The Rogue is one of my favorite trips. Here's my Rogue footage beyond Blossom Bar and Rainie Falls: rapids from the Super Puma, rocks and saves at Grave Creek Falls, and Mule Creek Canyon in 2025.
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The Rogue River in a Super Puma
Rowing a handful of simple rapids on the Rogue River in a Super Puma with a frame, on Sawyer MXS oars with DyneLite XD blades. For frames, I like DRL River Gypsies.
Video: The Rogue River By Jacob Linkhart on the SOLWYRX Paddlesports YouTube channel.
Rogue River basics
The Wild Section of the Rogue runs about 35 miles from Grave Creek to Foster Bar, usually over three or four days, at roughly Class III+ to IV- (The Mountaineers). From May 15 to October 15 you need a permit from the lottery (or a cancellation from the BLM permit office), and the rest of the year permits are self-issued.
Most of the river is like this video: fun, readable rapids between long, beautiful stretches of canyon. The headliners are Rainie Falls, Mule Creek Canyon and Blossom Bar.
Simple rapids are where you get sharp
Easy rapids are where I practice the strokes I've been taught, on purpose instead of drifting through. My oars here are the Sawyer DyneLite XD MXS; see the MXS oar guide for the full breakdown.
Source: The Mountaineers, Rogue River: Grave Creek to Foster Bar
Grave Creek Falls on the Rogue River: Rocks, Spins and Saves
Grave Creek Falls is the first real rapid of the Rogue's Wild Section, and in 2025 I hit rocks and spun in my Super Puma, then made some good saves to finish it.
Video: Grave Creek Falls on the Rogue River By Jacob Linkhart 2025 on the SOLWYRX Paddlesports YouTube channel.
Filmed: 2025
Grave Creek Falls comes up right after the Grave Creek put-in, so it's often the first rapid of the trip, before you've warmed up or settled your load. That's a lot of why it catches people.
Recovering when it goes wrong
When I hit a rock and spun here, what helped was not freezing: I looked downstream and kept rowing, even backward. That's the whole point of My Flips on the Upper Clackamas.
Strong, stiff oars help you make those quick corrections. Mine are Sawyer DyneLite XD MXS (see the MXS oar guide). Next on the river: the Rainie Falls fish ladder, where things got worse before they got better.
Mule Creek Canyon on the Rogue River (2025)
A clean run through Mule Creek Canyon on the Rogue River in 2025, rowing my Super Puma. It's part of my Rogue trip series, and one I love.
Video: Mule Creek Canyon on the Rogue River By Jacob Linkhart, 2025 on the SOLWYRX Paddlesports YouTube channel.
Filmed: 2025
About Mule Creek Canyon
Mule Creek Canyon has the longest stretch of continuous whitewater on the Rogue's Wild Section: Class III+ rapids squeezed between narrow rock walls, leading to the Coffee Pot, a Class IV- constriction where the water boils and swirls (The Mountaineers). In places the canyon is barely wider than a raft with oars out.
It's one of my favorite stretches on the river, and it's fun every time. Boils and eddies here change a lot with flow, so get current beta and scout what you can.
I row on Sawyer DyneLite XD MXS oars, and an Oar Snubber is a big help in a canyon like this, where an oar can get ripped out of your hands. Blossom Bar comes shortly after: watch Blossom Bar on the Rogue River 2025.
Personal trip report: flows, wood and hazards change, and what worked for me that day isn't a rule for your boat or group. Check current conditions, scout, and boat within your training.
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Updated October 31, 2026 · By Jacob Linkhart, owner of SOLWYRX Paddle Gear · Spot a mistake? Email me and I'll fix it.
