Bike Tires

Woops Trail

Celestial Falls

Celebration at Sunrise

Sunrise over the Columbia River and Hood River

Rainbow over the Columbia

Kris enjoying the Sunrise

Mt Hood at Sunrise

Wahclella Falls

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Movin….

Posted by Administrator in Uncategorized on October 14, 2009

Well after a long month of hard work and mini epics I have relocated my self to Hood River, OR. Over the last month I haven’t had too many outside adventures but have had some great opportunities to photograph my new playground. Here are some of my favorite shots from the last month…

Kris Mountain Biking Hospital Hill

Satellite with Mount Hood

Sunrise over the Columbia

Mt Hood

Rainbow over the Gorge

Vineyard

River... one amazing climber for 3 years old.

Spirit Falls

Star Streaks over Mt Hood

Mt Hood at Sunrise

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Faces of the Payette

Posted by Administrator in Paddle on September 17, 2009

Well I havn’t written in a while… I am currently in the process of relocating to Sandy, OR.. I will be out there by October 1st!

These shots are from a Labor Day trip down to the Payette River drainage…. I thought they were entertaining expressions of people enjoying the experience of the river….

Bridgett

Derek

Eric

Jesse

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A Trail Run Up Bear Creek…

Posted by Administrator in Hike, Trail Running on August 25, 2009

After a lazy morning this past Sunday I took Trinity up to Bear Creek to get her and I some exercise. We were rewarded with cool summer temperatures and a great afternoon trail run. I brought my camera and took some photos of some of the rapids we normally run during spring runoff.

Here are a few of the shots…..