Our family has spent more time on the Wild and Scenic North Umpqua than any other river. I have the best memories of swimming in the river on hot summer days when I was pregnant, of walking the trail with a baby in the carrier on my chest, of my boys learning to catch crawdads and climb trees, splashing in Steamboat Creek, finding all kinds of bugs and snakes and other treasures along the riverbanks. The river is our touchstone and we’ll keep going back as much as we can. There’s no better way to spend time as a family.